Word

Definition

Synonym

adversary

An enemy, opponent

Antagonist, foe

alienate

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

Separate, drive apart, estrange

artifice

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

Ruse, stratagem, contrivance

coerce

To compel, force

Pressure, bully, constrain

craven

(adj.) cowardly

(noun) coward

Fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous 

culinary

Of or related to cooking or the kitchen

cooking

demise

A death, especially of a person in a lofty position

Decease, passing away

exhilarate

To enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

Stimulate, excite, gladden

fallow

(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow

(noun) land left unseeded

(verb) to plow but not seed

Unproductive, dormant

harass

To disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

Annoy, bedevil, beleaguer

inclement

Stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

Blustery, tempestuous, implacable

liquidate

To pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate

Reconcile, pay, cancel, exterminate

muse

To think about in a dreamy way, ponder

Contemplate, daydream

negligible

So unimportant that it can be disregarded 

Trivial, inconsequential, insignificant

perpetuate

To make permanent or long lasting

Continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely

precedent

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

Guide, tradition, model

punitive

Inflicting or aiming at punishment

Penalizing, retaliatory

redress

(verb) to set right, remedy 

(noun) relief from wrong or injury

Correct, mitigate

sojourn

(noun) a temporary stay

(verb) to stay for a time

Visit, brief stay

urbane

Refined in manner or style, suave

Elegant. 

Word

Definition

Synonym

affiliated

Associated, connected

Attached, related, joined

ascertain

To find out

Discover, establish

attainment

An accomplishment, the act of achieving 

achievement , fulfillment

bequeath

To give or pass on as an inheritance

Transmit, bestow

cogent

Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Persuasive, compelling

converge

To move toward one point, approach nearer together

Meet, unite, intersect, merge

disperse

To scatter, spread far and wide

Break up, dispel

esteem

(verb) to regard highly

(noun) a highly favorable opinion or judgment

Respect, honor, revere

expunge

To erase, obliterate, destroy

Efface, annihilate

finite

Having limits; lasting for a long time

Bounded, measureable

invulnerable

Not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

Impregnable, impervious, immune

malevolent

Spiteful, showing ill will

Malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

nonchalant

Cool and confident, unconcerned 

Composed, unruffled, blasé

omniscient

Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Wise, all-knowing

panacea

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

Universal cure

scrupulous

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

Painstaking, meticulous, conscientious 

skulk

To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

Lurk, slink, prowl

supercilious

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

Snobbish, patronizing, overbearing 

uncanny

Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

Inexplicable, spooky

venial

Easily excused; pardonable

Excusable, forgiveable