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| (n.) an enemy, opponent. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln held a series of debates with Stephen Douglas, his_________ in the contest for U.S. Senator from Illinois. | Adversary |
| (v.) to turn away, to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey. His bad manners and insufferable conceit ________ even those who were most inclined to judge him favorably. | Alienate |
| (n.) a skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick; clever skill; trickery. Magicians rely on sleight of hand and other forms of ________ to deceive their unsuspecting audiences. | Artifice |
| (v.) to compel, force. There are far more subtle ways of _______ a person into doing what you want than twisting his or her arm. | Coerce |
| (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward. Their _______ behavior at the first sign of danger wa a disgrace to the uniform they wore. | Craven |
| (adj.) of or related to cooking or to the kitchen. The full extent of my _________ skill is preparing scrambled eggs on toast. | Culinary |
| (v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out. I advise you to _______ from your statement all the words that people are likely to find personally offensive. | Delete |
| (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position. The _______ of an administration in the United States is never a crisis because a newly elected administration is waiting to take over. | Demise |
| (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to. At first we watched the game with relatively little emotion, but we became so ___________ by our team's strong comeback that we began to cheer loudly. | Exhilarate |
| (adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed. The deserted buildings and the fields lying _______ hinted at the troubles the farmers in the area were undergoing. | Fallow |
| (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attachs. the coach emphasized that the way to stop our opponent's passing game was to _______ their receivers and "blitz" their quarterback. | Harass |
| (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action. When the sonwstorm lasted into a second day, we listened attentively to the radio to find out if our school was among those closed because of the __________ weather. | Inclement |
| (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder. As he lay under the old apple tree, he began to ______ on the strange twists of fate that had led to the present situation. | Muse |
| (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded. Since both cars had virtually come to a halt by the time their bumpers met, the damage was ___________. | Negligible |
| (v.) to make permanent or long lasting. If we continue to elect unworthy people to public office, we will simply ____________ the evils that we have tried so hard to correct. | Perpetuate |
| (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action. When Grandfather stubbornly refused to eat his vegetables, he set a (n.) ___________ that was immediately followed by the children. | Precedent |
| (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment. Coach Groh took me off the starting team as a (n) ________ measure for missing two days of practice. | Punitive |
| (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury. When citizens feel that something is wrong, they have a right under the First Amendment to ask their government for a(n) ________ of grievances. | Redress |
| (n.) a temporary stay; (v) to stay for a time. When planning our trip to the Southwest, we made sure to set aside two days for a(n) _______ at the Grand Canyon. | Sojorn |
| (adj.)refined in manner or style, suave. David's charmingly _______ manner and keen wit made him a much sought-after guest at social gatherings. | Urbane |
