 | Term | Definition |
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adversary |
an enemy, opponent |
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alienate |
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey |
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artifice |
a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery |
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coerce |
to compel, force |
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craven |
cowardly; a coward |
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culinary |
of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
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delete |
to erase, wipe out, cut out |
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demise |
a death, especially of a person in a lofty position |
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exhilarate |
to enliven, cheer, give spirit, or liveliness to |
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fallow |
plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed |
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harass |
to disturb, worry; to trouble by repated attacks |
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inclement |
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action |
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muse |
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder |
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negligible |
so unimportant that it can be disregarded |
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perpetuate |
to make permanent or long lasting |
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precedent |
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action |
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punitive |
inflicting or aiming at punishment |
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redress |
to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury |
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sojourn |
a temporary stay; to stay for a time |
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urbane |
refined in manner or style, suave |
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