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1. Worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate






2. Complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil






3. Negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person






4. Sullen; gloomy; stubborn






5. Pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction






6. Forerunner; predecessor






7. Taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future






8. Period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial






9. Logical formula consisting of a major premise - a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument






10. Obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate






11. Worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous






12. Strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical






13. Nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong






14. Held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune






15. Ugly; unpleasant to look at






16. Sign or warning (of coming danger); Ex. threat of rain; V: express a threat; give warning of (something bad); Ex. The cloud threatens rain.






17. Lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless






18. Mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious






19. Elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house






20. Angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular






21. Beginning; in an early stage






22. Bee-keeping






23. Deprived of (something valuable); lacking






24. Speed of music






25. Bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave






26. Marked by vulgar lewd humor; wanton; profane; N. ribaldry: ribald language or joke






27. Contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron






28. Security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters






29. Smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent






30. Partnership; league; union of separate political parties






31. Large kettle






32. Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling






33. State of depression or melancholy; style of slow - mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)






34. (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?






35. Precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties






36. (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current






37. Slavish; cringing; N. servility






38. Defensive mound of earth






39. Carrion-eating birds






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






41. Belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet'e; ADJ. credulous






42. Tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant






43. The ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus






44. Group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests






45. Renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation






46. Of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony






47. Pertaining to passionate love or sexual love






48. Riddle; difficult problem






49. State of being immovable






50. Green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather







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