Unit 3 Flashcards
Adversary Def. and P/s
(n) An enemy, opponent
Adversary Pro
ad’- versary
Adversary Syn. and Ant.
S: Antagonist, rival, foe
A: Friend, ally, supporter, confederate
Alienate Def. and P/S
(v) To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Alienate Pro
a’ lienate
Alienate Syn. and Ant.
S: Separate, drive apart, estrange
A: Befriend attract, captivate, reconcile
Artifice Def. and P/s
(n) A skillful or ingenious device; a clever skill; trikery
Artifice pro
ar’ tifice
Artifice Syn.
Ruse, stratagem, contrivance
Coerce Def. and p/s
(v) To compel, force
Coerce Pro.*
co-erce’
Coerce Syn. and Ant.
S: Pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
A: Persuade, cajole
Craven Def. and p/s (2)
(adj) cowardly; (n) a coward
Craven Pro
cra’ ven
Craven Syn. and Ant.
fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
brave courageous, valient
Culinary Def. and P/s
(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Culinary Pro
cu’ linary
Delete Def. and P/s
(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out
Delete Pro
de-lete’
Delete Syn. and Ant.
S: remove, cancel, expunge
A: insert, add, retain, include
Demise Def. and P/s
(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Demise Pro
de-mise’
Demise Syn and Ant.
S: decease, passing away
A: birth, beginning, commencement
Exhilarate Def. and P/s
(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Exhilarate Pro*
ex-hil’-a-rate
Exhilarate Syn and Ant
S: stimulate, excite, gladden
A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
Fallow Def. and P/S
(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seeded
Fallow Pro
fal’-low
Fallow Syn and Ant
S: unproductive, inert, dormant
A: productive, fertile, prolific
Harass Def and P/s
(v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Harass Pro
Ha-rass’
Harass Syn and Ant
S: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
A: leave alone, leave in peace
Inclement Def and P/s
(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Inclement Pro
in-clem’-ent
Inclement Syn and Ant
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
A: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
Muse Def and P/s
(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Muse Syn and Ant
S: meditate, contemplate, daydream
Negligible Def and P/s
(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
Negligible Syn and Ant
S: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
A: significant, crucial, momentous
Perpetuate Def and P/s
(v) to make permanent or long lasting
Perpetuate Pro
per-pet’u-ate
Negligible Pro
neg’-li-gi-ble
Perpetuate Syn and Ant
S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
A: discountinue, abolish, abandon
Precedent Def and P/S
(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Precedent Pro
prec’-e-dent
Precedent Syn
S: guide, tradition, model
Punitive Def and P/s
(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment
Punitive Pro*
pu’-ni-tive
Punitive Syn
S: penalizing, retaliatory
Redress Def and P/s
(v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury
redress pro*
re-dress’
redress syn
S: rectify, correct, mitigate
sojourn def. and p/s
(n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time
sojourn pro
so’-journ
sojourn syn
S: visit, stopover, brief stay
urbane def. and p/s
(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
urbane pro
ur-bane’
urbane syn and ant
S: elegant
A: crude, uncouth, boorish
