Vocab Words Chap 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Adversary
An enemy, opponent
Coerce
To compel, force
Culinary
Of or related to cooking or the kitchen.
Demise
A death, especially of a person of a lofty position
Fallow
Plowed but not seeded
Liquidate
To pay a debt, settle an account, to eliminate
Perpetuate
To make permanent or long lasting
Punitive
Inflicting or aiming at punishment
Redress
V. To set right
N. Relief from wrong or injury
Urbane
Refined in manor or style, sauve
Alienate
To turn away, make indifferent or hostile
Artifice
A skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick
Craven
Cowardly
Exhilarate
To cheer, give spirit of liveliness to
Harass
To trouble by repeated attacks
Inclement
Stormy, harsh, serve in attitude or action
Muse
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Negligible
So unimportant that it can be disregarded
Precedent
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Sojourn
N. A temporary stay
V. To stay for a time