Vocabulary Unit 3
It’s fair to say that the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are baseball adversaries.
adversary-(noun) country or person you fight or compete with Synonym-opponent
To make friends, you must not alienate people the very first time you meet them.
alienate-(verb) To make someone stop feeling friendly Synonym-to turn someone off
The thief used his artifice to steal four dogs, a cat, and a big screen T.V.
artifice-(noun) false or insincere behavior Synonym-trick
I tried to coerce my dog into giving up my shoe.
coerce-(verb) to force someone to do something by threatening him/her. Synonym- to compel, to make
In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the wizard was able to give a heart to the craven lion.
craven-(adjective) very cowardly Synonym- chickenhearted
Le Cordon Bleu is a French school of culinary art.
culinary- (adjective) Relating to cooking
I accidentally deleted some files from my computer.
delete-(verb) To remove letter, word from a piece of writing; to remove information from a computer Synonym-erase
The demise of Amy Winehouse was a sad event.
demise-(noun) The death of someone
Fabio was exhilarated when he reached the top of the mountain.
exhilarated-(adj) Feeling extremely happy and excited Synonym-thrilled
The farmer left the field fallow while he was on vacation.
fallow-(adjective) Not being in a state of use or activity unused
The school bully took it upon himself to harass the new student. And then Mr. Collins took it upon himself to harass the bully.
harass-(verb) To annoy or threaten someone again and again. Synonym- to torment
The baseball game was cancelled due to the inclement weather.
inclement-(adjective) Stormy Synonym-harsh, rough
Freshmen at Keefe may muse over what their future will bring.
muse-(verb) over/on To imagine or think a lot about something Synonym- to ponder, to dream
The injury of that specific player is negligible and won’t affect the outcome of tonight’s game.
negligible- (adjective) Not important enough to have any effect synonym-insignificant
I can’t even do a proper snowman! Every winter we try to perpetuate our tradition of building snow sculptures. I can’t even do a proper snowman!
perpetuate-(verb) To make something continue Synonym-to make last
Basketball star and legend, Michael Jordan, set a precedent for dunking in the NBA.
precedent-(noun) An action/decision that is used as an example for a similar action/decision at a later time. Synonym- example, model
After the food fight, punitive measures were taken against the three students who started the whole thing.
punitive-(adjective) Intended as a punishment Synonym-disciplinary
The victim wanted the court to order that the burglar redress the wrongs committed against him.
redress-(verb) To correct something that is wrong, not equal or unfair Synonym- to correct
During her vacation to France, she went on a weeklong sojourn to the city of Paris.
sojourn-(noun) A temporary stay somewhere Synonym- a visit
The urbane manner of the candidate almost convinced me to vote for him.
urbane- (adjective) behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations. Synonym- civil, polite