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Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 3
Unit 3 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
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10th Grade
09/06/2011

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adversary
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n - an enemy, opponent
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adversary (syn)
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antagonist, rival, foe
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adversary (ant)
Definition
friend, ally, supporter, confederate
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alienate
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v - to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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alienate (syn)
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separate, drive apart, estrange
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alienate (ant)
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befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
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artifice
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n - a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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artifice (syn)
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ruse, stratagem, contrivance
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coerce
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v - to compel, force
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coerce (syn)
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to pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
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coerce (ant)
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persuade, cajole
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craven
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adj - cowardly; n - a coward
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craven (syn)
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adj - fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
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craven (ant)
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adj - brave, courageous, valient
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culinary
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adj - of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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delete
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v - to erase, wipe out, cut out
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delete (syn)
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remove, cancel, expunge
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delete (ant)
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insert, add, retain, include
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demise
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n - a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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demise (syn)
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decease, passing away
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demise (ant)
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birth, beginning, commencement
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exhilarate
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v - to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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exhilarate (syn)
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stimulate, excite, gladden
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exhilarate (ant)
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discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
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fallow
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adj - plowed but not seeded; inactive,; reddish-yellow;
n - land left unseeded
v - to plow but not seed
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fallow (syn)
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adj - unproductive, inert, dormant
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fallow (ant)
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adj - productive, fertile, prolific
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harass
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v - to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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harass (syn)
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annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
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inclement
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adj - stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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inclement (syn)
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blustery, tempestuous, implacable
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inclement (ant)
Definition
mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
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muse
Definition
v - to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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muse (syn)
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meditate, contemplate, daydream
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negligible
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adj - so unimportant that is can be disregarded
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negligible (syn)
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trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
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negligible (ant)
Definition
significant, crucial, momentous
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perpetuate
Definition
v - to make permanent to long lasting
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perpetuate (syn)
Definition
continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
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perpetuate (ant)
Definition
discontinue, abolish, abandon
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precedent
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n - an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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precedent (syn)
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guide, tradition, model
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punitive
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adj - inflicting or aiming at punishment
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punitive (syn)
Definition
penalizing, retaliatory
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redress
Definition
v - to set right, remedy
n - relief from wrong or injury
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redress (syn)
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v - rectify, correct, mitigate
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sojourn
Definition
n - a temporary stay
v - to stay for a time
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sojourn (syn)
Definition
n - visit, stopover, brief stay
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urbane
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adj - refined in manner to style, suave
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urbane (syn)
Definition
elegant
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urbane (ant)
Definition
crude, uncouth, boorish
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