Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 3 – Flashcards
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adversary
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(n.) an enemy, opponent SYNONYMS: antagonist, rival, foe ANTONYMS: friend, ally, supporter, confederate
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alienate
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(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey SYNONYMS: separate, drive apart, estrange ANTONYMS: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
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artifice
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(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery SYNONYMS: ruse, stratagem, contrivance ANTONYMS: -
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coerce
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(v.) to compel, force SYNONYMS: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain ANTONYMS: persuade, cajole
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craven
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(adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward SYNONYMS: (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous ANTONYMS: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant
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culinary
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(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen SYNONYMS: - ANTONYMS: -
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delete
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(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out SYNONYMS: remove, cancel, expunge ANTONYMS: insert, add, retain, include
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demise
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(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position SYNONYMS: decease, passing away ANTONYMS: birth, beginning, commencement
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exhilarate
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(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to SYNONYMS: stimulate, excite, gladden ANTONYMS: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
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fallow
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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed SYNONYMS: (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant ANTONYMS: (adj.) productive, fertile, prolific
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harass
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(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks SYNONYMS: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
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inclement
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(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action SYNONYMS: blustery, tempestuous, implacable ANTONYMS: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
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muse
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(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder SYNONYMS: meditate, contemplate, daydream ANTONYMS: -
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negligible
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(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded SYNONYMS: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant ANTONYMS: significant, crucial, momentous
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perpetuate
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(v.) to make permanent or long lasting SYNONYMS: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely ANTONYMS: discontinue, abolish, abandon
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precedent
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(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action SYNONYMS: guide, tradition, model ANTONYMS: -
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punitive
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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment SYNONYMS: penalizing, retaliatory ANTONYMS: -
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redress
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(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury SYNONYMS: (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate ANTONYMS: -
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sojourn
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(n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time SYNONYMS: (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay ANTONYMS: -
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urbane
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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave SYNONYMS: elegant ANTONYMS: crude, uncouth, boorish
