hit parade 1 Flashcards
(94 cards)
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aberrant
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deviating from norm
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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anomaly
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deviation from the norm, form or rule; abnormality
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approbation
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high praise or approval
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arduous
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strenuous or taxing
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assuage
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ease or lessen, appease or pacify
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audacious
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bravery or daring boldness
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austere
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unadorned, ascetic
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axiomatic
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self evident truth
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canonical
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in agreement with traditional standards
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capricious
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unpredictable or inclined to change one’s mind impulsively
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censure
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to criticize severely, officially rebuke
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abscond
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steal off and hide
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censure
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to criticize severely, officially rebuke
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chicanery
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trickery
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subterfuge
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trickery
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chicanery
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trickery
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subterfuge
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trickery
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connoisseur
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informed and astute judge in matters of taste; an expert
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convoluted
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complex or complicated
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disabuse
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undeceive or set right
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
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eloquent
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well-spoken, expressive, articulate
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enervate
to weaken or reduce in vitality
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ennui
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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equivocate
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent; to be unclear in meaning or saying
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erudite
learned
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exculpate
exonerate, or to clear of blame
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exigent
urgent or pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
improvised, done without preparation
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filibuster
intentional obstruction (ie with speechmaking and legislation)
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fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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inured
accustomed to accepting undesirable
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irascible
easily angered, prone to temperamental outbursts
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laud
to praise highly
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lucid
clear or easily understood
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magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart
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martial
associated with war and the armed forces
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mundane
of the world, concerned with the ordinary
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sporadic
occurring occasionally or in scattered instances
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squander
to waste irresponsibly
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static
unmoving or not changing
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stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze
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stymie
to block, hold back, thwart
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synthesis
the amalgamation of parts to make a whole
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torque
force causing rotation
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tortuous
winding, twisting, excessively complicated
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truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
truthfulness, honesty
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virulent
harmful or poisonous
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voracious
insatiable appetite for something/activity; ravenous
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waver
to move to and fro; to sway; or be unsettled in opinion
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nascent
coming into being; in early developmental phases
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nebulous
vague, cloudy, lacking a clearly defined form
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neologism
a new word or expression, sense or usage or creation of such
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noxious
harmful
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obtuse
blunt, dull, lacking in sharpness of intellect, not clear or concise
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obviate
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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onerous
troubling or burdensome
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paean
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
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parody
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule
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perennial
recurrent through the year or years
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perfidy
intentional breach of faith, treachery
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perfunctory
cursory, done without care or interest
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perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an empty or idle manner
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precipitate
to cause or happen before anticipated or desired
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precipitate (adj)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
a disposition in favor of something, a preference
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prescience
foreknowledge of events
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prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
misgivings; reservations or causes for hesitancy
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recant
to retract or take back a statement or belief
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refute
to disprove or argue against
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relegate
to assign to lower rank
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reticient
quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts or feelings
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solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
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sordid
vulgar, foul, filth, grimey
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what word means improvised or without preparation?
extemporaneous
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what word means 'a newly coined word or expression`
neologism
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what word means a song of joy and praise
paean
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what word means to praise highly
laud
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what word means truthfulness and honesty?
veracity
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what word means artless, frank, and candid?
ingenuous
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what word means associated with the military
martial
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what word means to retract a statement or belief
recant
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what word means cursory, done without care or interest?
perfunctory
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what word means troubling or burdensome?
onerous
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what word means to criticize or officially rebuke?
censure
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what word means winding, twisting, complicated
tortuous
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what word means to block or thwart?
stymie
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what word means clear or easily understood?
lucid
