Hit Parade Group 1 Flashcards by Lava Lava

Abscond (v)

She absconded with the remaining thousand dollars.

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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clandestine (adj)

she deserved better than these clandestine meetings

kept secret

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aberrant (adj), aberration (n)

aberrant chromosomes

deviating from the norm

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alacrity (n)

eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly (n), anomalous (adj)

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

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approbation (n)

an expression of approval

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arduous (adj)

an arduous journey

strenuos, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage (v)

the letter assuaged the fears of most members

to ease or to lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious (adj), audacity (n)

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

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austere (adj); austerity (n)

without adornment, bare; severely simple; ascetic

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axiomatic (adj); axiom (n)

It is axiomatic that dividents need to be financed.

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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canonical (adj); canon (n)

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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capricious (adj)

I don’t want to be with someone who is capricious.

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

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censure (v)

My family severely censured B and now I understand why.

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery (n)

trickery or subterfuge

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connnoisseur (n)

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted (n)

a convoluted way of describing a simple device

complex or complicated

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disabuse (v)

to undeceive; to set right

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discordant (adj)

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate (adj)

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery (n)

I have the effrontery in my blood where I want to challenge everything.

extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent (adj); eloquence (n)

He made it seem like our relationship was so eloquent while it was all crap!

well-spoken, expressive, articulate

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enervate (v)

Whenever I get sick, I have the alacrity to enervate the sickness.

to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui (n)

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate (v); equivocal (adj) When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.

to use ambiguous language with deceptive intent

erudite (adj); erudition (n)

very learned; schorlarly

exculpate (v) the article exculpated the mayor

exonerate; to clear of blame

exigent (adj)

urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

extemporaneous (adj) an extemporaneous speech

improvised; done without preparation

filibuster (n)

intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

fulminate (v) The minister fulminated against legalized vice.

to loudly attack or denounce

ingenuous (adj)

artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

inured (adj)

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

irascible (adj) B is supremely irascible.

easily angered; prone to temperamental ourbursts

laud (v); laudatory (adj)

to praise highly

lucid (adj)

clear; easily understood

magnanimity (n); magnanimous I choose to be magnanimous and forgive R and myself.

the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

martial (adj)

associated with war and arm forces

mundane (adj)

of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

nascent (adj)

coming into being; in early developmental stages

nebulous (adj) My future might look nebulous now but I know it will only get better.

vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

neologism (n)

a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

noxious (adj)

harmful

obtuse (adj) He was wondering if the doctor is being deliberately obtuse

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

obviate (v) the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains

remove | prevent

onerous (adj) I know the path would be onerous but I am strong enough.

troubling; burdensome

paean (n)

a song or hymn or praise and thanksgiving

parody (n)

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

perennial (adj)

recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

perfidy (n); perfidicious (adj)

intentional breach of faith; treachery

perfunctory (adj) Doing things with perfunctoriness is a recipe for disaster.

cursory; done without care or interest

perspicacious (adj); perspicacity (n) In order to not be fooled again, I will have to keep an extremely perspicacious mind.

acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

prattle (v) she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

precipitate (v)

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

predilection (n) my predilection for Asian food

a disposition in favor of something; preference

prescience (n), prescient (adj)

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring

prevaricate (v) he seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions

to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

qualms (n)

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.

recant (v)

to retract. esp. a previously held belief

refute (v) these claims have not been convincingly refuted

to disprove; to sucessfully argue against debunk

relegate (v) they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role

to forcibly assign, esp to a lower place or position

reticent (adj) she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs

quiet; reserved; reluctant to espress thoughts and feelings

solicitous (adj) she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students

concerned and attentive; eager

sordid (adj) the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams

characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

sporadic (adj) sporadic fighting broke out

occuring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

squander (v) entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

static (adj)

not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

stupefy (v) the amount they spend on clothes would appall their parents and stupefy their grandparents

to stun, baffle, or amaze

stymie (v) the changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments

prevent or hinder the progress of to block, to thwart

synthesis (n)

the combination of parts to make a whole

torque (n)

a force that causes rotation

tortuous (adj) the route is remote and tortuous

winding, twisting; excessively complicated

truculent (adj) My days of truculent defiance were over

fierce and cruel; eager to fight

veracity (n) voters should be concerned about his veracity and character

truthfullness, honesty

virulent (adj) a virulent attack on liberalism

extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

voracious (adj) I have a voracious appetite.

having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

waver (v) I know his love for me will waver.

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

Hit Parade Group 1 Flashcards

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