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1. Able to pay all depths; N. solvency






2. Possessing good health; healthful






3. Bring upon oneself






4. Retaliation






5. Person who keeps bees






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






7. Dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards






8. Talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate






9. Damnation; complete ruin; hell






10. Wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp






11. Fit or attack of pain - laughter - rage; sudden outburst






12. Defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous






13. Song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem






14. Cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea






15. Slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color; Ex. shades of meaning/grey






16. Begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural






17. Tending toward the center






18. Fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch






19. Pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis






20. Raised platform used in preaching (in a church)






21. Inflated; exaggerated






22. Having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible






23. Ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch






24. Daydream; abstracted musing






25. Soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body






26. Handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything






27. Show clearly






28. Attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard






29. Symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes






30. Serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober






31. Boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing






32. Shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit






33. Climate






34. Counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar






35. First in rank or importance; being first in time; original; Ex. man's primal innocence






36. Fail completely; sink; CF. flounder






37. Wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face






38. Of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers






39. The West






40. Poet






41. Government by a privileged few






42. Observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person - thing - or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength






43. Violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed






44. Regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful






45. Without an equal; single in kind






46. Remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge






47. Partly transparent






48. Mutually destructive






49. With reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.






50. Silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise






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