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Adversary
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An enemy, opponent
[s] antagonist, rival, foe
[a] friend, ally, supporter, confederate
ad'ver ser e
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Alienate
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To turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
[s] separate, drive apart, estrange
[a] befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
a'le e nat
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Artifice
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A skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill
[s] ruse, stratagerm, contrivance
ar' te fis
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Coerce
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To compel, force
[s] pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
[a] persuade, cajole
ko ers'
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Craven
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Cowardly; coward
[s] fearful, feint hearted, pusillanimous
[a] brave, courageous, valiant
kra' ven
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Culinary
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Cooking or kitchen
kyu'le ner e
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Delete
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To erase, wipe out completely, cut off
[s] remove, cancel, expunge
[a] insert, add, retain, include
di let'
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Demise
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Death, especially a person in a lofty position
[s] deceit, past away
[a] birth, beginning, commencement
de miz'
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Exhilirate
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To enliven, cheer, give spirit or livlieness to
[s] stimulate, excite, gladden
[a] discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
eg zil' e rat
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Fallow
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Plowed, but not seeded; inactive, reddish yellow, land left unseeded, to plow but not seed
[s] unproductive, inert, dormant
[a] productive, fertile, prolific
fal' o
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Harass
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To disturb, worry, to trouble by repeated attacks
[s] annoy, pester, bedevil, beliger
he ras'
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Inclement
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Stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action
[s] blustery, tempestuous, implacible
[a] mild, gentile, balmy, tranquil
in klem' ent
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Muse
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To think about in a dremy way, ponder
[s] meditate, contemplate, daydream
myuze
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Negligible
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So unimportant that it can be disregarded
[s] trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
[a] significant, crucial, momentus
neg' li gable
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Perpetuate
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To make permanent or long lasting
[s] continue, preserve, prolong indefinently
[a] discontinue, abolish,abandon
per pech' u at
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