Unit 3

Question 0

Alienate

Answer 0

(V.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Synonyms: separate, drive apart, estrange
Antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile

Question 1

Adversary

Answer 1

(N.) an enemy , opponent
Synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe
Antonyms: Friend, ally, supporter, confederate

Question 2

Artifice

Answer 2

(N.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
Synonyms: Ruse, stratagem, contrivance

Question 3

Coerce

Answer 3

(V.) to compel, force
Synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Antonyms: persuade, cajole

Question 4

Craven

Answer 4

(Adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward
Synonyms: (adj.) fearful, faintheartedness, pusillanimous
Antonyms: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant

Question 5

Culinary

Answer 5

(Adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Question 6

Delete

Answer 6

(V.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
Synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge
Antonyms: insert, add, retain, include

Question 7

Demise

Answer 7

(N.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Synonyms: decease, passing away
Antonyms: birth, beginning, commencement

Question 8

Exhilarate

Answer 8

(V.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden
Antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

Question 9

Fallow

Answer 9

(Adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
Synonyms: (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant
Antonyms: (adj.) productive, fertile, prolific

Question 10

Harass

Answer 10

(V.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

Question 11

Inclement

Answer 11

(Adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Synonyms: busty, tempestuous, implacable
Antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil

Question 12

Muse

Answer 12

(V.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream

Question 13

Negligible

Answer 13

(Adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
Synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
Antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous

Question 14

Perpetuate

Answer 14

(V.) to make permanent or long lasting
Synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
Antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon

Question 15

Precedent

Answer 15

(N.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Synonyms: guide, tradition, model

Question 16

Punitive

Answer 16

(Adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment

Synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory

Question 17

Redress

Answer 17

(V.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury

Synonyms: (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate

Question 18

Sojourn

Answer 18

(N.) to temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time

Synonyms: visit, stopover, brief stay

Question 19

Urbane

Answer 19

(Adj.) refined in a manner or style, suave
Synonyms: elegant
Antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish