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adversary
- (n.) an enemy, opponent
- synonyms: antagonist, rival, foe
- antonyms: friend, ally, supporter, confederate
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alienate
- (v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
- synonyms: separate, drive apart, estrange
- antonyms: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile
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artifice
- (n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
- synonyms: ruse, stratagem, contravice
- antonyms: (none)
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coerce
- (v.) to compel, force
- synonyms: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
- antonyms: persuade, cajole
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craven
- (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward
- synonyms: (adj.) fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
- antonyms: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant
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culinary
- (adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
- synonyms: (none)
- antonyms: (none)
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delete
- (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
- synonyms: remove, cancel, expunge
- antonyms: insert, add, retain, include
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demise
- (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
- synonyms: decease, passing away
- antonyms: birth, beginning, commencement
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exhilarate
- (n.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
- synonyms: stimulate, excite, gladden
- antonyms: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
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fallow
- (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-tellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed
- synonyms: (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant
- antonyms: (adj.) productive, fertile, prolific
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harass
- (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
- synonyms: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer
- antonyms: (none)
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inclement
- (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
- synonyms: blustery, tempestuout, implacable
- antonyms: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil
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muse
- (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
- synonyms: meditate, contemplate, daydream
- antonyms: (none)
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negligible
- (adj.) so unimportant that is can be disregarded
- synonyms: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
- antonyms: significant, crucial, momentous
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perpetuate
- (v.) to make permanent or long lasting
- synonyms: continue,preserve, prolong indefinitely
- antonyms: discontinue, abolish, abandon
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precedent
- (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
- synonyms:guide, tradition, model
- antonyms: (none)
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punitive
- (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
- synonyms: penalizing, retaliatory
- antonyms: (none)
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redress
- (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury
- synonyms: (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate
- antonyms: (none)
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sojourn
- (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) to stay for a time
- synonyms: (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay
- antonyms: (none)
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urbane
- (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
- synonyms: elegant
- antonyms: crude, uncouth, boorish
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