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urbane
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(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
S: elegant A: crude, uncouth, boorish |
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demise
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(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
S: decease, passing away, downfall A: birth, beginning, commencement |
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inclement
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(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or actiou
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable A: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
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muse
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(v) to think about in a dreamy way; ponder
S: meditate, contemplate, daydream |
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negligible
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(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
S: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant A: significant, crucial, momentous2 |
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perpetuate
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(v) to make permanent or long lasting
S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely A: discontinue, abolish, abandon |
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precedent
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(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
S: guide, tradition, model |
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punitive
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(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment
S: penalizing, retaliatory |
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redress
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(v) to set right, remedy
(n) relief from wrong or injury S: (v) rectify, correct, mitigate |
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sojourn
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(n) a temporary stay
(v) to stay for a time S: (n) visit, stopover, brief stay |
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adversary
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(n) an enemy, opponent
S: antagonist, rival, foe A: friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
Anybody that has a lot of ads is an enemy
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alienate
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(v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
S: separate, drive apart, estrange A: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile |
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artifice
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(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill trickery
S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
You have to have clever skill to creat great art
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coerce
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(v) to compel, force
S: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain A: persuade, cajole |
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craven
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(adj) cowardly
(n) a coward S: (adj) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous A: (adj) brave, couragious, valiant |
ravens are cowards
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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
S: remove, cancel, expunge A: insert, add, retain, include |
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exhilarate
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(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirir or liveliness to
S: stimulate, excite, gladden A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
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fallow
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(adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
(n) land left unseedid (v) to plow but not seed S: (adj) unproductive, inert, dormant A: (adj) productive, fertile, prolific |
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harass
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(v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
S: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleagueer |
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