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Hidden Clue Vocabulary #2

Each box contains five words of increasing length which start with the same three letters.
Clues are hidden until the previous answer has been solved. Can you solve them all?
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Last updated: February 5, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 28, 2022
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Clue
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Caesar or Waldorf, eg.
5
Salad
Old West tavern
6
Saloon
Important; noticeable
7
Salient
To drool
8
Salivate
Deliverance from sin
9
Salvation
 
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Answer
Fireplace residue
5
Ember
A distinctive badge
6
Emblem
To hold closely
7
Embrace
Misappropriate money
8
Embezzle
Cause shame to
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Embarrass
Clue
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Answer
Peculiarity
5
Quirk
Tremble
6
Quiver
Malaria remedy
7
Quinine
Foolishly idealistic
8
Quixotic
Inactive; tranquil
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Quiescent
 
Clue
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Answer
A disorderly mass
5
Chaos
Alpine dwelling
6
Chalet
Goblet
7
Chalice
Personal magnetism
8
Charisma
Fraud; trickster
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Charlatan
 
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Answer
Swamp; bog
5
Marsh
Willing sacrifice
6
Martyr
War-like
7
Martial
Sweet almond paste
8
Marzipan
Pouched mammal
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Marsupial
 
Clue
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Answer
Literary category
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Genre
Intellectual brilliance
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Genius
Origin; beginning
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Genesis
Munificent
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Generous
Kneel in reverence
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Genuflect
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Level 52
Jan 30, 2022
"Amiable; tender" could also be "genial"?
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Level 63
Jan 30, 2022
Thanks, I’ve switched that one!
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Level 26
Feb 5, 2022
'Ornament fancifully' might also be embroider, which is also 9 letters
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Level 63
Feb 5, 2022
You're right, I've switched that. Thanks!
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Level 58
Feb 5, 2022
Excellent quiz, really enjoyed it, thank you!
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Level 70
Feb 6, 2022
Well done, I enjoyed this a lot again! I think I did even worse than the last time though :D Vocabulary is not my strongest suit haha
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Level 88
Feb 18, 2022
Fun, thanks!
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Level 66
Feb 15, 2023
Fun quiz, very good. Hey, I got them all. Almost gave up on charlatan... (and there are so many of them out there these days!)
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Level 70
Jul 18, 2023
Great quiz, well done!