Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards

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Alienate

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V. To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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Adversary

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Ad ver ser e
N.
An enemy, opponent

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Artifice

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N.

A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

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Coerce

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V.

To compel, force

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Craven

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Adj.
cowardly
N.
A coward

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Culinary

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Adj.

of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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Demise

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N.

A death, especially by a person in a lofty position

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Exhilarate

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V.

To enliven, cheer, give spirit to

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Fallow

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Adj

Plowed but not seeded, inactive, reddish yellow, left unseeded

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Harass

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V.

To disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated attacks

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Inclement

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Adj.

stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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Liquidate

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V.

To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

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Muse

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V. To think about in a dreamy way; ponder

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Negligible

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Adj.

so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Perpetuate

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V.

To make permanent or long lasting

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Precedent

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N.

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

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Punitive

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Adj.

inflicting or aiming at punishment

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Redress

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V.
To set right, remedy
N.
Relief from wrong or injury

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Sojourn

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N.
A temporary stay
V.
To stay for a time

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Urbane

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Adj.

refined in manner or style; suave