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20 Cards in this Set
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Adversary |
( n. ) and enemy, opponent |
A worthy adversary on the court |
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Alienate |
To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
Bad habits that alienate friends |
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Artifice |
A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery |
Deceived by his artifice |
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Coerce |
To compel, force |
Coerce into obedience by a threat of punishment |
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Craven |
(Adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward |
Criticized by his opponent for his craven policies |
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Culinary |
Of or related to cooking or to the kitchen |
A fine example of French culinary art |
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Delete |
To erase, wipe out, cut out |
Shortened the report by delete two paragraphs |
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Demise |
A death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
Rolling bells that Indicated the demise of the king |
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Exhilarate |
To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to |
Exhilarate by the good news |
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Fallow |
(Adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (N.) land left unseeded; (V.) to plow but not seed |
Garden plots left fallow for a year |
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Harass |
To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks |
Harass the witness with difficult questions |
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Inclement |
Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
Unaccustomed to the inclement New England winter |
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Muse |
To think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
Muse on the meaning of life |
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Negligible |
So unimportant that it can be disregarded |
A negligible loss that we need not to worry about |
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Perpetuate |
To make permanent or long lasting |
Perpetuate the costume of our ancestors |
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Precedent |
An example that may serve as a basis for imitation |
Set a precedent for others to follow |
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Punitive |
Inflicting or aiming at punishment |
Led a punitive expedition against the rebels |
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Redress |
(V.) to set right, remedy; (N.) relief from wrong or injury |
Seek redress through the courts |
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Sojourn |
(N.) a temporary stay (V.) to stay for a time |
A week's sojourn in Paris |
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Urbane |
Refined in manner or style, suave |
An urbane host |
