English Vocab 3 - Meaning Flashcards

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Adversary

A

An enemy, opponent

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Alienate

A

To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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Artifice

A

A skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick, a clever skill, trickery

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3
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Coerce

A

To compel; force

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4
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Craven

A

Cowardly

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5
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Culinary

A

Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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6
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Demise

A

A death, especially a person of a lofty position

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7
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Exhilarate

A

To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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8
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Fallow

A

Plowed but not seeded

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9
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Harass

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To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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10
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Inclement

A

Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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11
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Liquidate

A

To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

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12
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Muse

A

To think in a dreamy way, ponder

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13
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Negligible

A

So unimportant that it can be disregarded

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14
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Perpetuate

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To make permanent or long-lasting

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15
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Precedent

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An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

16
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Punitive

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Inflicting or aiming at punishment

17
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Redress

A

To set right, remedy

18
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Sojourn

A

A temporary stay

19
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Urbane

A

Refined in manner or style