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- 3. (adj) still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
- 5. (n) (Law) an order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; (n) an act or instance of enjoining; (n) a command; order; admonition
- 7. (adj) rigid or severe in demands or requirements; (adj) requiring close application or attention
- 8. (adj) of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal
- 9. (n) a legally binding command or decision; an authoritative decree, sanction, or order; (n) an arbitrary decree or pronouncement, especially by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it
- 14. (adj) understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; (adj) belonging to the select few; private; secret
- 19. (v) excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; (v) give implied approval to
- 20. (adj) existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent; (n) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
- 22. (adj) having hardness and rigidity but easily breakable; fragile; frail; (adj) lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered; (adj) having a sharp, tense quality; (v) be or become brittle; crumble.
- 23. (n) a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; (n) a person of puzzling or contradictory character; (n) a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle
- 24. (adj) having no definite form or distinct shape; (adj) of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized
Down
- 1. (adj) of or relating to pathology; (adj) caused by or involving disease; morbid
- 2. (adj) fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances; (n) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- 4. (adj) passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory
- 6. (n) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; (v) serve as a prelude or opening to
- 7. (adj) introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign; (adj) not pertinent to the matter under consideration
- 10. (adj) occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous; (adj) going on at the same rate and exactly together; recurring together
- 11. (v) keep from happening or arising; make impossible; (v) exclude from something
- 12. (adj) characteristic of rural life; (adj) simple, artless, or unsophisticated; (adj) uncouth, rude
- 13. (v) draw or bring out or forth; evoke
- 15. (n) skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility; (n) mental adroitness or skill; cleverness
- 16. (n) a complete extent or range
- 17. (adj) using or containing too many words
- 18. (n) a place of residence; abode; house or home; (n) (Law) a permanent legal residence; (v) make one's home in a particular place or community
- 21. (adj) having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; (adj) intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous