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- 5. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
- 8. to say or suggest (something) in an indirect way
- 10. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
- 11. cruel and oppressive government or rule.
- 13. work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something.
- 14. (of a person or animal) easy to control or influence.
- 16. a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.
- 18. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
- 19. sullen and ill tempered
- 20. a person's face or facial expression.
- 26. without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.
- 27. (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
- 29. be about to happen.
- 31. (of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
- 33. (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
- 34. a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
- 36. give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).
- 37. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
- 40. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.
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- 1. urge or persuade (someone) to act in a violent or unlawful way.
- 2. having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
- 3. lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
- 4. a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
- 6. the action or process of innovating.
- 7. the state of being private and away from other people.
- 9. sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
- 12. an adverb that helps describe something that happens to a person after they die, whether it happens to their estate, their life's work, or the memory of them that remains.
- 15. a person who acts as a mediator between two disputing people or groups.
- 17. involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
- 21. look thoughtfully for a long time at.
- 22. well meaning and kindly ALSO (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit/making purpose.
- 23. cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
- 24. (of a disease) very virulent or infectious
- 25. obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
- 28. grand and impressive in appearance.
- 30. (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
- 32. believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
- 35. a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
- 38. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant. ALSO conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, typically through distaste.
- 39. he state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.