academic english 10. (n) enemy, opponent you are “versus” this person
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(v) to turn away, make hostile Like you’re making an “alien” out of themTRANSCRIPT
UNIT 3 VOCABULARYAcademic English 10
ADVERSARY (n) enemy, opponent
You are “versus” this person
ALIENATE (v) to turn away, make hostile
Like you’re making an “alien” out of them
ARTIFICE
(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick or skill
COERCE
(v) force, compel Sounds like force
CRAVEN (adj) cowardly (n) a coward
Like a “raven” that can’t stand up to bigger animals?
Pages 39-40 # 1, 2, 3, 16, 18
CULINARY
(adj) related to cooking or the kitchen
DEMISE (n) death, especially of a powerful
person or idea
EXHILARATE (v) to cheer up or give spirit to
FALLOW (adj) plowed but not seeded,
inactive
HARASS (v) disturb, worry, make trouble for Like bullying
Completing the Sentence: p. 39-40
#5, 10, 13, 14, 19
INCLEMENT (adj) stormy, harsh, severe (often
describes weather)
LIQUIDATE (v.) to pay a debt or settle an account –
“liquidation sales” help a business pay its debts. (v.) to eliminate
MUSE (v) to think about or ponder
dreamily “use” your head
NEGLIGIBLE (adj) so unimportant that it can be
ignored of negative importance
PERPETUATE
(v) to make permanent But often in a bad way
Completing the Sentence: p. 39-40
#6, 7, 11, 15, 17
PRECEDENT (n) an example that may serve
as a basis for imitation Makes a real “dent” in the way we think about that thing
PUNITIVE (adj) aiming at punishment
“pun”
REDRESS (v) to set right (n) relief from wrong
Giving “rest” to whatever was causing pain
Usually emotional wrong/pain not physical
SOJOURN
(n) temporary stay
(v) to stay for a time
URBANE (adj) refined, suave
Like Keith Urban?
Completing the Sentence: p. 39-40
#4, 8, 9, 12, 20