POW adversary adversative adverse against alien antagonistic anti antipathetic antithetic argue into argument argumentum aye beat beguile of bilk bone bring over bring round bring to reason bunco burn cageling captivate captive case chain gang charm cheat chisel chouse chouse out of clashing cog cog the dice commit to memory competitive conflicting cons consideration contemplate contradictory contrary convict convince counter cozen crib cross defraud detenu diddle dig disaccordant disappointed disapprobatory disapproving discontented disenchanted disgruntled disillusioned displeased dissatisfied dissentient dissenting do in do out of draw over drill elenchus elucubrate enemy euchre ex-convict examine finagle flam fleece flimflam fob fractious fudge gain gain over gaolbird get by heart get letter-perfect go over gouge grind gull gyp have have by heart hocus hocus-pocus hook hook in hostile ignoratio elenchi indignant inimical interest internee jailbird know by heart learn by heart learn verbatim lifer low lucubrate memorize mulct nay negative no noncooperative obstinate opponent opposed opposing opposite oppositional oppositive oppugnant outtalk overthwart pack the deal parolee parrot persuade peruse perverse pigeon plaidoyer plea pleading plunge into political prisoner poor pore over practice practice fraud upon prevail on prevail upon prevail with prisoner prisoner of war pro pros pros and cons read reason recalcitrant recite refractory refutation regard studiously repeat repeat by heart repugnant restudy review rival rook scam screw sell sell gold bricks sell one on shave shortchange side special pleading stack the cards stick sting stir bird study sway swindle swot swot up take a dive talk into talk over talking point the affirmative the negative thimblerig throw a fight ticket-of-leave man ticket-of-leaver trusty turned-off unappreciative unapproving uncomplimentary uncooperative unfavorable unfriendly unhappy unpropitious vet victimize wade through wangle wangle into wear down win win over