Vocabulary Unit 3Vocabulary Unit 3

AdversaryAdversary

Their biggest Their biggest adversaryadversary is the Lake is the Lake Central basketball team.Central basketball team.

They have lost to them 5 times in the past.

AlienateAlienate

To make friends, one must not To make friends, one must not alienatealienate others and keep a positive others and keep a positive

atmosphere. atmosphere.

You want them to like you.

ArtificeArtifice

The thief used his The thief used his artificeartifice to steal 4 to steal 4 dogs, a cat, and a big screen t.v. dogs, a cat, and a big screen t.v.

He dressed up as a repairman.

CoerceCoerce

Frank tried to Frank tried to coercecoerce the child into the child into giving up his toy car. giving up his toy car.

He put him in a headlock.

CravenCraven

The wizard was able to give a heart The wizard was able to give a heart to the to the cravencraven lion. lion.

Before; he jumped at his shadow.

CulinaryCulinary

Le Cordon Bleu is a French school of Le Cordon Bleu is a French school of culinary culinary art. art.

They produce chefs.

DeleteDelete

In order to cut costs, we must In order to cut costs, we must deletedelete a few zeros from your paycheck. a few zeros from your paycheck.

You WILL NOT BE receiving the same amount of money on your check.

DemiseDemise

The ceremony was held on the The ceremony was held on the anniversary of his anniversary of his demisedemise..

The Jackson family is planning a Memorial Service for Michael Jackson.

ExhilarateExhilarate

The presence of a Krispy Kreme The presence of a Krispy Kreme doughnut doughnut exhilaratesexhilarates the senses. the senses.

My mouth waters just thinking about them.

FallowFallow

The farmer left the field The farmer left the field fallowfallow while while he was on vacation. he was on vacation.

They did not have a good crop.

HarassHarass

The school bully took it upon himself The school bully took it upon himself to to harassharass the new student. the new student.

He took the boy’s lunch money.

InclementInclement

The game was cancelled due to the The game was cancelled due to the inclementinclement weather. weather.

It is had to play a game in a Hurricane.

MuseMuse

Jessica was often caught in a Jessica was often caught in a musemuse about her new found love.about her new found love.

She wasted time in class doing it.

NegligibleNegligible

The injury of the team’s best player The injury of the team’s best player is is negligiblenegligible and won’t affect the and won’t affect the

outcome of tonight’s game.outcome of tonight’s game.

They won the game without him.

PerpetuatePerpetuate

Every winter we try to Every winter we try to perpetuateperpetuate our tradition of building snow our tradition of building snow

creatures. creatures.

We want to do it each year.

PrecedentPrecedent

When George Washington left office When George Washington left office after 4 years of presidency, he set after 4 years of presidency, he set the the precedent precedent for the succeeding for the succeeding

presidents. presidents.

They had BIG shoes.

PunitivePunitive

After the food fight, After the food fight, punitivepunitive measures were taken against the 3 measures were taken against the 3

students who started the whole students who started the whole thing. thing.

They all received detentions.

RedressRedress

The doctor had to The doctor had to redressredress the the wounds on the accident victim. wounds on the accident victim.

The did not wrap his wounds well.

SojournSojourn

On her vacation, she went on a On her vacation, she went on a day’s day’s sojournsojourn to the city. to the city.

They did tourist’s things.

UrbaneUrbane

The The urbaneurbane manner of the candidate manner of the candidate almost convinced me to vote for almost convinced me to vote for

him. him.

He looked REALLY GOOD.