Vocabulary Level E Unit 3

adversary (noun) an enemy, opponent

alienate (verb) to turn away; to make angry

artifice (noun) a clever skill or trick; trickery

coerce (verb) to force

craven (adjective) cowardly; (noun) a coward

culinary (adjective) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

demise (noun) a death

exhilarate (verb) to enliven, to cheer,

fallow (adjective) plowed but not seeded; inactive (verb) to plow but not seed

harass (verb) to disturb or worry repeatedly

inclement (adjective) stormy, harsh

liquidate (verb) to pay a debt; to eliminate

muse (verb) to think about in a dreamy way,

negligible (adjective) so unimportant that it doesn’t deserve attention

perpetuate (adjective) to make permanent or long lasting

precedent (noun) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action Sample Works Cited Entries – MLA Handbook 7th Edition Book Author(s). Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin, 2006. Print. "The Great Gatsby." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 64-86. Print. Newspaper or Magazine Article Author(s). “Title of Article.” Magazine or Newspaper. Date: Pages. Print. Page, Susan. "Health Care Fight Tricky to Wage." USA Today. 10 Aug. 2009: A.1. Print.

punitive (adjective) inflicting punishment

redress (verb) to make right

sojourn (noun) a temporary stay; (verb) to stay for a time

urbane (adverb) refined in manner or style, sophisticated