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17/08 Flashcards

Hit Parade Group 1

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Abscond

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(V) to depart clandestinely

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Abscond

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(V) to depart clandestinely

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Aberrant

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(Adj) deviating from the norm

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Alacrity

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(N) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly

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(N) abnormality

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Anomaly

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(N) abnormality

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Approbation

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(N) an expression of approval or praise

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Arduous

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(Adj) strnuous

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Assuage

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(V) to weaken or lessen

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Audacious

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(Adj) recklessly bold

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Austere

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(Adj) severely simple

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Axiomatic

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(Adj) taken as a given

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Canonical

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(Adj) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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Capricious

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(Adj) erratic, unpredictable

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Censure

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(V) to criticise severely

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Chicanery

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(N) trickery orr subterfuge

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Connoisseur

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(N) an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted

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(Adj) complex or complicated

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Disabuse

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(V) to undeceive; to set right

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Discordant

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(Adj) conflicting; dishonest or harsh in sound

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Disparate

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(Adj) functionally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery

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(N) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Effrontery

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(N) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent

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(Adj) well-spoken

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Enervate

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(V) to reduce in vitality; to weaken

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Ennui

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(N) dissatisfaction and relentlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Equivocate

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(V) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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Erudite

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(Adj) very learned; scholarly

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Exculpate

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(V) exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exigent

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(Adj) urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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Extemporaneous

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(Adj) improvised; done without preparation

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Extemporaneous

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(Adj) improvised; done without preparation

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Filibuster

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(N) intentional obstruction, esp. Using prolonged speech making to delay legislative action

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Fulminate

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(V) to loudly attack or denounce

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Ingenuous

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(Adj) artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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Inured

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(Adj) accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Irascible

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(Adj) easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Laud

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(V) to praise highly

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Lucid

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(Adj) clear, easily understood

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Magnanimity

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(N) quality of being generous and. Noble in heart, esp. In forgiving

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Martial

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(Adj) associated with war and the armed forces

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Mundane

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(Adj) of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nascent

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(Adj) coming into being; in early developmental stages

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Nebulous

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(Adj) vague; cloudy; lacking defined form

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Neologism

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(N) a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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Noxious

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(Adj) harmful; injurious

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Obtuse

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(Adj) lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Obviate

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(V) to anticipate and make unnecessary

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Onerous

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(Adj) troubling; burdensome

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Paean

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(N) a song or hymn if praise and thanksgiving

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Perfidy

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(N) intentional breach of faith; treachery

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Perfunctory

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(Adj) cursory; done without care or interest

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Perspicacious

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(Adj) accurately perceptive; having keen discernment

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Prattle

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(V) to babble aimlessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Precipitate

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(Adj) acting with excessive haste or impulse

(V) to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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Predilection

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(N) to have a disposition towards something

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Prescience

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(N) foreknowledge of events

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Prevaricate

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(V) to deliberately avoid the truth; mislead

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Qualms

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(N) misgivings; reservations;causes for hesitancy

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Recant

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(V) to retract, ESO. A previously held belief

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Refute

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(V) to disprov

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Relegate

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(V) to forcibly assign, esp. To a lower place or position

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Reticent

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(Adj) quiet

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Solicitous

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(Adj) concerned and attentive; eager

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Sordid

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(Adj) characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; Foul

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sporadic

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(Adj) occurring occasionally Or in scattered instances

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Squander

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(V) to waste

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Static

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Adj) constant or at restj

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Stupefy

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(V) to stun

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Stymie

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(V) to block, thwart

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Synthesis

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(V) the combination of two parts to make a whole

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Tortuous

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(Adj) wind

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Truculent

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(Adj) fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Veracity

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(N)

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Virulent

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(Adj) extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Voracious

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(Adj) having an insatiable appetite for an act

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Waver

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(V) to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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