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1. Of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary






2. Seriousness; gravity






3. Boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing






4. Not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question






5. Skillful (in using mind or hand)






6. Lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned






7. Flashy; showy






8. Appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged - indistinct - or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth






9. Pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform






10. Irregularity






11. Assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude






12. Travel about selling (wares); CF. foot






13. Having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing






14. Frighten; N. intimidation






15. Violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things






16. Basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated






17. Slow up; loosen; make or become slack






18. Someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat






19. A covered passageway usually lined with shops






20. Increase






21. Enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor






22. Curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering; Ex. quizzical glance






23. Outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent






24. Disapproval; condemnation






25. Switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track






26. Harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity; Ex. behave in conformity with; V. conform: be similar; act in agreement; comply; Ex. conform to the rule; CF. conformance






27. Animal - plant - or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole






28. Charlatan; boastful pretender






29. Groom oneself with care; adorn oneself






30. Growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete






31. Being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior






32. Serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.






33. Terrorize; intimidate






34. Target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize; Ex. Cats prey on mice.






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






36. Something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating






37. Guess; N.






38. Practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism






39. Very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul






40. Rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse






41. Hairstyle






42. Confirm; support; strengthen






43. Oddity; idiosyncrasy






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






45. Balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity






46. Exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm






47. Study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation






48. Slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent






49. Faithless lover; flirt






50. Enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit







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