| Term | Definition |
| adversary | opponent, an enemy |
| alienate | to turn away, to make indifferent |
| artifice | a skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick |
| coerce | to compel, force |
| craven | cowardly |
| culinary | of or related to cooking or to the kitchen |
| delete | to erase, wipe out |
| demise | a death |
| exhilarate | to enliven, cheer |
| fallow | plowed but not seeded, inactice |
| harass | to disturb, worry |
| inclement | stormy, harsh |
| muse | to think about in a dreamy way |
| negligible | so unimportant it can be disregarded |
| perpetuate | to make permanent or long lasting |
| precedent | an example to serve as a basis for later action |
| punitive | aiming at punishment |
| redress | to set right, remedy |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| urbane | refined in manner or style, suave |