Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Unit 3

AB
Adversary(N.) an enemy, opponent. Syn: antagonish,rival,foe. Ant: friend, ally, supporter, confederate
Alienate(V.) to turn away;to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer,convey. Syn: separate, drive apart, estrange Ant: befriend,attract,captivate,reconcile
Artifice(N.) a skillful or ingenious device;a clever trick; a clever skill;trickery Syn: ruse, strategem,contrivance
Coerce(V.) to compel,force Syn:pressure,bully,intimidate,constrain Ant: persuade,cajole
Craven(adj.) cowardly; (N.) a coward Syn: fearful,fainthearted, pusillanimous Ant: brave,courageous, valiant
Culinary(Adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
Delete(V.) to erase, wipe out,cut out. Syn: remove, cancel, expunge Ant: insert,add,retain,include
Demise(N.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position Syn: decease,passing away Ant: birth,beginning
Exhilarate(V.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit to. Syn:stimulate,excite,gladden Ant:discourage,dispirit, dishearten,inhibit
Fallow(Adj.) plowed but not seeded: inactive: reddish-yellow: (n)- land left unseeded:(V) to plow but not seed Syn: unproductive, inert,dormant Ant: productive,fertile,prolific
Harass(V) to disturb, worry. Syn: annoy,pester,bedevil, beleaguer
Inclement(adj.) stormy, harsh:severe in attitude. Syn: blustery, tempestuous, implacable Ant: mild,gentle, balmy, tranquil
Muse(V) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder. Syn: meditate, contempulate, day dream
Negligible(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded. Syn: trival, inconsequential, insignificant Ant: significant, crucial, momentous
Perpetuate(V) to make permanent or long lasting. Syn: continue, perserve, prolong indefinitely Ant: discontinue, abolish,abandon
Precedent(N) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action. Syn: penalizing, retaliatory
Punitive(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment. Syn: penalizing, retaliatory
Redress(V) to set right, remedy (N) relief from wrong or injury SYN: rectify, correct, mitigate
Sojourn(N) a temporary stay (V) to stay for a time SYN: visit,stopover, brief stay
Urbane(adj) refined in manner or style, suave. SYN: elegant ANT: crude, uncouth, boorish.


Highland Park High School
Texas

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