| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adversary | He looked into the eyes of his _______, and realized that deep in his heart, he pitied the man he had hated for so long. |
| alienate | If you keep treating people this way, you're bound to ______ yourself from friends. |
| artifice | A hairpin makes a nice _______ when trying to pick the lock on the bathroom door. |
| coerce | Even though there was a gun being held to his head, he refused to be ________ into joining their forces. |
| craven | Just because she doesn't want to join in your fight doesn't make her a __________. |
| culinary | How many years do you the chef spent in _________ school? |
| delete | When I realized that I had just ___________ my entire essay, nobody blamed me for crying. |
| demise | Seeing that the American flag was only raised halfway on the flagpole, I wondered what political leader had met his or her _________. |
| exhilarate | The new rollercoaster proved to be an ___________ ride: that would explain the long line. |
| fallow | The fields of the farm were __________, there was no use planting when the soil was worthless. |
| harass | ___________ is against our school policy, so I would report that boy to a teacher. |
| inclement | I can't say I didn't see this coming, but the punishment you were given was little ________. |
| muse | She ________ about the possibility of meeting someone at the formal dance. |
| negligible | Although the spot on the shirt was ____________, the store gave me a discount anyhow. |
| perpetuate | I want to ____________ and preserve this family tradition so that my children can experience it too. |
| precedent | Because you're the oldest sister, your actions set a __________ for your siblings. |
| punitive | The principal's remarks were ___________, but the young boy did not seem bothered by them in the least. |
| redress | Montressor claims that he has tried to _________ his 'wounds' from Fortunado, but to no avail. |
| sojourn | When my friend took her _______ in Egypt, a man actually proposed to her! |
| urbane | She thought that buying the more expensive clothing made her appear more ___________. |
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