1
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Amity
A
Friendship
2
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Castigate
A
Scold strongly
3
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Destitution
A
Hardship; poverty ; misery
4
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Expedient
A
Conventional; practical
5
Q
Incantation
A
Chant; invocation; prayer
6
Q
Lynch
A
Assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
7
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Overt
A
Obvious; not hidden
8
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Predicament
A
Dilemma; difficult situation
9
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Sanguine
A
Optimistic; cheerful
10
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Ubiquitous
A
Found everywhere; omnipresent
11
Q
Amorphous
A
Lacking in shape
12
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Catharsis
A
Purging of pent-up emotions
13
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Deter
A
Put off; prevent
14
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Expedite
A
Make faster
15
Q
Incarceration
A
Putting in prison
16
Q
Machinations
A
Plots and plans
17
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Overwrought
A
Worked up; in an emotional state
18
Q
Preeminent
A
Famous; outstanding
19
Q
Sardonic
A
Mocking
20
Q
Unalloyed
A
Undiluted; total
21
Q
Analgesic
A
Medicine to combat pain
22
Q
Caucus
A
Type of political meeting
23
Q
Deteriorate
A
Worsen; decline
24
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Exposition
A
Clear explanation
25
Incessant
Without stopping
26
Maelstrom
Whirlpool; storm in the ocean
27
Palatable
Good to eat; agreeable
28
Prerogative
Right or privilege
29
Savant
Person with knowledge
30
Unctuous
Oily; using excessive flattery
31
Analogous
Comparable
32
Caustic
Burning
33
Detrimental
Harmful
34
Extol
Praise
35
Incipient
Just beginning
36
Magnanimous
Generous; big hearted
37
Palisade
Fence made of posts
38
Prescient
Having fore-knowledge
39
Scale
To climb
40
Undermined
Damaged; attacked
41
Anarchy
Chaos; lack of government
42
Cavalcade
Procession of vehicles
43
Devoured
Greedily eaten/consumed
44
Extradite
Deport from one country back to the home country
45
Inclination
Tendency; a leaning toward
46
Magnate
Powerful business man
47
Palliative
A remedy that improves but doesn’t cure
48
Presentiment
A feeling that something might happen
49
Scapegoat
Person on whom blame is placed for faults of others
50
Underscore
Emphasise
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