Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question	Answer
adversary	(n.) an enemy, opponent
alienate	(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
artifice	(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; trickery
coerce	(v.) to compel, force
craven	(adj.) cowardly (n.) a coward
culinary	(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
demise	(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
exhilarate	(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
fallow	(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow (n.) land left unseeded (v.) to plot but not seed
harass	(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
inclement	(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
liquidate	(v.) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
muse	(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
negligible	(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
perpetuate	(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
precedent	(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
punitive	(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
redress	(v.) to set right, remedy (n.) relief from wrong or injury
sojourn	(n.) a temporary stay (v.) to stay for a time
urbane	(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave

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