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Hit Parade - Group 2 Flashcards

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Accolade, n.

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An expression of praise; approbation

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Abate, v.

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To lessen in intensity or degree

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Adulation, n.

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Excessive praise, intense adoration

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Aesthetic, adj.

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Dealing with, appreciative of or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Ameliorate, v.

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To make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic, n.

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One who practices rigid self-denial esp. In an act of religious devotion

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Avarice, n.

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Greed, especially for wealth

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Axiom, n.

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A universally recognized principle

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Bucolic, adj.

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Rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Burgeon, v.

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To grow rapidly or flourish

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Cacophony, adj.

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

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Canon, n.

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An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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Castigation, n.

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Severe criticism or punishment

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Catalyst, n.

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A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic, adj.

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Burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary, adj.

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Wary, cautious, sparing

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Cogent, adj.

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing

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Complaisance, n.

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The willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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Contentious, adj.

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Argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite, adj.

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Regretful, penitent, seeking forgiveness

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Culpable, adj.

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Deserving blame

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Dearth, n.

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Smallness of quantity or number, scarcity, a lack

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Demur, v.

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To question or oppose

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Didactic, adj.

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Intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion, n.

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Cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested, adj.

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Free of bias or self interest, impartial

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Dogmatic, adj.

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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles

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Ebullience, adj.

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The quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Eclectic, adj.

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Composed of elements drawn from various sources. “An eclectic playlist”

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Elegy, n.

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A mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

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Emollient, adj./n.

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Smoothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths the skin

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Empirical, adj.

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Based on observation or experiment

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Enigmatic, adj.

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Mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand, enigma

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Ephemeral, adj.

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Brief, fleeting

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Esoteric, adj.

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Intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy, n.

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A speech honoring the dead

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Exonerate, v.

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To remove blame

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Facetious, adj.

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Playful, humorous

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Fallacy, n.

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An invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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Furtive, adj.

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Marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious

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Surreptitious, adj.

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Kept secret, esp. Because it would not be approved of

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Gregarious, adj.

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Sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people

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Harangue, v./n.

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To deliver a pompous speech or tirade, a long pompous speech

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Heretical, adj.

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Violating accepted dogma or convention. Noun is heresy

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Hyperbole, n.

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An exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech

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Impecunious, adj.

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Lacking funds, without money

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Incipient, adj.

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Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert, adj.

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Unmoving, lethargic, sluggish

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Innocuous, adj.

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Harmless, causing no damage

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Intransigent, adj.

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Refusing to compromise

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Inveigle, v.

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To obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose, adj.

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Sad, sullen, melancholy

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Odious, adj.

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Evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque, adj.

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Impenetrable by light, not reflecting light

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Oscillation, n.

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The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady uninterrupted rhythm

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Penurious, adj.

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Penny pinching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous

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Pernicious, adj.

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Extremely harmful, potentially causing death

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Peruse, v.

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To examine with great care

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Pious, adj.

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Extremely reverent or devout, showing strong religious devotion

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Precursor, n.

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One that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Preen, v.

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To dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious, adj.

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Abundant in size, force or extent, extraordinary

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Prolific, adj.

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Producing large volumes or amounts, productive

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Putrefy, v.

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To rot, to decay and give off a foul odor

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Quaff, v.

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To drink deeply

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Quiescence, n.

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Stillness, motionless, quality of being at rest

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Redoubtable, adj.

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Awe-inspiring, worthy of honor

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Sanction, n./v.

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Authoritative permission or approval, a penalty intended to enforce compliance, to give permission or authority to

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Satire, n.

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A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

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Squalid, adj.

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Sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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Stoic, adj.

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Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain, steadfast

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Supplant, v.

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To take the place of, to supersede

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Torpid, adj.

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Lethargic, sluggish, dormant

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Urbane, adj.

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Sophisticated, refined, elegant

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Vilify, v.

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To defame, to characterize harshly

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Viscous, adj.

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Thick, sticky

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