Vocab Unit 3.2

Question 0

Inclement

Answer 0

Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

Syn: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
Ant: mild, gentle, balmy

Question 1

Harass

Answer 1

To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Syn: annoy, pester, bedevil

Question 2

Muse

Answer 2

To think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Syn: meditate, contemplate, daydream

Question 3

Negligible

Answer 3

So unimportant that it can be disregarded

Syn: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
Ant: significant, crucial, momentous

Question 4

Perpetuate

Answer 4

To make permanent or long lasting

Syn: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
Ant: discontinue, abolish, abandon

Question 5

Percedent

Answer 5

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

Syn: guide, tradition, model

Question 6

Punitive

Answer 6

Inflicting or aiming at punishment

Syn: penalizing, retaliatory

Question 7

Redress

Answer 7

To set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

Syn: rectify, correct, mitigate

Question 8

Sojourn

Answer 8

(N): A temporary stay; (v): to stay for a time

Syn: visit, stopover, brief stay

Question 9

Urbane

Answer 9

Refined in manner or style, suave

Syn: elegant
Ant: crude, uncouth, boorish