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1. Pollute






2. Belittle






3. Theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure






4. Sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool






5. Salary; payment for an office; compensation






6. Quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate






7. State of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element






8. Examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)






9. Able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market






10. Charming; attractive






11. Drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes






12. Force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die






13. Walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking






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






15. Very harmful; deadly; very destructive; Ex. pernicious effect/anemia






16. Soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper






17. Furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide






18. Surround






19. State of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age






20. Invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable






21. Deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach






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






23. Keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours); Ex. all-night vigil






24. Having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire






25. Science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in






26. Resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to






27. Refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state






28. Farewell or departure






29. Incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music






30. Flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.






31. Massive; impressively large; built as a monument






32. Get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate






33. Pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive






34. Lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid






35. Regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful






36. Accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes






37. Clear from blame or guilt






38. Hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress; Ex. repressed child; Ex. repress a laugh/rebellion






39. Social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.






40. Heat-producing; N. calorie






41. Step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark - design - or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used t






42. Pertaining to the moon






43. Indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive






44. Frustrate; perplex






45. Animal that ruminates; ADJ.






46. Distortion; burlesque






47. Lively






48. Deficient in intelligence; very stupid






49. Related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony






50. Preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)







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