Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

adversary

Answer 1

n
enemy, opponent

Antagonist; friend

Question 2

alienate

Answer 2

v
to turn away; make indifferent

separate; attract

Question 3

artifice

Answer 3

n
clever trick

ruse

Question 4

coerce

Answer 4

v
Compel, force

pressure; persuade

Question 5

craven

Answer 5

adj/n
coward(ly)

fearful; brave

Question 6

culinary

Answer 6

adj

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

Question 7

demise

Answer 7

n
death of a person in a lofty position

decease; birth

Question 8

exhilarate

Answer 8

v
give spirit or liveliness

excite; discourage

Question 9

fallow

Answer 9

Adj/n/v
inactive; land left unseeded;

unproductive; productive

Question 10

harass

Answer 10

v
disturb

Annoy

Question 11

inclement

Answer 11

adj
stormy; severe in attitude

tempestuous; gentle

Question 12

liquidate

Answer 12

v
pay a debt; eliminate

cancel; invest

Question 13

muse

Answer 13

v
ponder in a dreamy way

contemplate

Question 14

negligible

Answer 14

adj
so unimportant that it can be disregarded

insignificant; crucial

Question 15

perpetuate

Answer 15

v
to make permanent or long lasting

preserve; abolish

Question 16

precedent

Answer 16

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

model

Question 17

punitive

Answer 17

adj
inflicting punishment

penalizing

Question 18

redress

Answer 18

v/n
to set right; relief from wrong or injury

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Question 19

sojourn

Answer 19

n/v
Temporary stay; stay for a time

visit

Question 20

urbane

Answer 20

adj
refined in a manner

elegant; crude