Vocab Unit #3 Collaborative

5th block World Literature

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.

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.

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.

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

Punitive (adj)

Inflicting or aiming at punishment

EX: The stages should become increasingly punitive in order to enforce compliance.Synonyms- penalizing, retaliatory

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.

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.

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 !

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Craven

Cowardly

Lacking in courage

Coerce

To persuade an unwilling person by force or threats

Adversary

An enemy or

opponent in a contest

Syn: Antagonist,

combatant

Ant: ally, friendly

The adversary can not win this time.

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.

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.