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Vocabulary Unit 3

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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Vocabulary Unit 3

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 3

  2. It’s fair to say that the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are baseball adversaries.

  3. adversary-(noun) • country or person you fight or compete with • Synonym-opponent

  4. To make friends, you must not alienatepeople the very first time you meet them.

  5. alienate-(verb) • To make someone stop feeling friendly • Synonym-to turn someone off

  6. The thief used his artificeto steal four dogs, a cat, and a big screen T.V.

  7. artifice-(noun) • false or insincere behavior • Synonym-trick

  8. I tried to coercemy dog into giving up my shoe.

  9. coerce-(verb) • to force someone to do something by threatening him/her. • Synonym- to compel, to make

  10. In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the wizard was able to give a heart to the cravenlion.

  11. craven-(adjective) • very cowardly • Synonym- chickenhearted

  12. Le Cordon Bleu is a French school of culinaryart.

  13. culinary- (adjective) • Relating to cooking

  14. I accidentally deleted some files from my computer.

  15. delete-(verb) To remove letter, word from a piece of writing; to remove information from a computer • Synonym-erase

  16. The demise of Amy Winehouse was a sad event.

  17. demise-(noun) • The death of someone

  18. Fabio was exhilarated when he reached the top of the mountain.

  19. exhilarated-(adj) • Feeling extremely happy and excited • Synonym-thrilled

  20. The farmer left the field fallow while he was on vacation.

  21. fallow-(adjective) • Not being in a state of use or activity • unused

  22. The school bully took it upon himself to harassthe new student. And then Mr. Collins took it upon himself to harass the bully.

  23. harass-(verb) • To annoy or threaten someone again and again. • Synonym- to torment

  24. The baseball game was cancelled due to the inclement weather.

  25. inclement-(adjective) • Stormy • Synonym-harsh, rough

  26. Freshmen at Keefe may muse over what their future will bring.

  27. muse-(verb) over/on • To imagine or think a lot about something • Synonym- to ponder, to dream

  28. The injury of that specific player is negligible and won’t affect the outcome of tonight’s game.

  29. negligible- (adjective) • Not important enough to have any effect • synonym-insignificant

  30. Every winter we try to perpetuate our tradition of building snow sculptures. I can’t even do a proper snowman!

  31. perpetuate-(verb) • To make something continue • Synonym-to make last

  32. Basketball star and legend, Michael Jordan, set a precedent for dunking in the NBA.

  33. precedent-(noun) • An action/decision that is used as an example for a similar action/decision at a later time. • Synonym- example, model

  34. After the food fight, punitivemeasures were taken against the three students who started the whole thing.

  35. punitive-(adjective) • Intended as a punishment • Synonym-disciplinary

  36. The victim wanted the court to order that the burglar redressthe wrongs committed against him.

  37. redress-(verb) • To correct something that is wrong, not equal or unfair • Synonym- to correct

  38. Duringher vacation to France, she went on a weeklong sojourn to the city of Paris.

  39. sojourn-(noun) • A temporary stay somewhere • Synonym- a visit

  40. The urbanemanner of the candidate almost convinced me to vote for him.

  41. urbane- (adjective) • behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations. • Synonym- civil, polite

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