Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards
(78 cards)
What does adulterate mean?
To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients.
What does acumen mean?
Keen, accurate judgement or insight.
What does amalgamate mean?
To combine several elements into a whole.
What does archaic mean?
Outdated.
What does aver mean?
To state as a fact; declare; assert.
What does bolster mean?
To provide support or reinforcement.
What does bombastic mean?
Pompous.
What does diatribe mean?
A harsh denunciation.
What does dissemble mean?
To disguise or conceal.
What does eccentric mean?
Departing from norms.
What does endemic mean?
Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people.
What does evanescent mean?
Tending to disappear like vapor.
What does exacerbate mean?
To make worse or more severe.
What does fervent mean?
Greatly emotional.
What does fortuitous mean?
Happening by accident or chance.
What does germane mean?
Relevant to the subject at hand.
What does grandiloquence mean?
Pompous speech or expression.
What does hackneyed mean?
Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage.
What does halcyon mean?
Calm and peaceful.
What does hedonism mean?
Devotion to pleasurable pursuits.
What does hegemony mean?
The consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others.
What does iconoclast mean?
One who attaches or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.
What does idolatrous mean?
Given to intense or excessive devotion to something.
What does impassive mean?
Revealing no emotion.
