Flashcards

Unit 3 Vocabulary

E.M. Flood English 9th grade Inglês 20 flashcards

Flashcards do conjunto (20)

1adversary(n.) an enemy, opponent
2alienate(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
3artifice(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; trickery
4coerce(v.) to compel, force
5craven(adj.) cowardly
(n.) a coward
6culinary(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
7demise(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
8exhilarate(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
9fallow(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
(n.) land left unseeded
(v.) to plot but not seed
10harass(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
11inclement(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
12liquidate(v.) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
13muse(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
14negligible(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
15perpetuate(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
16precedent(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
17punitive(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
18redress(v.) to set right, remedy
(n.) relief from wrong or injury
19sojourn(n.) a temporary stay
(v.) to stay for a time
20urbane(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave