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Details Title: VOCABULARY WORKSHOP LEVEL E Description: Lessons 3 and 4 Total Flash Cards: 40 Created: 11/08/2005 18:13:50	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term adversary Definition an enemy, opponent [s] antagonist, rival, foe [a] friend, ally, supporter, confederate ad'ver ser e Term alienate Definition to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey [s] separate, drive apart, estrange [a] befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile a'le e nat Term artifice Definition a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill [s] ruse, stratagerm, contrivance ar' te fis Term coerce Definition to compel, force [s] pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain [a] persuade, cajole ko ers' Term craven Definition cowardly; coward [s] fearful, feint hearted, pusillanimous [a] brave, courageous, valiant kra' ven Term culinary Definition cooking or kitchen kyu'le ner e Term delete Definition to erase, wipe out completely, cut off [s] remove, cancel, expunge [a] insert, add, retain, include di let' Term demise Definition death, especially a person in a lofty position [s] deceit, past away [a] birth, beginning, commencement de miz' Term exhilirate Definition to enliven, cheer, give spirit or livlieness to [s] stimulate, excite, gladden [a] discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit eg zil' e rat Term fallow Definition plowed, but not seeded; inactive, reddish yellow, land left unseeded, to plow but not seed [s] unproductive, inert, dormant [a] productive, fertile, prolific fal' o Term harass Definition to disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated attacks [s] annoy, pester, bedevil, beliger he ras' Term inclement Definition stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action [s] blustery, tempestuous, implacible [a] mild, gentile, balmy, tranquil in klem' ent Term muse Definition to think about in a dremy way, ponder [s] meditate, contemplate, daydream myuze Term negligible Definition so unimportant that it can be disregarded [s] trivial, inconsequential, insignificant [a] significant, crucial, momentus neg' li gable Term perpetuate Definition to make permanent or long lasting [s] continue, preserve, prolong indefinently [a] discontinue, abolish,abandon per pech' u at Term precedent Definition an exaple that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action [s] guide, tradition, model pres' e dent Term punitive Definition inflicting or aiming at punishment [s] penalizing, retaliatroy pyu' ne tiv Term redress Definition to set right, remedy, relief from wrong or energy [s] rectify, correct, midigate re dress' Term sojourn Definition temporary stay, to stay for a time [s] visit, stop over, brief stay so' journ Term urbane Definition redifined in a manner of style, suave [s] elegant [a] rude, uncouth, boorish er ban' Term affiliated Definition associated, connected [s] attached, related, joined [a] disassociated, unconnected e fil' e a te Term ascertain Definition to find out [s] discover, determine, establish as er tan' Term attainment Definition an accomplishment, the act of achieving [s] achievement, fullifulment [a] failure, defeat, frusteration a tan' ment Term bequeath Definition to give or pass on as an inheritence [s] transmit, bestow, hand down bi kweth' Term cogent Definition forceful, convincing, relavent, to the point [s] persuasive, compelling [a] weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelivant ko' jik Term converge Definition to move forward, one point, approach, near, together [s] meet, unite, intersect, merge [a] diverge, separate ken verj' Term disperse Definition to scatter, spread far and wide [s] break up, dispell [a] collect, congregate, assemble, muster di spers' Term esteem Definition to regard highly, highly favorable opinion or judgement [s] respect, admire, honor, revere [a] disdain, scorn, contempt es tem' Term expunge Definition to erase, obliterate, destroy [s] delete, efface, aniliate [a] insert, mark, inmprint, impress ik spenj' Term finite Definition having limits, lasting for a limited time [s] bounded measurable [a] unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal fi' nit Term invulnerable Definition not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack [s] impregnible, impervious, immune [a] exposed, unprotected, defenseless in vel' ner able Term malevolent Definition spiteful, showing ill will [s] malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant [a] kind, benevolent, compassionate me lev' e lent Term nonchalant Definition cool and confident, unconcerned [s] composed, unruffiled, indifferent, blase [a] perturbed, adjated, disconcerted, abashed nan she lant' Term omnisicent Definition knowing everythign, having unlimited awarenedd or understandign [s] wise, all knowing [a] ignorant, unkn0wing am nish' ent Term panacea Definition remedy for all ills, cure all, answer to all problems [s] universal cure,e asy solution pan e se' e Term scrupulous Definition exact, careful, attending thoughroughly to details, high morals, principles [s] painstaking, meticluous, conscientious [a] careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest skru' ple les Term skulk Definition to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding [s] lurk, slink, prowl skelk Term supercilious Definition pround and contemptous, showing scorn bc of a feeling of superiority [s] snobish, patrionizing, overbearing [a] humble, meak, differential, servile su per sil' e es Term uncanny Definition strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation [s] errie, inexplicable, spooky en ken' e Term venial Definition easily excused, pardonable [s] excused, forgivable [a] inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable ve' ne el