Elite A 626-750

commencement; beginning; origin

a stupid, clumsy person

the worst part; the sediment in a liquid

perfectly clean

characterized by secretive behavior

to have as an opinion; to consider

to cause to occur by pressure; to force

not decent or proper

to teach or impress by frequent repetition; to instill

living or existing at the very beginning

a building; architectural monument

common

lacking an essential quality; inadequate in amount or degree

very thorough; careful

something needed and wanted

very harmful or destructive

noisily and stubbornly defiant

highly, oft. excessively decorated

laziness

polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered

to mix up or lump together indiscriminately; to confuse

to send forth; to come forth

to rule over arbitrarily or tyrannically

having a dirty or lowly appearance

one devoted to luxury

one who is extremely poor, esp. one living on public charity

to smile in a self-satisfied or artificial way

paistaking and steady

a fight or brawl

rude

to stop something from reaching its inteded destination

to restrict by imprisonment; to keep in prison

a living place that is very filthy and dirty

formation of an idea in the mind; the start of pregnancy

to handle badly; to botch or mess up

one who spends money wastefully

characterized by doing good

a speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died

boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent

to refer to or quote

excessively arrogant; overbearing

to corrupt; to desecrate or sully

utter disorder

a female horse

complete disorder

dull-witted; unrefined

a calculated, risky opening move

beginning to appear or be noticed

one who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much

to gather bit by bit

to suppress completely

very plentiful

giving or pouring forth freely; generous

to push something into motion

unselfish; benevolent; caring more for others than oneself

one who helps and supports others

an excess

casual, disdainful

a sudden convulsion or outburst; a fit

stern and humorless; silently ill-humored

one who eats too much

a kind, or type

established for a long time; habitual

having no comparison or pity

legally obligated; likely

to give freedom; to set loose

brief in speech; using few words

to agree

a rich or powerful person

to deprive something of value

showing discretion and careful judgment

to be playful in speech and actions; to joke

sour tempered and inclined to be silent

the lack of any means of subsistence

feed for livestock; a resource

a stage in a process of change or development

a well-educated person; a scholar

large, disastrous fire

critically faultfinding

to irritate or be wearisome

slow, sad music, esp. a funeral hymn

rumor; gossip

to attack; to assault

self-denying

to correspond; to be mutually related

disbelieving; skeptical

to declare or claim openly

getting pleasure from inflicting physical or psychological pain

very fat

a dramatic speech delivered by a character to himself

a mixture of things not usually placed together

a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy

an act meant to trick or fool

margin; room for freedom of action

to free from error or falsehood

a boxer

easily understood, clear

overfilled; crowded; pouring out

accepting the usual beliefs, esp. religious

firmly determined

simple; childlike; lacking worldly wisdom

not moving

excessive

a sudden flash of understanding

a follower of another who helps to spread teachings

to polish

commotion or wild disorder

impatient or irritable, esp. over a minor annoyance

a ceremonial act; a customary procedure

suggesting the horror of death

to waste time; loiter

animals as a group, esp. of a specified region or time

a false and malicious statement; slander

a current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, esp. in a circular motion

intended to teach; inclined to teach excessively

to dig up out of the ground

a female sheep, esp. when full grown

made thin due to starvation

to reecho

a rule of action or conduct

trouble; fuss

inclined to find falut; complaning; full of complaint

happening afterward; following in order

distrusting others from a sense that everyone's motives are selfish

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