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1. Continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent






2. Small church (in a prison - college - or hospital)






3. Violation (of a rule or regulation); breach






4. Related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship






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






6. Be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference






7. Evil spirit; devil






8. Secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)






9. Long-lasting hatred; bitterness; Ex. negotiation without rancor; ADJ. rancorous






10. Of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout






11. Home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.






12. Less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger






13. Meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork - ham - bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb






14. Postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of






15. Action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy






16. Legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws






17. Support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress






18. Daring; bold; N. audacity






19. Causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass






20. Protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest






21. State of being married






22. Clear from blame or guilt






23. Pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person






24. Records arranged in yearly parts; history






25. Hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state






26. Blessing






27. Children; offspring; descendants






28. Lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive






29. Clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel






30. Pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble






31. Place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.






32. Quality of being provident; divine care; god's care; Providence: god; Ex. It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there; ADJ. providential: of divine providence; fortunate






33. Diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself






34. Be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.






35. Blacken; defame






36. Wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping






37. Having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.






38. Push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive






39. Cure-all; panacea; something invigorating






40. (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial






41. Bugbear; object of baseless terror






42. Blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding






43. Pointed projecting part






44. Sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede; Ex. stampede before the price rises






45. Stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use






46. Unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious






47. Disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement






48. Curse; swearword






49. Upstart; newly rich person






50. Drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion






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