Hit Parade

Question 1

abstruse

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difficult to understand

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acumen

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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

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adroit

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dexterous; deft

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aesthetic

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having to do with the appreciation of beauty

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affable

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easygoing; friendly

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alacrity

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cheerful willingness; eagerness

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alleviate

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to ease a pain or burden

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altruism

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unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

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amalgam

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a combination of diverse elements; a mixture

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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ambivalent

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uncertain; simultaneously feeling opposite feelings

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amiable

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good-natured and likeable

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anachronistic

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the representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order

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apathetic

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feeling or showing little emotion

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arboreal

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relating to or resembling a tree

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arcane

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known or understood by only a few

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archaic

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old-fashioned

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ascertain

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to discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation

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assimilate

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incorporated and absorbed into the mind; made similar; caused to resemble

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astute

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shrewd; clever

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augment

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to make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

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aural

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relating to the ear

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austere

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without decoration; strict

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autonomy

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independence; self-determination; self-government or the right of self-government

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averse

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strongly disinclined

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banal

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drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite

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below

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to picture falsely; misrepresent

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belligerent

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producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous

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benign

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kind and gentle

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bolster

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to support or prop up

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bombastic

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given to pompous speech or writing

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brevity

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the quality of being brief in duration

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burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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cacophony

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jarring, discordant sound

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cajole

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to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery

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callous

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emotionally hardened

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candid

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characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward

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cantankerous

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Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable

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capricious

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impulsive and unpredictable

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abase

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to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem