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English Mr. Kravitz Unit 2 Vocabulary Words 2008-2009
List of vocabulary words for Unit 2.
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| adversary (n) | an opponent |
| alienate (v) | turn away, to make hostile |
| artiface (n) | a clever trick or a skillful device |
| coerce (v) | to force, pressure |
| craven (adj) | cowardly |
| culinary (adj) | related to cooking |
| delete (v) | erase |
| exhilarated (v) | to excite, to give spirit |
| demise (n) | downfall |
| fallow (adj) | inactive |
| harass (v) | tobother, annoy, attack |
| inclement (adj) | stormy, harsh |
| muse (v) | to think of in a dreamy way, to inspire |
| negligible (adj) | so unimportant that it can be neglected |
| perpetuate (v) | to continue, preserve, make long lasting |
| precedent (n) | an example that serves as a basis for something |
| punitive (adj) | inflicting punishment |
| redress (v) | to correct a past wrong |
| sojourn (n) | a temporary stay |
| urbane (adj) | refined in style or manner |
| nostalgia (n) | a longing for the past |
| quintessence (n) | the purest form of something |
| retrogress (v) | to move back, regress |
| meticulous (adj) | extremely careful about details |
| scrutinize (v) | to examine closely |
| tepid (adj) | lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
| endorse | to approve |
| boorish | offensive, rude |
| coax | encourage |
| radical | extreme, crazy |
| monarchies | ruling families |
| idle | lazy, not moving |
| elegant | fancy |
| fertile | good soil for farming |
| continuance | extension |
| blustery | windy |
| trivial | unimportant |
| essential | very important |
| procrastinate | to delay, to put off unecessarily |
| essence | characteristic, quintessence |
| sediment | soil remains |
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