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1. Artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road






2. Clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)






3. Tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?






4. Stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.






5. Persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion






6. Powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power






7. Petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble






8. Shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly; Ex. jostled by the crowds






9. Unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.






10. Minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting






11. Confuse thoroughly






12. One who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work






13. Fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce






14. Gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold






15. (of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. raucous shouts






16. Commit an offense; do (something wrong)






17. Pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial






18. Drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment)






19. Sustaining; means of livelihood - support - food - nourishment; something that maintains life; food






20. Long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.






21. Enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand






22. Hint; slight indication






23. Speed






24. Take pleasure in great comfort






25. Abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus






26. Detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)






27. Angry; CF. ire: anger; wrath






28. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom






29. Marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny






30. Black volcanic rock






31. Scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible






32. New or newly coined word or phrase






33. Exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality






34. Short speech at conclusion of dramatic work






35. Large sled drawn by work animals






36. Style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine






37. Envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.






38. Operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio






39. Promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise






40. Withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief






41. Hidden danger; concealed trap






42. Boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work






43. Not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V.






44. In love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love






45. Related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration






46. Concerning the sense of smell






47. Seriousness; ADJ. grave






48. Block or hinder; baffle; frustrate






49. Pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; Ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; Ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; N. large sieve (separating earth from stone)






50. Physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place







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