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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 3 (1-10)

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  1. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
    The new landscape created allies among powerful groups that more often squared off as adversaries.
  2. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
    The first former U.S. official said Washington had managed to alienate all major parties by trying to strike a middle ground.
  3. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
    There is little artifice and each speaker is clearly interested.
  4. coerce
    cause to do through pressure or necessity
    He said the two women needed to explain why they initially claimed they were coerced by a gang of armed men.
  5. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
    Bullying the weak, frightened, craven and diverse backstage will serve quite well enough.
  6. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
    Seeds offer just as much nutrition and culinary versatility as their larger cousins. Seattle Times (Sep 8, 2013)
  7. demise
    the time when something ends
    Tesla responded to that bill’s demise less than two weeks ago. Forbes (Jul 2, 2013)
  8. exhilarate
    fill with sublime emotion
    “It was the most exhilarating day of my entire life,” Ms. Roncal said.
  9. fallow
    left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
    Acres of long fallow fields were split in two by an endlessly winding driveway.
  10. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
    He had sought help for psychotic symptoms in the past, believing he was being harassed by the Taliban.
Created on Mon Sep 30 22:11:14 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Sep 30 22:12:27 EDT 2013)

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