Definitions 3 Flashcards

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Alienate

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To turn away, to make indifferent or hostile

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2
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Artifice

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A skillful device

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3
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Coerce

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To compel, force

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4
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Craven

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Cowardly, a coward

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5
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Delete

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To erase, wipe out

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6
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Demise

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A death

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7
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Exhilarate

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To excite, give cheer and liveliness

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8
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Fellow

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Plowed but not seeded, to plow but not seed

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9
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Harass

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To disturb, worry

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10
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Inclement

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Stormy, harsh

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11
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Negligible

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So unimportant that it can be disregarded

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12
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Perpetuate

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To make permanent or long lasting

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13
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Precedent

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An example that may serve as a basis for an action

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14
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Punitive

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Inflicting or aiming at punishment

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15
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Redress

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To set right, get revenge

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16
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Sojourn

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A temporary stay

17
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Adversary

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Opponent