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1. Sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents






2. Of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal






3. Small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble






4. Pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire






5. Control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height






6. One who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork






7. Lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts - not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose






8. Very bad; detestable






9. Pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively






10. Support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify






11. Make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression






12. Mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my capacity as president






13. Partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow






14. Unattractive






15. Able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination






16. Ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman






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






18. Difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma






19. Nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.






20. Skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness






21. Admit fresh air into to replace stale air






22. Used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease






23. Weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man






24. Bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; CF. gall bladder






25. Very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end






26. Secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage






27. Live together






28. Melted; Ex. molten lava






29. Keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours); Ex. all-night vigil






30. Ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest






31. Insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash






32. Joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous






33. Worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate






34. Assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage






35. Cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart






36. Moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby






37. Outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent






38. Sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand






39. Serious speech - writing - or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.






40. Come or bring together; call up or summon (forces - vital powers - etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering






41. Drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action






42. (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing - esp. from one lover to another; impulsive






43. Trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.






44. Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.






45. Positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination






46. Chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with






47. Outward sign; Ex. a token of our gratitude






48. Small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests






49. Natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation






50. Glass water bottle; decanter







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