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1. Confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data






2. Mental calmness






3. Resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity






4. Agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth






5. Great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant






6. One-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla






7. Assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor






8. Ancestors






9. Travel about selling (wares); CF. foot






10. Reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply






11. Unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky






12. Diligent; hard-working; N. industry






13. Calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days






14. Wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly






15. Opponent; enemy






16. One who spoils the pleasure of others






17. Raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm






18. Carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat






19. Compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands






20. Apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction






21. Unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste






22. Group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard






23. Introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.






24. Severe dizziness; giddiness






25. Right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory






26. Proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper






27. Inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person






28. Moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V.






29. Well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif






30. Collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse






31. White with age






32. Based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man






33. Prevent by taking action in advance






34. Provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.






35. Adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal






36. Oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress






37. Calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings






38. Increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph






39. Unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi






40. Block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter






41. Strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster






42. Comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop






43. Word considered offensive; Ex. 'bloody''






44. Suggest a meaning not expressed; signify






45. Disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity






46. Highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee






47. Strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends






48. Offensive in odor or flavor






49. Place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts






50. Double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous







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