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20 Cards in this Set
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Adversary |
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute |
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Alienate |
cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged |
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Artifice |
clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others |
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Coerce |
persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats |
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Craven |
contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly. |
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Culinary |
of or for cooking |
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Delete |
remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it or marking it with a delete sign. |
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Demise |
a person's death |
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Exhilarate |
make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated |
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Fallow |
(of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility as part of a crop rotation or to avoid surplus production |
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Harass |
subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation. |
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Inclement |
(of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet |
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Muse |
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. |
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Negligible |
So unimportant that it can be disregarded |
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Perpetuate |
To make permanent or long lasting |
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Precedent |
An example that may serve as a basic for imitation or later action |
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Punitive |
Inflicting or aiming at punishment |
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Redress |
to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury |
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Sojourn |
a temporary stay; to stay for a time |
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Urbane |
refined in manner or style, suave |
