Vocabulary Lesson #3
Directions: Read the word list below. On your own paper, write the word that best matches the definitions.
adversary
culinary
harass
precedent
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alienate
delete
inclement
punitive
artifice
demise
muse
redress
coerce
exhilarate
negligible
sojourn
craven
fallow
perpetuate
urbane
to stimulate, excite, gladden exhilarate
11. suave, elegant urbane
blustery, tempestuous, implacable inclement
12. an antagonist, rival, foe adversary
fearful, fainthearted craven
13. penalizing, retaliating punitive
a guide, tradition, model precedent
14. to remove, cancel, expunge
delete
to annoy with repeated attacks, pester, worry harass 15. unproductive, inert, dormant fallow
to correct, rectify, mitigate redress
16. a death, decease, passing away demise
trivial, inconsequential, insignificant negligible
17. to pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain coerce
to meditate, daydream, contemplate muse
18.a ruse, plan, strategy artifice
a visit, stopover, brief stay sojourn
19. related to cooking culinary
to continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely perpetuate 20. to separate, drive apart, estrange alienate
Directions: Using the word list above, write the word that completes each sentence.
21. Coach Aydelot took me off the starting team as a(n) punitive measure for missing two days of practice.
22. The deserted buildings and the fields lying fallow hinted at the troubles the farmers were undergoing.
23. When the snowstorm lasted into a second day, we listened attentively to the television to see if our schools
were closed because of the inclement weather.
24. David’s charmingly urbane manner and humor made him a much sought-after guest at parties.
25. The demise of an administration in the U.S. is never a crisis because a newly elected administration is
waiting to take over.
26. The full extent of my culinary skill is preparing scrambled eggs on toast.
27. When planning our trip to the Southwest, we made sure to set aside two days for a(n) sojourn at the Grand
Canyon.
28. Since both cars had virtually come to a halt by the time their bumpers met, the damage was negligible.
29. Their craven behavior at the first sign of danger was a disgrace to the uniform they wore.
30. When citizens feel that something is wrong, they have a right under the First Amendment to ask their
government for redress.
31. I advise you to delete from your statement all the words that people are likely to find personally offensive.
32. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln held a series of debates with Stephen Douglas, his adversary in the contest for
U. S. Senator from Illinois.
33. The coach emphasized that the way to stop our opponent’s passing game was to harass their receivers and
blitz their quarterback.
34. When Grandfather stubbornly refused to eat his vegetables, he set a(n) precedent that was immediately
followed by the children.
35. His bad manners and insufferable conceit alienated even those who were most inclined to judge him
favorably.
36. If we continue to elect unworthy people to public office, we will simply perpetuate the evils that we have
tried so hard to correct.
37. Magicians rely on sleight of hand and other forms of artifice to deceive their unsuspecting audiences.
38. There are far more subtle ways of coercing a person into doing what you want than twisting his or her arm.
39. As he lay under the old apple tree, he began to muse on the strange twists of fate that had led to the present
situation.
40. At first we watched the game with relatively little emotion, but we became so exhilarated by our team’s
strong comeback that we began to cheer loudly.