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1. Place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come






2. Changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless






3. Obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated






4. Favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew






5. Merriment; laughter






6. Run away secretly with the intention of getting married






7. Determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly






8. Examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny






9. Private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston






10. Platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement






11. Charlatan; boastful pretender






12. Practical; able to be carried out; practicable






13. Liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance






14. Use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals






15. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly






16. Everlasting






17. Evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate






18. Operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people - forces - etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative






19. Seriousness; ADJ. grave






20. Arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws - rules - established social customs






21. Portray






22. Clearly different; clearly noticed






23. Commonplace; trite






24. Element; ingredient






25. Attractive (in personality or appearance)






26. Proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper






27. Purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire






28. Move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful






29. Respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige






30. Dead; no longer in use or existence






31. In name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint






32. Inclined to form factions; causing dissension






33. Goblet; consecrated cup






34. Division of animals or plants - below a family and above a species






35. Lawyer in the lower court of law






36. Furthest behind; farthest to the rear






37. Widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people






38. Mutually destructive






39. Fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral






40. Tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder






41. Join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.






42. Created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute; Ex. statutory age limit






43. Lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion






44. Fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility






45. Think over; ponder






46. Someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis






47. Resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man






48. Point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization






49. Fearless






50. Deprived of (something valuable); lacking







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