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1. Reverse the order or position of






2. Cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue






3. Pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich






4. Final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained

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5. Wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress






6. Horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty






7. Beginning; origin






8. Thriftless; not providing for the future






9. Deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.






10. Straightforward; direct; frank






11. Disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend






12. 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern






13. Put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more






14. Witty thought or saying - usually short






15. Suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)






16. Standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate






17. Readily acting in accordance with a rule - order - or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements






18. Without deceit






19. Serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.






20. Self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret; Ex. confidence in your ability; Ex. I'm telling you






21. Intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between






22. Climate






23. Joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter






24. Scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible






25. Opponent; enemy






26. Husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship






27. Analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)






28. Read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid






29. Imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists






30. Animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside






31. Poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence






32. Pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform






33. Disaster; misery






34. Small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel






35. Uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility






36. Given to(having a tendency of) joking






37. Substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia






38. Able to walk






39. Loss of memory






40. Substance causing vomiting; ADJ.






41. Remedy; compensation; Ex. seek redress for the damage to your car; V: put right; remedy or rectify (a wrong); make amends for






42. Do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two grou






43. Conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)






44. Fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell






45. Bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization; Ex. come to/be brought to fruition






46. Strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated; Ex. incandescent light bulb; CF. candle






47. Dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants






48. Shy and reserved (of a person); modest; Ex. her retiring personality






49. Flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved






50. Act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)







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