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Hit Parade Group 1 Flashcards

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Aberrant (adj)

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Deviate from the norm

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Abscond (v)

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To depart secretly

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Alacrity (n)

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Eager and very willingly

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Anomaly (n)

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Abnormal

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Approbation (n)

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Express approval and praise

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Arduous (v)

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Taxing; strenuous

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Assuage (v)

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Lessen or ease

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Audacious (adj)

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Daring; fearless

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Austere (adj)

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Bare

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Axiomatic (adj)

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Taken as given

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Canonical (adj)

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Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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Capricious (adj)

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Change one’s mind impulsively

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Censure (v)

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Criticize severely

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Chicanery (n)

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Trickery

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Connoisseur (n)

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Expert

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Convoluted (adj)

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Complicated

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Disabuse (v)

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Set right

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Discordant (adj)

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Conflicting

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Effrontery (n)

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Extreme boldness

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Eloquent (adj)

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Elegant

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Enervate (v)

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Weaken

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Ennui (n)

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Dissatisfaction and restlessness from boredom

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Equivocate (v)

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Use fancy language to deceive

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Erudite (adj)

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Very learned

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Exculpate (v)

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Exonerate

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Exigent (adj)

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Urgent

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Extemporaneous (adj)

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Improvised

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Filibuster (n)

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Used to stop something like a long speech

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Fulminate (v)

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Loudly attack

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Ingenuous (adj)

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Not sophisticated

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Inured (adj)

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Accepting something not desired

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Irascible (adj)

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Easily angered

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Laud (v)

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Praise highly

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Lucid (adj)

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Clear

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Magnanimity (n)

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Quality of being noble in heart and mind esp in forgiving

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Martial (adj)

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Associated with war and armed forces

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Mundane (adj)

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Typical and ordinary

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Nascent (adj)

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Coming into being

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Nebulous (adj)

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Vague

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Neologism (n)

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Creation of new word, expression, or usage

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Noxious (adj)

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Harmful

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Obtuse (adj)

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Not smart; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Obviate (v)

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To anticipate and make unnecessary

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Onerous (adj)

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Troubling

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Paean (n)

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Song of praise

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Parody (n)

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Humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

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Perennial (adj)

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Yearly

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Perfidy (n)

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Intentional breach of faith

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Perfunctory (adj)

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Done without care or interest

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Perspicacious (adj)

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Perceptive

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Prattle (v)

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Babble meaninglessly

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Precipitate (adj)

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Acting with haste or impulse

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Precipitate (v)

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To cause or happen before anticipated or required

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Predilection (n)

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Preference

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Prescience (n)

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Foresight

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Prevaricate (v)

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Mislead

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Qualms (n)

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Misgivings; cause to be hesitant

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Recant (v)

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Retract

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Refute (v)

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To disprove

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Relegate (v)

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Assign by force to lower place of position

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Reticent (adj)

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Quiet

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Solicitous (adj)

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Concerned and attentive

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Sordid (adj)

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Foul, dirty

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Sporadic (adj)

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Occasionally

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Squander (v)

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To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Static (adj)

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Not moving

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Stupefy (v)

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Stun; baffle

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Stymie (v)

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To block

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Synthesis (n)

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Combination of parts to make a whole

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Torque (n)

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Causes rotation

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Tortuous (adj)

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Winding, twisting; complicated

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Truculent (adj)

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Fierce and cruel

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Veracity (n)

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Honesty

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Virulent (adj)

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Harmful and poisonous

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Voracious (adj)

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Ravenous

75
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Waver (v)

A

To move to and fro

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