English Vocab 3 - Meaning Flashcards
Adversary
An enemy, opponent
Alienate
To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Artifice
A skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick, a clever skill, trickery
Coerce
To compel; force
Craven
Cowardly
Culinary
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Demise
A death, especially a person of a lofty position
Exhilarate
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Fallow
Plowed but not seeded
Harass
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Inclement
Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Liquidate
To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
Muse
To think in a dreamy way, ponder
Negligible
So unimportant that it can be disregarded
Perpetuate
To make permanent or long-lasting