1. To depart clandestinely 2. To steal off and hide

1. Deviation from the normal order, form or rule. 2. Abnormality

1. Strenuous, taxing 2. Requiring significant effort

1. To ease or lesson 2. To appease or pacify

1. Daring and fearless 2. Recklessly bold

1. Without adornment 2. Bare 3. Simple, ascetic

1. Self-evident truth 2. Taken as a given

1. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively 2. Erratic and unpredictable

1. To criticize severely 2. To officially rebuke.

1. An informed and astute judge in matters of taste. 2. Expert

1. Conflicting 2. Dissonant or harsh in sound.

Hit Parade 1 Flashcards by Devon Madison

Aberrant (adj)

Deviating from the norm

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Abscond (v)

To depart clandestinely

2. To steal off and hide

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Alacrity (n)

Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly (n)

Deviation from the normal order, form or rule.

2. Abnormality

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Approbation (n)

An expression of approval or praise

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Arduous (adj)

Strenuous, taxing

2. Requiring significant effort

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Assuage (v)

To ease or lesson

2. To appease or pacify

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Audacious (adj)

Daring and fearless

2. Recklessly bold

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Austere (adj)

Without adornment
Bare
Simple, ascetic

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Axiomatic (adj)

Self-evident truth

2. Taken as a given

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Canonical (adj)

Following in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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Capricious (adj)

Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively

2. Erratic and unpredictable

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Censure (v)

To criticize severely

2. To officially rebuke.

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Chicanery (n)

Trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur (n)

An informed and astute judge in matters of taste.

2. Expert

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Convoluted (adj)

Complex or complicated

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Disabuse (v)

To undeceive, to set right.

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Discordant (adj)

Conflicting

2. Dissonant or harsh in sound.

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Disparate (adj.)

Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery (n)

Extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent (adj)

Well-spoken, expressive. Articulate.

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Enervate (v)

To weaken.

To reduce in vitality.

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Ennui (n)

Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy.

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Equivocate (v)

To make vague statements.

To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.

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Erudite (adj)

Very learned; scholarly

Exculpate (v)

Exonerate. | To clear of blame.

Exigent (adj)

Urgent, pressing. | Requiring immediate action or attention.

Extemporaneous (adj)

Improvised. | Done without preparation.

Filibuster (n)

Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action.

Fulminate (v)

To loudly attack or denounce.

Ingenuous (adj)

Artless. Frank and candid. Lacking in sophistication.

Inured (adj)

Accustomed to accepting something undesirable.

Irascible (adj)

Easily angered. | Prone to temperamental outbursts.

Laud (v)

To praise highly.

Lucid (adj)

Clear. | Easily understood.

Magnanimity (n)

The quality of being generously noble in the mind and heart, esp. in forgiving.

Martial (adj)

Associated with war and armed forces.

Mundane (adj)

Of the world. | Typical of or concerned with the ordinary.

Nascent (adj)

Coming into being. | In early developmental stages.

Nebulous (adj)

Vague, cloudy. | Lacking clearly defined form.

Neologism (n)

A new word, expression, or usage. | The creation or use of new words or senses.

Noxious (adj)

Harmful, injurious.

Obtuse (adj)

Lacking sharpness of intellect | Not clear or precise in thought or precision.

Obviate (v)

To anticipate and make unnecessary.

Onerous (adj)

Burdensome. | Troubling.

Paean (n)

A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving.

Parody (n)

A humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp in literature and art.

Perennial (adj)

Recurrent through the year or many years, happening repeatedly.

Perfidy (n)

Intentional breach of faith. | Treachery.

Perfunctory (adj)

Cursory. | Done without care or interest.

Perspicacious (adj)

Acutely perceptive. Having keen discernment.

Prattle (v)

To babble meaninglessly. | To talk in an empty and idol manner.

Precipitate (v)

To cause or happen before anticipated or required.

Predilection (n)

A disposition in favor or something. | A preference.

Prescience (n)

Foreknowledge of events. | Knowing of events prior to their occurring.

Prevaricate (v)

To deliberately avoid the truth. | To mislead.

Qualms (n)

Misgivings. Reservations. Causes for hesitancy.

Recant (v)

To retract, especially a previously held belief.

Refute (v)

To disprove. To successfully argue against.

Relegate (v)

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

Reticent (adj)

Quiet, reserved. | Reluctant to express thoughts and feelings.

Solicitous (adj)

Concerned and attentive. Eager.

Sordid (adj.)

Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor. | Foul.

Sporadic (adj)

Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances.

Squander (v)

To waste by spending or using irresponsibly.

Static (adj)

Not moving, active, or in motion. | At rest.

Stupefy (v)

To stun, baffle, or amaze.

Stymie (v)

To block. To thwart.

Synthesis (n)

The combination of parts to make a whole.

Torque (n)

A force that causes rotation.

Tortuous (adj)

Winding, twisting. | Excessively complicated.

Truculent (adj)

Fierce and cruel. | Eager to fight.

Veracity (n)

Truthfulness, honesty.

Virulent (adj)

Extremely harmful or poisonous. | Bitterly hostile or antagonistic.

Voracious (adj)

Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit. | Ravenous.

Waver (v)

To move to and fro. To sway. | To be unsettled in opinion.

Hit Parade 1 Flashcards

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