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25 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 indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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artifice
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(n.) skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill
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coerce
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(v.) to compel, force
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craven
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(adj.) cowardly
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craven
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(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.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise
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(n.) a death, espically 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
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fallow
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(n.) land left unseeded
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fallow
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(v.) to plow but not seeded
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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 permanentor 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
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redress
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(n.) relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn
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(n.) a temporary stay
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sojourn
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(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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