Unit 3 Vocabulary Adversary Verseagainst An enemy opponent

Unit 3 Vocabulary

Adversary • Verse=against • An enemy, opponent • A best friend off the field can also be a fierce adversary on it.

Alienate • To turn away; to transfer • His aggressive behavior would eventually alienate his co-worker.

Artifice • A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick • Even the most renowned art experts were completely taken in by the forger’s artifice.

Coerce • To compel, force • Think convince with force • Dictators try to coerce their subjects into obedience by threatening them with punishment.

Craven • Cowardly, (n) a coward • Wes Craven, Nightmare on Elm Street • A hero risks his life to help others while a craven runs away from the scene

Culinary • Of or related to cooking

Demise • A death, especially of a person in a lofty position. • Fortunato’s demise was a result of his naivite.

Exhilarate • To enliven, cheer • The 93 I earned on the summer reading test exhilarated both me and my parents.

Fallow • Plowed but not seeded; inactive • Think field • After a month without a date, I decided my social life was definitely in a fallow period.

Harass • To disturb, worry • The judge repeatedly warned the prosecuting attorney not to harass the witness.

INCLEMENT • Stormy, harsh • During an inclement winter, heavy snowfalls may bring highway traffic to a standstill.

LIQUIDATE • To pay a debt; to eliminate • After a profitable year, the business was able to liquidate its loan.

MUSE • To think about in a dreamy way, ponder • Philosophers have always mused on the meaning of life.

Negligible • So unimportant that it can be disregarded. • Since we are making negligible progress in our fight against pollution, the time has come for us to adopt new methods.

PERPETUATE • To make permanent or long lasting. • From Latin perpetuat- ‘made permanent • He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted.

PRECEDENT • Pre=before • An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action. • We hope that students at other schools in our city will follow our precedent in volunteer work and charitable contributions.

PUNITIVE • Inflicting or aiming at punishment • The general led a punitive expedition against the rebels.

REDRESS • TO SET RIGHT, REMEDY; (N) RELIEF FROM WRONG OR INJURY • The accident victims will seek redress for the injuries they suffered in the train crash.

SOJOURN • A temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time • No matter how short your sojourn in Paris, you must take time to go to the Louvre.

URBANE • Refined in manner or style, suave • In June 2014 he arrived in Paris, where his handsome presence and urbane manners made him a general favorite.