Vocabulary+List+3


 * adversary:** n. opponent

Framingham is a great //adversary// to Natick.


 * alienate:** v. to turn away; to make indifferent, hostile

It is very sad that human nature sometimes compels people to //alienate// others based on early judgments.


 * artifice:** n. skillful device, trick, trickery

On April Fool's Day, Leah devised a cunning //artifice// to trick her teacher into giving no homework.


 * coerce:** v. to compel, force


 * craven:** adj. cowardly

Rachael Ray is one of the most loved culinary experts in America. Not only does she have a successful cooking show, but her cookbook beat out Betty Crocker in sales!
 * culinary** adj. of or related to cooking

The Cleveland Indians deleted the Yankees from World Series contention
 * delete** v. to wipe out, erase


 * demise** n. a death

My spirits were dampened when I read of Ophelia's untimely //demise// in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

I was exhilarated when the Red Sox won the first game of the postseason in a shutout victory against the Angels. My excitement augmented when I learned of the Yankees losses to Cleveland.
 * exhilarate** v. to enliven, cheer


 * fallow** adj. inactive


 * karass** n. a group of people with whom you are connected without knowledge

The dog went to exhume his bone buried in the garden.
 * exhume** v. dig up

n. a spirit inspiring an artist The author paused to muse about which plot twist would be more exciting to read.
 * muse** v. to think deeply


 * negligible** adj. unimportant


 * perpetuate** v. cause to continue or be remembered


 * punitive** adj. of or inflicting punishment


 * redress** v. to correct and make up for

The travelers sojourned for one night at a kind woman's farmhouse before continuing on their trip.
 * sojourn** n, v. visit, as in a foreign land

The socialite always made it a point to uphold her urbane appearance.
 * urbane** adj. suave; refined


 * harass** v. to trouble or attack constantly

The inclement weather did not allow the warship to leave the port.
 * inclement** adj. stormy


 * precedent** n. earlier case that sets an example