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List 7
vocab list 7
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English
10th Grade
02/17/2012

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Adversary
Definition
An enemy, opponent.
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Alienate
Definition
To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile.
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Artifice
Definition
A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill.
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Coerce
Definition
To compel, force.
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Craven
Definition
Cowardly.
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Culinary
Definition
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen.
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Delete
Definition
To erase, wipe out, cut out.
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Demise
Definition
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position.
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Exhilarate
Definition
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to.
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Fallow
Definition
Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow.
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Harass
Definition
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks.
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Inclement
Definition
Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action.
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Muse
Definition
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder.
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Negligible
Definition
So unimportant that it can be disregarded.
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Perpetuate
Definition
To make permanent or long lasting.
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Precedent
Definition
An example that may serve as the basis for imitation or future action.
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Punitive
Definition
Inflicting or aiming at punishment.
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Redress
Definition
Relief from wrong or injury (noun). To set right, remedy (verb).
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Sojourn
Definition
A temporary stay (noun). To stay for a time (verb).
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Urbane
Definition
Refined in manner or style, suave.
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