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1. (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat






2. Sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism






3. Fair; impartial; OP. inequitable






4. That can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge






5. One of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo - opossum - wombat






6. Hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.






7. Quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)






8. Worsen; aggravate; embitter






9. Awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable






10. Make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib






11. Dummy; likeness of a person made of wood - paper - or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President






12. Made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick






13. Distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference






14. Affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech






15. Fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large






16. Calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings






17. Commit an offense; do (something wrong)






18. Crush or grind into very small particles






19. Condition or period of flowering






20. Of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge






21. Introduction (to a poem or play)






22. Pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor






23. Excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)






24. Fragment generally of broken pottery (glass - clay bowl - or cup)






25. Lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity






26. Postpone; delay or put off






27. Boastful; pompous






28. Useless; hopeless; ineffectual






29. Take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption






30. Huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel






31. Stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)






32. Prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking






33. Periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)






34. Pay for services






35. Call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God






36. One who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)






37. Wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid






38. Trembling; wavering






39. Light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch






40. Express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.






41. Departure (of a large number of people)






42. Devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms






43. Enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory






44. Grisly; horrible






45. Unerring; never making mistakes






46. Like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism






47. Brief and to the point; using few words; terse






48. Secure from corruption - attack - or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability






49. Countercharges; V. recriminate






50. Transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand






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