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    Master this deck with 60 terms through effective study methods.

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    adversary

    an enemy, opponent

    alienate

    to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

    artifice

    a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery

    coerce

    to compel, force

    craven

    cowardly

    culinary

    of or related to cooking or the kitchen

    demise

    a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

    exhilarate

    to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

    fallow

    plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed

    harass

    to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

    inclement

    stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

    liguidate

    to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

    muse

    to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

    negligible

    so unimportant that it can be disregarded

    perpetuate

    to make permanent or long lasting

    precedent

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

    punitive

    inflicting or aiming at punishment

    redress

    to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury

    sojourn

    a temporary stay; to stay for a time

    urbane

    (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave SYNONYMS: elegant ANTONYMS: crude, uncouth, boorish

    affiliated

    associated, connected

    ascertain

    to find out

    attainment

    an accomplishment, the act of achieving

    bequeath

    to give or pass on as an inheritance

    cogent

    forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

    converge

    to move toward one point, approach nearer together

    disperse

    to scatter, spread far and wide

    esteem

    to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

    expunge

    to erase, obliterate, destroy

    finite

    having limits; lasting for a limited time

    invulnerable

    not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

    malevolent

    spiteful, showing ill will

    nonchalant

    cool and confident, unconcerned

    omniscient

    knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

    panacea

    a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

    scrupulous

    exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

    skulk

    to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

    supercilious

    proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

    uncanny

    strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

    venial

    easily excused; pardonable

    acede

    to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

    brandish

    to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

    comprise

    to include or contain; to be made up of

    deft

    skillful, nimble

    destitute

    deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

    explicit

    definite, clearly stated

    extirprate

    to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

    inopportune

    coming at a bad time; not appropriate

    ironic

    (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

    musty

    stale, moldy; out-of-date

    officious

    meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

    ominous

    unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

    pinnacle

    a high peak or point

    premeditated

    considered beforehand, deliberately planned

    rampant

    growing without check, running wild

    solace

    comfort, relief

    stately

    dignified, majestic

    supple

    bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

    suppress

    to stop by force, put down

    venal

    open to or marked by bribery or corruption