Vocabulary Unit 3

Adversary Their biggest adversary is the Lake Central basketball team. They have lost to them 5 times in the past.

Alienate To make friends, one must not alienate others and keep a positive atmosphere. You want them to like you.

Artifice The thief used his artifice to steal 4 dogs, a cat, and a big screen t.v. He dressed up as a repairman.

Coerce Frank tried to coerce the child into giving up his toy car. He put him in a headlock.

Craven The wizard was able to give a heart to the craven lion. Before; he jumped at his shadow.

Culinary Le Cordon Bleu is a French school of culinary art. They produce chefs.

Delete In order to cut costs, we must delete a few zeros from your paycheck. You WILL NOT BE receiving the same amount of money on your check.

Demise The ceremony was held on the anniversary of his demise. The Jackson family is planning a Memorial Service for Michael Jackson.

Exhilarate The presence of a Krispy Kreme doughnut exhilarates the senses. My mouth waters just thinking about them.

Fallow The farmer left the field fallow while he was on vacation. They did not have a good crop.

Harass The school bully took it upon himself to harass the new student. He took the boy’s lunch money.

Inclement The game was cancelled due to the inclement weather. It is had to play a game in a Hurricane.

Muse Jessica was often caught in a muse about her new found love. She wasted time in class doing it.

Negligible The injury of the team’s best player is negligible and won’t affect the outcome of tonight’s game. They won the game without him.

Perpetuate Every winter we try to perpetuate our tradition of building snow creatures. We want to do it each year.

Precedent When George Washington left office after 4 years of presidency, he set the precedent for the succeeding presidents. They had BIG shoes.

Punitive After the food fight, punitive measures were taken against the 3 students who started the whole thing. They all received detentions.

Redress The doctor had to redress the wounds on the accident victim. The did not wrap his wounds well.

Sojourn On her vacation, she went on a day’s sojourn to the city. They did tourist’s things.

Urbane The urbane manner of the candidate almost convinced me to vote for him. He looked REALLY GOOD.