Sadler-Oxford Level E Unit 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adversary | (n.) an enemy, opponent Synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe Antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
| alienate | (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey Synonyms: seperate, drive apart, astrange Antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile |
| artifice | (n.) a skill or ingenious device; a clever trick, a clever skill; trickery Synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
| coerce | (v.) to compel, force Synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain Antonyms: persuade, cajole |
| craven | (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward Synonyms: (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous Antonyms: brave, courageous, valiant |
| culinary | (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | (v.) to erase, wipeout, cut out Synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge Antonyms: insert, add, retain, include |
| demise | (n.) death, especially of a person in a lofty position Synonyms: decease, passing away, Antonyms: birth, beginning, commencement |
| exhilarate | (v.) enliven, cheer, give spirit to or liveliless to Synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden Antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
| fallow | (adj.) plowed but not seeded, inactive, reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed Synonyms: unproductive, inert, dormant Antonyms: productive, fertile, prolific |
| harass | (v.) to disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated attacks Synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
| inclement | (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action Synonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable Antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
| muse | (v.) to think about in a way dreamy way, ponder Synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream |
| negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregared Synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant Antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous |
| perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting Synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely Antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon |
| precedent | (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action Synonyms: guide, tradition, model |
| punitive | (adj.) inflicting or aiming punishment Synonyms: penalizing, retalitory |
| redress | (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury Synonyms: rectify, correct, mitigate |
| sojourn | (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay a time Synonyms: visit, stopover, brief stay |
| urbane | (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave Synonyms: elegant Antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish |
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