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