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Vocab Book E: Unit 3
Unit 3 Spelling Words and Definitions
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Writing
9th Grade
09/24/2012

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adversary
Definition
an enemy, opponent
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alienate
Definition
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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coerce
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to compel, force
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craven
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cowardly; a coward
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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, esp. 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
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plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
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harass
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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a temporary stay; to stay at home
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urbane
Definition
refined in a manner or style, suave
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