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Vocabulary 3 Definitions
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10th Grade
01/12/2012

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adversary
Definition
an enemy, opponent
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alienate
Definition
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
Definition
a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick, a clever skill; trickery
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coerce
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to compel, force
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craven
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cowardly
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culinary
Definition
related to cooking or the kitchen
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delete
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to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate
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to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow
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plowed but not seeped; inactive
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harass
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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urbane
Definition
refined in manner or style, suave
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