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Chapter 3
Chp. 3 Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
10/02/2008

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Define Adversary
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(noun) opponent/an enemy
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Define Alienate
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(verb) to turn away/drive apart
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Define Artifice
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(noun) ingenious device/clever trick
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Define Coerce
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(verb) to compel/force
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Define Craven
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(adjective/noun) Cowardly/a coward
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Define Culinary
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(adjective) related to food/cooking
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Define Delete
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(verb) to erase/remove/cancel
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Define Demise
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(noun) death of a lofty person/passing away
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Define Exhilarate
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(verb) Excite/cheer/gladden
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Define Fallow

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(adjective) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow

(noun) land left unseeded

(verb) to plow but not seed
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Define Harass
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(verb) to disturb/repeated attacks/annoy
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Define Inclement
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(adjective) stormy/harsh
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Define Muse
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(verb) to think about in a dreamy way/ponder/daydream
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Define Negligible
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(adjective) so unimportant it can be disregarded/trivial
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Define Perpetuate
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(verb) long lasting/continue/preserve
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Define Precedent
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(noun) an example for imitation/model/tradition/guide
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Define Punitive
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(adjective) Inflicting punishment/penalizing
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Define Redress
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(verb) to set right/ remedy (noun) relief from wrong or injury
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Define Sojurn
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(noun) a temporary stay/visit/brief stay (verb)to stay for a time
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Define Urbane
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(adjective) refined in style/suave/elegant
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