Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Adversary
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an enemy, oponent
2
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Alienate
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to make indifferent or hostile
3
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Artifice
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a skillful or ingenious device
4
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Coerce
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to force, pressure
5
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Craven
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adj. cowardly
6
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Culinary
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adj. of or related to cooking or kitchen
7
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Demise
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a death, a passing away
8
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Exhilerate
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to excite, make (someone) feel very happy
9
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Fallow
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adj. inactive, unproductive
10
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Harass
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to disturb, annoy
11
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Inclement
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adj. stormy, harsh (usually of weather)
12
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Liquidate
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to pay a debt, settle an account
13
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Muse
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to contemplate, ponder
14
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Negligible
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adj. trivial, insignificant
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Perpetuate
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to preserve, continue, prolong
16
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Precedent
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a prior model, guide for basis of imitation
17
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Punitive
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adj. penalizing, aiming at punishment
18
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Redress
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to correct, remedy
19
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Sojourn
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to stay for a time, to visit
20
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Urbane
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adj. elegant, suave
