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20 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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n.
antagonist, rival, foe friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
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alienate
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v.
separate, drive apart, estrange befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile |
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artifice
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n.
ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
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coerce
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v.
pressure, force, bully, intimidate persuade, cajole |
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craven
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adj. fearful, cowardly
brave n. a 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.
remove, cancel, expunge insert, add, retain, include |
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demise
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n.
decease, passing away, death birth, beginning, commencement |
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exhilirate
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v.
stimulate, excite, gladden discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
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fallow
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adj. unproductive, inactive
n. land left unseeded v. to plow but not seed |
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harass
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v.
annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
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inclement
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adj.
blustery, stormy, tempestuous mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
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muse
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v.
meditate, contemplate, daydream |
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negligible
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adj.
trivial, inconsequential, insignificant significant, crucial, momentous |
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perpetuate
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v.
continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely discontinue, abolish, abandon |
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precedent
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n.
guide, tradition, model |
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punitive
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adj.
penalizing, retaliatory |
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redress
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v. rectify, correct, mitigate
n. relief from wrong or injury |
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sojourn
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n. visit, stopover, brief stay
v. to stay for a time |
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urbane
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adj.
elegant, suave crude, uncouth, boorish |
