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20 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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(n.) an enemy, opponent
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alienate
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(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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coerce
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(v.) 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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(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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delete
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(v.) to erase, eipe out, cut out
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demise
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(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate
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(v.) to enliven, 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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(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement
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(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse
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(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible
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(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate
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(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent
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(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
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punitive
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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
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redress
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(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or unjury
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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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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
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