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1. Confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion






2. Impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate






3. Blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group - cause - or sex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin






4. (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output






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






6. Impending; near at hand






7. Medical condition in which the skin - the white part of the eyes - etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice - envy - or hostility; bias






8. Produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas






9. Foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome






10. Neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care






11. Excessively fat; N. obesity






12. Complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous






13. Loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging






14. Stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision






15. Meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V.






16. Take apart; disassemble






17. Reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $neq$ cause repulsion






18. Weaken (esp. through heat - hunger - illness); enfeeble






19. All-powerful; having unlimited power






20. Watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance






21. In feudalism - one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent






22. Strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end






23. Preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background






24. Seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)






25. Abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret






26. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






27. Ash-colored; deadly pale






28. Handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)






29. Spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity






30. Hard unpleasant work; menial work






31. Hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block






32. Topple; N.






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






34. Dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal






35. Show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of; Ex. His pictures exemplify that sort of painting.






36. Like a fox; crafty






37. Man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)






38. Social blunder






39. Disagreeably aggressive






40. Fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work






41. Anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude






42. Experienced






43. Arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension






44. Scarcity






45. A manually skilled worker






46. Long - eventful - adventurous journey






47. Ancestors






48. Calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene






49. Flexible; supple; pliable; V.






50. Masses of leaves; CF. defoliate







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