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English II Honors - Vocab. Unit III

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(n) an enemy, opponent synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate
(v) to turn away, to make indifferent or hostile, to transfer, convey synonyms: separate, drive apart, estrange antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contrivance
(v) to compel, force synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain antonyms: persuade, cajole
(adj) cowardly (n) a coward synonyms: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous antonyms: brave, courageous, valiant
(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge antonyms: insert, add, retain, include
(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position synonyms: decease, passing away antonyms: birth, beginning, commencement
(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
(adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seed synonyms: unproductive, inert, dormant antonyms: productive, fertile, prolific
(v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action synonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream
(v) to make permanent or long lasting synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon
(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action synonyms: guide, tradition, model
(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory
(v) to set right, remedy (n) relief from wrong or injury synonyms: rectify, correct, mitigate
(n) a temporary stay (v) to stay for a time synonyms: visit, stopover, brief stay
(adj) refined in manner or style, suave synonyms: elegant antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish