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Hit Parade 1 Flashcards

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aberrant (noun form: aberration)

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(adj.) deviating from the norm

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abscond

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(verb) to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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alacrity

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(noun) eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly (adj. form: anomalous)

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(noun) deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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approbation

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(noun) an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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(adj.) strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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(verb) to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious (noun form: audacity)

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(adj.) daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere (noun form: austerity)

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(adj.) without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic (noun form: axiom)

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(adj.) taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical (noun form: canon)

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(adj.) following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious

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(adj.) inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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(verb) to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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(noun) trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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(noun) 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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(verb) to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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(adj.) conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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(adj.) fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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(noun) extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent (noun form: eloquence)

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(adj.) well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate

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(verb) to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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(noun) dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate (adj. form: equivocal)

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(verb) to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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erudite (noun form: erudition)

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(adj.) very learned; scholarly

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exculpate

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(verb) 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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filibuster

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(noun) intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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(verb) 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 (adj. form: laudatory)

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(verb) to praise highly

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lucid

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(adj.) clear; easily understood

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magnanimity (adj. form: magnanimous)

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(noun) the quality of being generously noble in mind and 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 clearly defined form

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neologism

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(noun) 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 of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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(verb) 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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(noun) a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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(noun) a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial

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(adj.) recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy (adj. form: perfidious)

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(noun) 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 (noun form: perspicacity)

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(adj.) acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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prattle

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(verb) to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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(adj. ) acting with excessive haste or impulse
(verb) to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely

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predilection

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(noun) a disposition in favor or something; preference

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prescience (adj. form; prescient)

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(noun) foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

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prevaricate

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(verb) to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

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(noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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(verb) to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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(verb) to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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

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reticent

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(adj.) quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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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 only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander

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(verb) to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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(adj.) not moving, active, or in motion, at rest

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stupefy

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(verb) to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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(verb) to block; to thwart

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synthesis (verb form: synthesize)

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(noun) the combination of parts to make a whole

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torque

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(noun) a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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(adj.) winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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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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(noun) truthfulness, honesty

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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 activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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

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