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hit parade 1 Flashcards

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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

A

undeceive or set right

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discordant

A

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

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to weaken or reduce in vitality

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent; to be unclear in meaning or saying

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erudite

A

learned

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exculpate

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exonerate, or to clear of blame

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exigent

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urgent or pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

A

improvised, done without preparation

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filibuster

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intentional obstruction (ie with speechmaking and legislation)

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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accustomed to accepting undesirable

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irascible

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easily angered, prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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to praise highly

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lucid

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clear or easily understood

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magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart

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martial

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associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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of the world, concerned with the ordinary

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sporadic

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occurring occasionally or in scattered instances

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squander

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to waste irresponsibly

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static

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unmoving or not changing

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stupefy

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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to block, hold back, thwart

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synthesis

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the amalgamation of parts to make a whole

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torque

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force causing rotation

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tortuous

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winding, twisting, excessively complicated

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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harmful or poisonous

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voracious

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insatiable appetite for something/activity; ravenous

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waver

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to move to and fro; to sway; or be unsettled in opinion

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nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental phases

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nebulous

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vague, cloudy, lacking a clearly defined form

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neologism

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a new word or expression, sense or usage or creation of such

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noxious

A

harmful

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obtuse

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blunt, dull, lacking in sharpness of intellect, not clear or concise

60
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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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troubling or burdensome

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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule

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perennial

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recurrent through the year or years

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith, treachery

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perfunctory

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cursory, done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly, to talk in an empty or idle manner

69
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precipitate

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to cause or happen before anticipated or desired

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precipitate (adj)

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

71
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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something, a preference

72
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prescience

A

foreknowledge of events

73
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prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

A

misgivings; reservations or causes for hesitancy

75
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recant

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to retract or take back a statement or belief

76
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refute

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to disprove or argue against

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relegate

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to assign to lower rank

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reticient

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quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thoughts or feelings

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solicitous

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concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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vulgar, foul, filth, grimey

81
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what word means improvised or without preparation?

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extemporaneous

82
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what word means ‘a newly coined word or expression`

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neologism

83
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what word means a song of joy and praise

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paean

84
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what word means to praise highly

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laud

85
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what word means truthfulness and honesty?

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veracity

86
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what word means artless, frank, and candid?

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ingenuous

87
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what word means associated with the military

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martial

88
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what word means to retract a statement or belief

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recant

89
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what word means cursory, done without care or interest?

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perfunctory

90
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what word means troubling or burdensome?

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onerous

91
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what word means to criticize or officially rebuke?

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censure

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what word means winding, twisting, complicated

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tortuous

93
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what word means to block or thwart?

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stymie

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what word means clear or easily understood?

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lucid

princeton review vocab (5 decks)

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