vocab units 3 + 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adversary | n. an enemy, opponent |
| alienate | v. to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
| artifice | n. a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
| coerce | v. to compel, force |
| craven | adj. cowardly; n. a coward |
| culinary | adj. of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | v. to erase, wipe out, cut out |
| demise | n. death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
| exhilarate | v. to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
| fallow | adj. plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; n. land left unseeded; v. to plow but not seed |
| harass | v. to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
| inclement | adj. stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
| muse | v. to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
| negligible | adj. so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | v. to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | n. an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
| punitive | adj. inflicting or aiming at punishment |
| redress | v. to set right, remedy; n. relief from wrong or injury |
| sojourn | n. a temporary stay; v. to stay for a time |
| urbane | adj. refined in manner or style, suave |
| affiliated | adj., part. associated, connected |
| ascertain | v. to find out |
| attainment | n. an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
| bequeath | v. to give or pass on as an inheritance |
| cogent | adj. forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
| converge | v. to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| disperse | v. to scatter, spread out far and wide |
| esteem | v. to regard highly; n. a highly favorable opinion or judgment |
| expunge | v. to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | adj. having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| invulnerable | adj. not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
| malevolent | adj. spiteful, showing ill will |
| nonchalant | adj. cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | adj. knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | n. a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
| scrupulous | adj. exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| skulk | v. to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| supercilious | adj. proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | adj. strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | adj. easily excused; pardonable |
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