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20 Cards in this Set
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adversary (n)
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an enemy, opponent
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alienate (v)
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to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile
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artifice (n)
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a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill, trickery
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coerce (v)
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to compel, force
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craven (adj)/(n)
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cowardly/a coward
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culinary (adj)
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of or relating to cooking or to the kitchen
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delete (v)
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to erase, wipe out, cut out
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demise (n)
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a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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exhilarate (v)
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to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
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fallow (adj)
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unseeded or untilled; inactive
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harass (v)
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to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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inclement (adj)
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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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muse (v)
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to think in a dreamy way, ponder
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negligible (adj)
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so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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perpetuate (v)
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to make permanent or long lasting
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precedent (n)
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an example that may serve as the basis for imitation or later action
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punitive (adj)
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inflicting or aiming punishment
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redress (v)/(n)
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to set right, remedy/relief from wrong or injury
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sojourn (n)/(v)
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a temporary stay/to stay for a time
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urbane (adj)
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refined in a manner of style, suave
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