English 10 HN - Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards
Alienate
To turn away; make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Synonyms: Separate, drive apart, estrange
Antonyms: Befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
Artifice
A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
Synonyms: Ruse, stratagem, contrivance
Coerce
To compel, force
Synonyms: Pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Antonyms: Persuade, cajole
Craven
Cowardly; a coward
Synonyms: Fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
Antonyms: Brave, courageous, valiant
Culinary
Of or relating to cooking or the kitchen
Delete
To erase, wipe out, cut out
Synonyms: Remove, cancel, expunge
Antonyms: Insert, add, retain, include
Demise
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Synonyms: Decease, passing away
Antonyms: Birth, beginning, commercement
Exhilarate
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Synonyms: Stimulate, excite, gladden
Antonyms: Discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
Fallow
Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
Synonyms: Unproductive, inert, dormant
Antonyms: Productive, fertile, prolific
Harass
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Synonyms: Annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
Inclement
Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Synonyms: Blustery, tempestuous, implacable
Antonyms: Mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
Muse
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Synonyms: Meditate, contemplate, daydream
Negligible
So unimportant that it can be disregarded
Synonyms: Trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
Antonyms: Significant, crucial, momentous
Perpetuate
To make permanent or long lasting
Synonyms: Continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
Antonyms: Discontinue, abolish, abandon
Precedent
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Synonyms: Guide, tradition, model
