Hit Parade 2

Question 1

Abate

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to lessen in intensity or degree

Question 2

accolade

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an expression of praise

Question 3

adulation

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excessive praise; intense adoration

Question 4

aesthetic

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dealing with art or beauty

Question 5

ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

Question 6

ascetic

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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp as an act of religious devortion

Question 7

avarice

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greed

Question 8

axiom

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a universally recognized principle

Question 9

burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

Question 10

bucolic

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic or rural areas and their inhabitants

Question 11

cacophony

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harsh sounds

Question 12

canon

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an established set or principles or codes

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

Question 14

caustic

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

Question 15

chary

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wary; cautious

Question 16

cogent

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apealing forcibly to the mind or reason

Question 17

complaisance

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

Question 18

contentious

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argumentative

Question 19

contrite

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regretful;seeking forgiveness

Question 20

culpable

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deserving blame

Question 21

dearth

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

Question 22

demur

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to question or oppose

Question 23

didactic

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intended to teach or instruct

Question 24

discretion

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caustious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

Question 25

disinterested

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

Question 26

dogmatic

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles

Question 27

ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

Question 28

eclectic

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

Question 29

elegy

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a mournful poem

Question 30

emollient

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soothing to the skin

Question 31

empirical

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based on observation and experiment

Question 32

enigmatic

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

Question 33

ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

Question 35

exonerate

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to remove blame

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facetious

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playful; humorous

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fallacy

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an invalid or incorrect notion

Question 38

furtive

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marked by stealth; covert;

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gregarious

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socialble; outgoing

Question 40

harangue

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

Question 41

heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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impecunious

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lacking funds; without money

Question 43

incipient

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Question 44

inert

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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innocuous

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harmless; causing no damage

Question 46

intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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inveigle

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to obtain by deception or flattery

Question 48

odious

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

Question 49

opaque

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clear; not reflecting light

Question 50

oscillation

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swinging back and forth

Question 51

penurious

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penny- pinching; excessively thrifty

Question 52

pernicious

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

Question 53

peruse

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to examine with great care

Question 54

pious

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extremely reverent or devout

Question 55

precursor

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one that precedes and indicates another

Question 56

preen

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to dress up; primp

Question 57

prodigious

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abundant in size, force, or extent

Question 58

prolific

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producing large volumes or amounts, productive

Question 59

putrefy

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to rot

Question 60

quaff

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to drink deeply

Question 61

quiescence

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stillness; motionlessness

Question 62

redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worth of honor

Question 63

sanction

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authoritative permission or approval

Question 64

satire

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes

Question 65

squalid

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sordid; wretched

Question 66

stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain

Question 67

supplant

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to take the place of

Question 68

torpid

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

Question 69

ubiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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urbane

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sophisticared; refined; elegant

Question 71

vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

Question 72

viscous

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thick, sticky