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Vocabulary Unit 3. It’s fair to say that the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are baseball adversaries. a dversary-(noun). c ountry or person you fight or compete with Synonym-opponent. To make friends, you must not alienate people the very first time you meet them.
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It’s fair to say that the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are baseball adversaries.
adversary-(noun) • country or person you fight or compete with • Synonym-opponent
To make friends, you must not alienatepeople the very first time you meet them.
alienate-(verb) • To make someone stop feeling friendly • Synonym-to turn someone off
The thief used his artificeto steal four dogs, a cat, and a big screen T.V.
artifice-(noun) • false or insincere behavior • Synonym-trick
coerce-(verb) • to force someone to do something by threatening him/her. • Synonym- to compel, to make
In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the wizard was able to give a heart to the cravenlion.
craven-(adjective) • very cowardly • Synonym- chickenhearted
culinary- (adjective) • Relating to cooking
delete-(verb) To remove letter, word from a piece of writing; to remove information from a computer • Synonym-erase
demise-(noun) • The death of someone
Fabio was exhilarated when he reached the top of the mountain.
exhilarated-(adj) • Feeling extremely happy and excited • Synonym-thrilled
fallow-(adjective) • Not being in a state of use or activity • unused
The school bully took it upon himself to harassthe new student. And then Mr. Collins took it upon himself to harass the bully.
harass-(verb) • To annoy or threaten someone again and again. • Synonym- to torment
The baseball game was cancelled due to the inclement weather.
inclement-(adjective) • Stormy • Synonym-harsh, rough
Freshmen at Keefe may muse over what their future will bring.
muse-(verb) over/on • To imagine or think a lot about something • Synonym- to ponder, to dream
The injury of that specific player is negligible and won’t affect the outcome of tonight’s game.
negligible- (adjective) • Not important enough to have any effect • synonym-insignificant
Every winter we try to perpetuate our tradition of building snow sculptures. I can’t even do a proper snowman!
perpetuate-(verb) • To make something continue • Synonym-to make last
Basketball star and legend, Michael Jordan, set a precedent for dunking in the NBA.
precedent-(noun) • An action/decision that is used as an example for a similar action/decision at a later time. • Synonym- example, model
After the food fight, punitivemeasures were taken against the three students who started the whole thing.
punitive-(adjective) • Intended as a punishment • Synonym-disciplinary
The victim wanted the court to order that the burglar redressthe wrongs committed against him.
redress-(verb) • To correct something that is wrong, not equal or unfair • Synonym- to correct
Duringher vacation to France, she went on a weeklong sojourn to the city of Paris.
sojourn-(noun) • A temporary stay somewhere • Synonym- a visit
The urbanemanner of the candidate almost convinced me to vote for him.
urbane- (adjective) • behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations. • Synonym- civil, polite