Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

Adversary

Answer 1

Noun an enemy, oponent. syn: antagonist, rival

Question 2

Alienate

Answer 2

Verb to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer convey. syn: separate, estrange.

Question 3

Artifice

Answer 3

Noun; a skillful ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery.syn: ruse, stratagem, bribery

Question 4

Coerce

Answer 4

Verb; to compel, force. syn: pressure, bully

Question 5

Craven

Answer 5

Adjective; cowardly; Noun a coward; syn: fearful, fainthearted

Question 6

Culinary

Answer 6

Adjective of or related to cooking or the kitchen. Syn: cooking related.

Question 7

Delete

Answer 7

Verb; to erase, wipe out, cut out. Syn: remove, cancel.

Question 8

Demise

Answer 8

Noun; a death, especially of a person in a lofty position. Syn: decease, passing away.

Question 9

Exhilarate

Answer 9

Verb; to enliven, cheer, give spirit excite or liveliness to. Syn: stimulate, excite.

Question 10

Fallow

Answer 10

Adjective; plowed but not seeded; inactive reddish-yellow noun land left unseeded verb to plow but not seed. Syn: inactive, dormant.

Question 11

Harass

Answer 11

Verb; to disturb, worry; to trouble. Syn: persecute, intimidate.

Question 12

Inclement

Answer 12

Adjective; stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action. Syn: cold, chilly.

Question 13

Muse

Answer 13

Verb; to think about in a dreamy way, ponder. Syn: ponder, consider.

Question 14

Negligible

Answer 14

Adjective; So unimportant that it can be disregarded. Syn: insignificant, not important.

Question 15

Perpetuate

Answer 15

Verb; to make permanent or long lasting. Syn: preserve, sustain.

Question 16

Precedent

Answer 16

Noun; an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action. Syn: model, example.

Question 17

Punitive

Answer 17

Adjective; inflicting or aiming at punishment. Syn: penal, corrective.

Question 18

Redress

Answer 18

Verb; to set right remedy noun; relief from wrong or injury. Syn: Rectify, right.

Question 19

Sojourn

Answer 19

Noun; a temporary stay verb; to stay for a time. Syn: stay, visit.

Question 20

Urbane

Answer 20

Adjective; refined in a manner or style, sauve. Syn: Suave, worldly.