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1. Only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent






2. Strong longing to travel






3. Picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.






4. Command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done






5. Brief - comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious






6. Lack of self-confidence or courage






7. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean






8. Epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink






9. Dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow






10. (animal - person - or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor






11. Summit; highest point; PL. vertices






12. Pointed projecting part






13. Maze






14. Decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister - priest - or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination






15. Favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign






16. Spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot






17. Flat mass of floating ice






18. Inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce






19. Able to produce a desired effect; valid






20. Program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket






21. Conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.






22. Boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious






23. Heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking






24. Profane; violate the sanctity of






25. Study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish






26. Impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism






27. Odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable






28. Severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter






29. (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief






30. Measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment






31. Difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity






32. Not harmonious; conflicting






33. Long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.






34. Blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval






35. Looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination






36. Stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality






37. Collect (gradually - in a very large amount)






38. Kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of






39. Lying below; fundamental






40. Forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic






41. Watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision






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






43. Mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness






44. In a state of rage; Ex. run amok






45. Work out carefully; add more detail or information; ADJ.






46. Causing nausea; feeling nausea






47. Plunder






48. Destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals






49. Belittle






50. (of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition







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