Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Adversary

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an enemy, oponent

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Alienate

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to make indifferent or hostile

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Artifice

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a skillful or ingenious device

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Coerce

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to force, pressure

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Craven

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adj. cowardly

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Culinary

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adj. of or related to cooking or kitchen

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Demise

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a death, a passing away

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Exhilerate

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to excite, make (someone) feel very happy

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Fallow

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adj. inactive, unproductive

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Harass

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to disturb, annoy

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Inclement

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adj. stormy, harsh (usually of weather)

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Liquidate

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to pay a debt, settle an account

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Muse

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to contemplate, ponder

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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

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Precedent

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a prior model, guide for basis of imitation

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Punitive

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adj. penalizing, aiming at punishment

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Redress

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to correct, remedy

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Sojourn

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to stay for a time, to visit

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Urbane

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adj. elegant, suave