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3vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adversary | (n.) an enemy opponent Synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe Antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
| Allenate | (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey Synonyms: separate, drive apart, estrange Antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile |
| artifice | (n.) a skillful or ingenious device ; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery Synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
| coerce | (v.) to compel, force Synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain Antonyms: persuade, cajole |
| craven | (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward Synonyms: (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous Antonyms: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant |
| culinary | (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen |
| delete | (v.) to erase, wipe out , cut out Synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge Antonyms: insert, add, retain, include |
| demise | (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position Synonyms: decease, passing away Antonyms: birth, beginning, commencement |
| exhilarate | (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to Synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden Antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
| fallow | (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish- yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed Synonyms: (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant Antonyms: (adj.) productive, fertile, prolific |
| harass | (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks Synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
| inclement | (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe, in attitude or action Synonyms: blustery, tempestuous, implacable Antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
| muse | (v.) to think about in a dream way, ponder Synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream |
| negligible | (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded Synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant Antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous |
| perpetuate | (v.) to make permanent or long lasting Synonyms: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely Antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon |
| precedent | (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action Synonyms: guide, tradition, model |
| punitive | (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment Synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory |
| redress | (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury Synonyms: (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate |
| sojourn | (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time Synonyms: (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay |
| urbane | (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave Synonyms: elegant Antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish |
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