Flashcards in Hit Parade 4 Deck (63)
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Acerbic
Having a sour/bitter taste or character
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Aggrandize
An increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige
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Alchemy
A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals
- base metals => gold
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Amenable
Agreeable
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Astringent
- harsh, severe
- having a tightening effect on skin tissue
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Contiguous
- touching
- adjacent
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Convention
A generally agreed upon practice or attitude
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Credulous
Tending to believe too readily (gullible)
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Cynicism
An attitude or belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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Desiccate
To dry out or dehydrate or make dull
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Dilettante
One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts/branch of knowledge
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Disparage
To slight or belittle
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Divulge
To disclose something secret
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Fawn (verb)
- To flatter or praise precisely
- to ingratiate one's self
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Flout
To shown contempt for, as in rule or convention
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Glib (adj.)
- nonchalant - marked by ease or formality
- superficial - lack in depth
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Imminent
- impending
- about to happen
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Immutable
Not capable of change
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Indifferent
- having no interest or concern
- showing no bias or prejudice
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Inimical
Damaging; harmful; injurious
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Intractable
- not easily managed or directed
- stubborn
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Intrepid
Steadfast and courageous
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Maverick
An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
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Mercurial
Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
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Mollify
- to calm or soothe
- to reduce in emotional intensity
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Neophyte
- a recent convert
- novice
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Obstinate
Stubborn, uncompromising
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Ostentatious
Characterized by or given to pretentious display
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Pervade (verb)
To permeate throughout
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