Definition
subject to whims or passing fancies
What is capricious?
A synonym for "cowardly"
What is craven?
An antonym for "teammate"
What is an adversary?
He almost never __________ from his usual routine.
What is deviate?
When George Washington refused to serve a third term as President, he set a(n) _______ for term lengths that lasted 150 years.
precedent
to bother
What is harass?
A synonym for "insignificant"
What is negligible?
An antonym for "pleasant"
What is inclement?
Dictators try to ________________ their subjects into obedience by threatening them or their families with punishment.
What is coerce?
If we do not take steps now to clear their names, we will be _____ an injustice that has already lasted far too long.
perpetuating
A brief stay or visit
What is a sojourn?
A synonym for "ruse"
What is artifice?
An antonym for "inhibit"
What is exhilarate?
An ____________ host puts guests at ease by appearing totally confident and unruffled no matter what happens.
What is urbane?
I gazed across the battlefield to see my ____________ in his full armor waiting for the chance to attack me.
What is adversary?
to force
What is coerce?
A synonym for "death"
What is demise?
An antonym for "rewarding"
What is punitive?
On my way to Oviedo, I had a brief ____________ in Madrid to see the famous city and taste all its culinary delights.
What is sojourn?
Only when the attempt to get the British government to ______ injustices proved unsuccessful did the American colonists resort to war.
What is redress?
to set right, remedy
What is redress?
A synonym for "estrange"
What is alienate?
An antonym for "cultivated"
What is fallow?
Sometimes we __________________ people who are different from us, but we should be open to including all kinds of people in our lives.
What is alienate?
It is all well to ______ on what might have been, but it is far better to take action to make good things happen.
What is muse?