Flashcards in Hit Parade 3 Deck (59)
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Acumen
- keen
- accurate judgment
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Adulterate
To reduce purity by adding inferior ingredients
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Amalgamate
To combine several elements into a whole
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Aver
To state or declare as a fact
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Bolster
To provide support or reinforcement
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Diatribe
A harsh denunciation
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Eccentric
Departing from norms
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Endemic
Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
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Evanescent
Tending to disappear or vanish like vapor
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Exacerbate
To make worse or more severe
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Fervent
Greatly emotional or zealous
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Germane
Relevant or appropriate in subject matter
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Grandiloquence
Pompous or bombastic speech
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Hackneyed
Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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Halcyon
Calm and peaceful
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Hedonism
Devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp pleasure to the senses
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Hegemony
The consistent dominance of one state or group over others
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Idolatrous
Given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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Impassive
Revealing no emotion
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Implacable
Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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Impunity
Immunity from punishment
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Inchoate
- in an initial stage
- not fully formed
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Infelicitous
Unfortunate; inappropriate
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Insipid
Lacks qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge
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Loquacious
Extremely talkative (garrulous)
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Malevolent
Having vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (invidious
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Mendacity
Dishonest
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Meticulous
Characterized by extreme care and precision
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Misanthrope
One who hates all other humans
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