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Vocabulary Unit 3
Mrs. Slusser 09/10 Vocabulary Unit 3
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Literature
10th Grade
09/04/2009

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Term
Adversary
Definition
Noun-
A person, group, or foe that opposes or attacks.

Synonyms: opponent, enemy, foe
Term
Alienate
Definition
Verb-
1) to make indifferent or hostile
2) to turn away , transfer or divert
Term
artifice
Definition
Noun-
A clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedience

Synonyms: trickery, guile, craftiness
Term
coerce
Definition
Verb-
To compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition
Term
craven
Definition
Adjective -
1) cowardly; contemptibly timid

Noun-
2) a coward

Verb-
3)to make cowardly.

Idiom-
4) to yield; capitulate; give up.
Term
culinary
Definition
Adjective-
of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen
Term
delete
Definition
Verb-
to strike out or remove (something written or printed)

Synonyms: cancel; erase; expunge.
Term
demise
Definition
Noun
Death or decease
Term
exhilarate
Definition
Verb-
1) to enliven; invigorate; stimulate

2)to make cheerful or merry
Term
fallow
Definition
Adjective-
1)(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
2)not in use; inactive

Noun-
land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons

Verb-
to make (land) fallow for agricultural purposes
Term
harass
Definition
Verb-
1)to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute
2)to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid.
Term
inclement
Definition
Adjective
1)(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy
2) Not kind or merciful
Term
muse
Definition
Verb-
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
Term
negligible
Definition
Adjective-
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded
Term
perpetuate
Definition
Verb-
1)to make perpetual
2)to preserve from extinction or oblivion
Term
precedent
Definition
Noun-
1)Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
2)any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations
Term
punitive
Definition
Adjective-
serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
Term
redress
Definition
Verb-
To dress again
Term
sojourn
Definition
Noun-
A temporary stay
Term
urbane
Definition
reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., esp. in expression


(high society behavior)
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