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20 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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an enemy, opponent
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alienate
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to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clecer skill; trickery
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coerce
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to compel, force
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craven
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adj. - cowardly
n. - a coward |
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culinary
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of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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delete
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to erase; wipe out; cut out
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demise
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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to exhilarate
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to elive, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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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 |
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harass
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse
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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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to mkae permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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an example that may serve as a basis for later action
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punitive
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inlicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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to set right; remedy
n. - relief from wrong or injury |
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sojourn
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n. - a temporary stay
v. - to stay for a time |
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urbane
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refined in a manner or style, suave
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