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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, wipe 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) left unseeded (v) to plow but not to 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 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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(adj) refined in a manner or style, suave
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