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Adversary Def. and P/s

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(n) An enemy, opponent

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Adversary Pro

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ad’- versary

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Adversary Syn. and Ant.

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S: Antagonist, rival, foe
A: Friend, ally, supporter, confederate

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Alienate Def. and P/S

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(v) To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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Alienate Pro

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a’ lienate

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Alienate Syn. and Ant.

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S: Separate, drive apart, estrange
A: Befriend attract, captivate, reconcile

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Artifice Def. and P/s

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(n) A skillful or ingenious device; a clever skill; trikery

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Artifice pro

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ar’ tifice

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Artifice Syn.

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Ruse, stratagem, contrivance

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Coerce Def. and p/s

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(v) To compel, force

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Coerce Pro.*

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co-erce’

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Coerce Syn. and Ant.

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S: Pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
A: Persuade, cajole

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Craven Def. and p/s (2)

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(adj) cowardly; (n) a coward

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Craven Pro

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cra’ ven

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Craven Syn. and Ant.

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fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous

brave courageous, valient

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Culinary Def. and P/s

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(adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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Culinary Pro

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cu’ linary

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Delete Def. and P/s

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(v) to erase, wipe out, cut out

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Delete Pro

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de-lete’

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Delete Syn. and Ant.

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S: remove, cancel, expunge
A: insert, add, retain, include

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Demise Def. and P/s

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(n) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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Demise Pro

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de-mise’

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Demise Syn and Ant.

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S: decease, passing away
A: birth, beginning, commencement

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Exhilarate Def. and P/s

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(v) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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Exhilarate Pro*

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ex-hil’-a-rate

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Exhilarate Syn and Ant

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S: stimulate, excite, gladden
A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit

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Fallow Def. and P/S

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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n) land left unseeded; (v) to plow but not seeded

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Fallow Pro

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fal’-low

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Fallow Syn and Ant

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S: unproductive, inert, dormant
A: productive, fertile, prolific

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Harass Def and P/s

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(v) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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Harass Pro

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Ha-rass’

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Harass Syn and Ant

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S: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
A: leave alone, leave in peace

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Inclement Def and P/s

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(adj) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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Inclement Pro

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in-clem’-ent

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Inclement Syn and Ant

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S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
A: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil

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Muse Def and P/s

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(v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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Muse Syn and Ant

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S: meditate, contemplate, daydream

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Negligible Def and P/s

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(adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Negligible Syn and Ant

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S: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
A: significant, crucial, momentous

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Perpetuate Def and P/s

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(v) to make permanent or long lasting

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Perpetuate Pro

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per-pet’u-ate

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Negligible Pro

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neg’-li-gi-ble

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Perpetuate Syn and Ant

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S: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
A: discountinue, abolish, abandon

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Precedent Def and P/S

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(n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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Precedent Pro

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prec’-e-dent

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Precedent Syn

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S: guide, tradition, model

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Punitive Def and P/s

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(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment

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Punitive Pro*

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pu’-ni-tive

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Punitive Syn

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S: penalizing, retaliatory

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Redress Def and P/s

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(v) to set right, remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury

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redress pro*

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re-dress’

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redress syn

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S: rectify, correct, mitigate

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sojourn def. and p/s

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(n) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time

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sojourn pro

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so’-journ

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sojourn syn

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S: visit, stopover, brief stay

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urbane def. and p/s

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(adj) refined in manner or style, suave

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urbane pro

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ur-bane’

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urbane syn and ant

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S: elegant
A: crude, uncouth, boorish

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