3rd Set Flashcards

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Alienate

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To turn away, to make indifferent or hostile, to transfer convey
Syn:Seperate, drive apart, estrange
Ant:Befriend, attract, captive, reconcile

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Adversary

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An enemy, opponent
Syn:Anatogonist, rival, foe
Ant:Friend, ally, supporter, confederate

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Artifice

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A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery.
Syn:Ruse, stratagem, contrivance

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Coerce

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To compel, force
Syn:Pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
Ant:Persuade, cajole

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Craven

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Cowardly
Syn:Fearful, faint hearted, pusillanimous
Ant:Brave, courageous, valiant

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Culinary

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Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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Delete

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To erase, wipe out, cut out
Syn:Remove, cancel, expunge
Ant:Insert, add, retain, include

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Demise

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A death, especially of a person in a lofty position
Syn:Decease, passing away
Ant:Birth, beginning, commencement

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Exhilarate

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To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
Syn:Stimulate, excite, gladden
Ant:Discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

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Fallow

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Plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow
Syn:Unproductive, inert, dormant
Ant:Productive, fertile, prolific

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Harass

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To disturb, worry, to trouble with repeated attacks

Syn:Annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

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Inclement

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Stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action
Syn:Blustery, tempestuous, implacable
Ant:Mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil

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Muse

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To think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Syn:Meditate, contemplate, daydream

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Negligible

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So unimportant it can be disregarded
Syn:Trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
Ant:Signifigant, crucial, momentous

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Perpetuate

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To make permanent or long lasting
Syn:Continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
Ant:Discontinue, abolish, abandon

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Precedent

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An example that may seem severe as a basis for imitation or later action
Syn:Guide, tradition, model

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Punitive

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Inflicting or aiming at punishment

Syn:Penalizing, retaliatory

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Redress

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To set right, remedy, relief from wrong or injury

Syn:Rectify, correct, mitigate

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Sojourn

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A temporary stay, to stay for a time

Syn:Visit, stopover, brief stay

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Urbane

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Refined in manner or style, suave
Syn:Elegant
Ant:Crude, uncouth, boorish