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VOCABULARY WORKSHOP LEVEL E
Lessons 3 and 4
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11/08/2005

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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'
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demise
Definition
death, especially a person in a lofty position
[s] deceit, past away
[a] birth, beginning, commencement
de miz'
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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
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