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1. Calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days






2. Individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude - behavior - or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic






3. Leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest






4. Stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use






5. Infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.






6. Forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)






7. Signify; indicate; be a sign of






8. Act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive






9. Fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body






10. Fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large






11. Society ruled by the wealthy






12. Meal; feast; banquet






13. Causing nausea; feeling nausea






14. Abdominal






15. Irritable; easily angered






16. Deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked






17. Understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement






18. Unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.






19. Addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)






20. Questionable medicine; quack medicine; CF. our (remedy)






21. Flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation






22. Corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.






23. Delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory






24. Friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations






25. Settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)






26. Plundering; destruction






27. Warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.






28. Terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature






29. Exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress






30. Insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence






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






32. Belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic






33. Angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order






34. Drink greedily






35. Detest; hate






36. Mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic






37. Taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.






38. Pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism






39. Crude dwelling; shack






40. An assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias






41. Restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition






42. Cater to (the low desires of others)






43. Dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight






44. Impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude






45. Protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities






46. Light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch






47. Familiar with; having knowledge of






48. Disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward






49. Be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety.






50. Beg






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