eng unit 3 vocab

Question 1

adversary

Answer 1

(n) an opponent
syn: rival
ant: friend

Question 2

alienate

Answer 2

(v) to run away
syn: drive apart
ant: attract

Question 3

artifice

Answer 3

(v) a clever trick
syn: ruse

Question 4

coerce

Answer 4

(v) to compel, force
syn: pressure
ant: persuade

Question 5

culinary

Answer 5

(adj) of or related to cooking

Question 6

craven

Answer 6

(adj) cowardly; (v) a coward
syn: fearful
ant: brave

Question 7

delete

Answer 7

(v) to erase/wipe out
syn: remove
ant: add

Question 8

demise

Answer 8

(n) a death
syn: decease
ant: birth

Question 9

exhilarate

Answer 9

(v) cheer, to enliven
syn: excite
ant: discourage

Question 10

fallow

Answer 10

(adj) plowed but not seeded; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed
syn: unproductive
ant: productive

Question 11

harass

Answer 11

(v) to disturb
syn: annoy

Question 12

inclement

Answer 12

(adj) stormy, harsh
syn: blustery
ant: mild

Question 13

muse

Answer 13

(v) ponder
syn: daydream

Question 14

negligible

Answer 14

(adj) so unimportant it can be disregarded
syn: insignificant
ant: crucial

Question 15

perpetuate

Answer 15

(v) to make permanent
syn: preserve
ant: abolish

Question 16

precedent

Answer 16

(n) an example that serves as basis for later action
syn: guide, model

Question 17

punitive

Answer 17

(adj) inflicting punishment
syn: penalizing

Question 18

redress

Answer 18

(v) to set right; (n) relief from wrong
syn: correct

Question 19

sojourn

Answer 19

(n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a bit
syn: visit

Question 20

urbane

Answer 20

(adj) refined in manner or style
syn: elegant
ant: uncouth