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1. Tentative; temporary






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






3. Dig out of the ground; remove from a grave






4. Long life; long duration






5. Lie down






6. Unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause






7. Morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.






8. Soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to






9. Grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation






10. Excessively fat; N. obesity






11. Unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke






12. Separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement






13. Smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint






14. Make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president






15. Scatter; drive away; cause to vanish






16. V-shaped cut in a surface; V.






17. Grandiloquent - pompous speech






18. Suffering; ordeal; distress; trial






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






20. Pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)






21. Brave and successful act; deed or action - particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean






22. Life after death; later part of one's life






23. Embarrass






24. Tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral - disaster - etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.






25. Being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done






26. Pithy - compact saying






27. So high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax






28. Perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning






29. Irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path






30. Unavoidable






31. Surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge






32. Changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; Ex. volatile character/situation in the street






33. Entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism






34. Back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland






35. Rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents






36. Arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension






37. Ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N.






38. Yearly allowance






39. Disown; disavow; deny






40. Charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility






41. Minor fight; minor battle in war; V.






42. Ancestors






43. Irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety






44. Accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence






45. Having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted






46. (animal - person - or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor






47. Keep as precious; cherish






48. Pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains






49. Strong longing to travel






50. Physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics







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