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Vocab Unit #3 Collaborative
5th block World Literature
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Redress
Definition: (V) to set right, remedy; (n)relief from wrong or injury
Synonyms: Correct and mitigate
Antonyms: Hurt and injury
The team leader attempted to redress the issues within the group.
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Sojourn
Definition: (n)a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time
Synonyms: visit, Brief, stay
Antonyms: departure, move, journey
After a brief sojourn at the beach the family returned home.
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Urbane
Definition: (adj) refined in manner or style, suave
Synonyms: elegant, sophisticated, worldly
Antonyms:crude,uncouth
The host of the party was very urbane with his appearance.
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Precedent (n)
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
EX: Hopefully the new workers follow our precedent to help them better understand the work.Synonyms- Guide , Tradition, Model
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Punitive (adj)
Inflicting or aiming at punishment
EX: The stages should become increasingly punitive in order to enforce compliance.Synonyms- penalizing, retaliatory
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Inclement
• Definition: (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
• Synonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
• Antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy
• Cobb County Schools usually close if there is a threat of inclement weather.
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Liquidate
• Definition: (v.) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
• Synonyms: reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate
• Antonyms: invest, collect
• After a profitable year, the business was able to liquidate its loan.
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Muse
• Definition: (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
• Synonyms: contemplate, daydream
• I 'm sure there are other qualities which I'll muse over soon !
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Negligible
• Definition: (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
• Synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
• Antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous
• There was a negligible speed difference between the two cars.
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Perpetuate
• Definition: (v.) to make permanent or long lasting
• Synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
• Antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon
• He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted.
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Culinary (adj.)
of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Cooking shows on television have helped many people to master the secrets of the culinary arts.
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Demise (n.)
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Synonyms- decease, passing way
Antonyms- birth, commencement
Traditional the tolling of a church bell has announced the demise of a monarch.
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Exhilarate (v.)
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Synonyms- stimulate, excite, gladden
Antonyms- discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhabit
The landing on the moon, in the summer of 1969 exhilarated the nation.
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Fallow
(adj.) Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.)land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
Synonyms- unproductive, dormant
Antonyms- productive, fertile, prolific
In the drought –stricken region, there were millions of acres of fallows.
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Harass (v.)
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Synonyms- annoy, bedevil, beleaguer
To judge repeatedly cautioned the prosecuting attorney not to harass the witness.
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Craven
Cowardly
Lacking in courage
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Coerce
To persuade an unwilling person by force or threats
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Adversary
An enemy or
opponent in a contest
Syn: Antagonist,
combatant
Ant: ally, friendly
The adversary can not win this time.
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Alienate
To turn away, make indifferent or hostile, to transfer
Syn: separate, estrange
Ant: befriend, attract
The boy alienated the other kids in the class.
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Artifice
A skillful or ingenious device, clever trick
Syn: ruse, stratagem, contrivance
The artifice was never cleaned or cared for properly, which lead to it’s deterioration.