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Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

1
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acumen

A

keen, accurate judgment or incite

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adulterate

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to reduce purity by comibnig with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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to cimbine several elements into a whole

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archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive time

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aver

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to state as a fact

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bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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pompous; gradiloquent

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diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal

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eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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characteristic of or oten found in a particular locality, region, or people

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evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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fervent

A

greatly emotional or zealous

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fortuitous

A

happening by accident or chance

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Germane

A

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

A

pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful

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hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to pleasures of the senses

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hegemony

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the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines tradtional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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given to intense or excessive deovtion to something

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impassive

A

revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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implacable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit

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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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luminous

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characterized by brightness and emission of light

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malevolent

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or formed

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mendacity

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the condition of being untruthful

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meticulous

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characterized by extreme care and precision

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misanthrope

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to make or become less severe or intense; to moder

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obdurate

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unyielding; hardhearted

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obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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pedagogy

A

the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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pedantic

A

overly concenred with the trivial detals of learning or education; showoffish about one’s knowledge

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penury

A

poverty; destitution

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pervasive

A

having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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pine

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to yearn intensely; to languish

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pirate

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to illegually use or reproduce

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pith

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the essential our central part

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placate

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

50
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platitude

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a superficial remark; especially one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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controversial, argumentative

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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant

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profuse

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given or coming forth abundantly

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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queries

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questions, inquiries

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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling

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rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long last resentment

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recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority

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repudiate

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to refuse to have anthing to do with; to disown

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rescind

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to invallidate; to repeal

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reverent

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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling or profound awe and respect

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rhetoric

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the art or study of effective use of language for communication

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salubrious

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promoting health or well being

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious

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spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity; false

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subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimoney

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succinct

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brief, concise

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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

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tenuous

A

having little substance or strength

74
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tirade

A

long and extremely critical speech

75
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transient

A

fleeting, passing quickly

76
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zealous

A

fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause

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