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unit 3
20
Literature
Not Applicable
10/04/2005

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Term
adversary
Definition
an enemy, opponent

s: rival
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alienate
Definition
to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

s: driven apart
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artifice
Definition
a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

s: ruse
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coerce
Definition
to compel, force

s: intimidate
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craven
Definition
cowardly; a coward

s: fearful
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culinary
Definition
of or related to cooking or the kitchen

s: cooking
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delete
Definition
to erase, wipe out, cut out

s: removed
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demise
Definition
a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

s: decrease
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exhilarate
Definition
to enliven, cheer, give spirit or livliness to

s: excited
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fallow
Definition
plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

s: unproductive
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harass
Definition
to disturv, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

s: pestered
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inclement
Definition
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

s: blustery
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muse
Definition
to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

s: meditate
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negligible
Definition
so unimportant that it can be disregarded

s: trivial
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perpetuate
Definition
to make permanent or long lasting

s: continue
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precedent
Definition
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

s: model
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punitive
Definition
inflicting or aiming at punishment

s: retaliatory
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redress
Definition
to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

s: rectify
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sojourn
Definition
a temporary stay; to stay for a time

s: stopover
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urbane
Definition
refined in manner or style, suave

s: elegant
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