1. adversary (n.) an enemy, opponent S: antagonist, rival, foe
A: friend, ally, supporter, confederate

2. alienate
(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
S: separate, drive apart, estrange
A: friend, ally, supporter, confederate

3. artifice
(n.) a skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
S: ruse, stratagem, contrivance

4. coerce (v.) to compel, force S: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
A: persuade, cajole

5. craven (adj.) cowardly; (n.) a coward
S: fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous
A: brave, courageous, valiant

6. culinary
(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

7. demise (n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
S: decease, passing away; downfall
A: birth, beginning, commencement

8. exhilarate (v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
S: stimulate, excite, gladden
A: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit
Loser

9. fallow
(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) to plow but not seed
S: unproductive, inert, dormant
A: productive, fertile, prolific

10. harass (v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
S: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer

11. inclement (adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
S: blustery, tempestuous, implacable
A: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil

12. muse (v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
S: meditate, contemplate, daydream

13. negligible (adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
S: trivial inconsequential, insignificant
A: significant, crucial, momentous

14. perpetuate (v.) to make permanent or long lasting
S: continue, preserve, prolong, indefinitely
A: discontinue, abolish, abandon

15. precedent
(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
S: guide, tradition, model

16. punitive (adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
S: penalizing, retaliatory

17. redress (v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury
S: rectify, correct, mitigate

18. sojourn (n.) a temporary stay; (v.) stay for a time
S: visit, stopover, brief, stay

19. urbane (adj.) refined in manner or style, suave S: elegant
A: crude, uncouth, boorish