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1. Go down on one's knee(s)






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






3. Punishment; severe criticism or disapproval






4. Highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war






5. Approval






6. Cheat; hoodwink; swindle






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






8. Weaken (esp. through heat - hunger - illness); enfeeble






9. Features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line






10. Confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand






11. Participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)






12. Undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd






13. Utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.






14. Cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice






15. Underwater explosive apparatus; V.






16. Unavoidable






17. Evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth






18. Endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody






19. Staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient






20. Questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition






21. Tendency to keep together






22. Settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish






23. Judicial branch of government






24. Incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy






25. Falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth






26. Sailing vessel built for great speed






27. Luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth






28. Deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame






29. Marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares






30. Foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal






31. Exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy






32. Low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves)






33. Deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease - poison - or a severe blow






34. Willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'






35. Calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days






36. Furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide






37. Prove genuine






38. Not normal; not typical






39. Small boat






40. Suitable for drinking; drinkable






41. Assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress






42. Give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to; Ex. predispose people to certain cancer; N. predisposition






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






44. Large three-masted sailing ship






45. Temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.






46. Decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister - priest - or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination






47. Downward slope






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






49. Selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.






50. Explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue







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