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