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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 indiferent 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.) 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.) Land left unseeded
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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 manner or style, suave
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