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1. Blocked path - dilemma with no solution - cul-de-sac - deadlock - stalemate
lavish
impasse
prudence
esoteric
2. To attack or assault - beset
erratic
affected
assail
panache
3. Absolute - certain - explicit - categorical
unequivocal
enigma
leery
proliferate
4. Sway/dither/flutter/fluctuate
gregarious
lucid
arbitrate
vacillate
5. A firmly held opinion - especially a religious belief
lavish
dogma
pungent
vestige
6. Impossible to see through - preventing the passage of light - obscure
grovel
acme
rhetoric
opaque
7. Equivalent to - alike - parallel
abyss
wraith
analogous
convoluted
8. Consistent/uniform in composition/ opposite of heterogeneous
alleviate
burnish
terrestrial
homogenous
9. Excess
luminous
plethora
polemic
antagonize
10. Flamboyant/verve/dash
panache
dirge
antagonize
boor
11. Submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
deference
judicious
permeate
frugality
12. Suffused with light: luminous - clear to the understanding: intelligible - sane. Ex - His ... history of this grim subject is scrupulously accurate - so far as I am able to judge ...
lucid
embellish
permeate
terrestrial
13. Pretentious/grandiloquent/pompous
overwrought
bombastic
aerie
eloquent
14. Coalesce - fuse
ingenuous
imbue
repudiate
amalgamate
15. Cooperation - mutual helpfulness - interdependence
tome
symbiosis
opaque
judicious
16. Not apparent/dormant/quiescent/inert like hidden energy
tirade
monotony
invective
latent
17. To grow together and form a single whole - amalgamate - fuse - condense
luminous
surly
dilettante
coalesce
18. To expand like a woman in labor
rhetoric
nuance
Dilate
bombastic
19. Extreme devotion/frenzied/zealous
insurrection
archaic
unequivocal
Fanatical
20. Commonplace - everyday occurrence - banal
gullible
quotidian
terrestrial
intransigent
21. Bell tower - room where bell is hung - steeple - spire
arbitrary
belfry
insurrection
symbiosis
22. Set fire/excite
sentient
kindle
pariah
enigma
23. Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous
disparate
unconscionable
deference
polemic
24. Speak - plead - or argue in favour of
acme
advocate
nascent
terrestrial
25. Dictatorial in one's opinion - imperious
dogmatic
connoisseur
unconscionable
naiive
26. Rude and bad-tempered - grumpy
surly
apathy
impervious
discern
27. Book - usually large and academic
tome
imbue
listless
placate
28. Coming into being; in early developmental stages
austere
nascent
deference
itinerant
29. Tolerant - broad-minded
embellish
veracity
liberal
advocate
30. Intricate and complicated - byzantine - labyrinthine - tangled
impasse
Fanatical
convoluted
tangential
31. Old/antique/bygone/stale
archaic
stigma
impasse
coalesce
32. Tending to be thrifty or cheap - prudence - sparing - parsimony
dilettante
repose
frugality
liberal
33. Finely sensitive to feelings or in perception. Ex - ... of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
paradox
sentient
erratic
esoteric
34. A woman making a debut in high society/lady
deface
larceny
adulterate
debutante
35. Using an inoffensive word instead of an offensive one
grievous
gestation
Euphemism
eulogy
36. Plastic/phony/pretentious
nuance
arbitrary
stigma
affected
37. Clever - deceptive
ingenuous
eloquent
wily
pristine
38. Point of culmination/ pinnacle/ acme
zenith
zeal
embellish
vestige
39. Extremely generous or extravagant - exuberant - opulent - prodigal - profuse - bombastic
impasse
obstinate
philantropy
lavish
40. Bourgeois/ vulgarian/ boor/ materialistic not appreciating artistic or intellectual value
jargon
vacillate
philistine
symbiosis
41. Altruism/ charity
philistine
jargon
philantropy
repudiate
42. Something bringing change to something else indirectly - impetus - goad - stimulant
plucky
ingratiate
chaos
catalyst
43. Frolicsome/ playful
tome
abstain
sportive
burnish
44. Brilliant/glowing
luminous
intransigent
kindle
slake
45. To taint or tarnish - besmirch - defile
jargon
sully
Amulet
convoluted
46. Speech in praise of someone - laud - extol - commend
austere
larceny
transitory
eulogy
47. Using or showing good judgment - wise - sensible
liberal
paradox
burnish
judicious
48. Influence or domination over
Amulet
whimsical
alleviate
hegemony
49. The highest point (of something) - zenith - pinnacle
alleviate
Amulet
acme
dirge
50. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
unconscionable
dirge
Keen
deference
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