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46 Cards in this Set
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redress (v.) |
to set right, remedy |
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alienate (v.) |
to turn away; to transfer, convey |
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adversary (n.) |
an enemy, opponent |
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urbane (adj.) |
refined in manner or style, suave |
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harass (v.) |
to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
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artifice (n.) |
a skillful or ingenious device; trickery |
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liquidate (v.) |
to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate |
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negligible (adj.) |
so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
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coerce (v.) |
to compel, force |
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fallow (adj.) |
plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow |
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fallow (v.) |
to plow but not seed |
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sojourn (n.) |
a temporary stay |
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precedent (n.) |
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
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sojourn (v.) |
to stay for a time |
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inclement (adj.) |
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
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demise (n.) |
a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
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muse (v.) |
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
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redress (n.) |
relief from wrong or injury |
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punitive (adj.) |
inflicting or aiming at punishment |
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exhilarate (v.) |
to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
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perpetuate (v.) |
to make permanent or long lasting |
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craven (n.) |
a coward |
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craven (adj.) |
cowardly |
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fallow (n.) |
land left unseeded |
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culinary (adj.) |
of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
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esteem (v.) |
to regard highly |
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malevolent (adj.) |
spiteful, showing ill will |
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converge (v.) |
to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
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scrupulous (adj.) |
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; principled |
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finite (adj.) |
having limits; lasting for a limited time |
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uncanny (adj.) |
strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
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omniscient (adj.) |
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
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esteem (n.) |
a highly favorable opinion or judgment |
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venial (adj.) |
easily excused; pardonable |
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invulnerable (adj.) |
not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
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ascertain (v.) |
to find out |
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disperse (v.) |
to scatter, spread far and wide |
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bequeath (v.) |
to give or pass on as an inheritance |
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nonchalant (adj.) |
cool and confident, unconcerned |
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affiliated (adj.) |
associated, connected |
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expunge (v.) |
to erase, obliterate, destroy |
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supercilious (adj.) |
proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
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skulk (v.) |
to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
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panacea (n.) |
a remedy for all ills; an answer to all problems |
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cogent (adj.) |
forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
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attainment (n.) |
an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
