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1. Move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.






2. Fixed portion; V: distribute as rations






3. Anger at an injustice; Ex. righteous indignation; ADJ. indignant






4. Wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy






5. Prolong; lengthen in time; draw out






6. Domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor






7. Person administering capital punishment






8. Overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly






9. Border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety






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






11. Do drudgery; N: person who drudges






12. Smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners






13. Group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir






14. Science of law






15. Give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge






16. Anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash






17. Shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication; Ex. glimmer of hope






18. Esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener






19. Expand; swell out






20. Straightforward; direct; frank






21. Exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice






22. Supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child






23. Clearly different; clearly noticed






24. Gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon






25. Treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot






26. (of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent; Ex. haunted house; Ex. haunted by his last words; N: place much frequented






27. Issue forth; come out






28. Direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)






29. Wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost






30. Person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware






31. Tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid






32. Use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one's energy; CF. house holder






33. Please intensely; fill with rapture and delight






34. Pitiless; merciless; cruel






35. Soil; defile; make dirty






36. Line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot






37. Temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; Ex. The disease went into remission; Ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.






38. Harmony; agreement






39. Poverty






40. Authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental - nonbinding remark (something said in passing)






41. Less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger






42. State of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty






43. Clear beef (or meat) soup






44. Secure from corruption - attack - or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability






45. Questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition






46. Having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings






47. Providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident






48. Sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy






49. Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk






50. Sleep lightly; nap







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