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20 Cards in this Set
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(n.) an enemy, opponent
Syn: antagonist, rival, foe Ant.: friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
adversary
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(v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
Syn: separate, drive apart, estrange Ant.: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile |
alienate
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(n) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; trickery
Syn: ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
artifice
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(v) to compel, force
Syn: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain Ant: persuade, cajole |
coerce
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(adj) cowardly (n) a coward
Syn: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous Ant: brave, courageous, valiant |
craven
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(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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culinary
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(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out
Syn: remove, cancel, expunge |
delete
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(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Syn: decease, passing away Ant: birth, beginning, commencement |
demise
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(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Syn: stimulate, excite, gladden Ant: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
exhilerate
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(adj) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow (n) land left unseeded (v)to plow but not seed
Syn:unproductive, inert, dormant Ant: productive, fertile, prolific |
fallow
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(v) to diturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
Syn: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
harass
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(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
Syn: blustery, tempestuous, implacable Ant: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
inclement
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(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
Syn: meditate, contemplate, daydream |
muse
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(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
Syn: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant Ant: significant, crucial, momentous |
negligible
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(v) to make permanent or long lasting
Syn: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely Ant: discontinue, abolish, abandon |
perpetuate
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(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Syn: guide, tradition, model |
precedent
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(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment
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punitive
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(v) to set right, remedy (n) refief from wrong or injury
Syn: rectify,correct, mitigate |
redress
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(n) temporary stay (v) to stay for a time
Syn: visit, stopover, brief stay |
sojourn
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(adj) refined in manner or style, suave
Syn: elegant Ant: crude, uncouth, boorish |
urbane
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