30/08 Flashcards

Hit Parade 4

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Contiguous

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(Adj) sharing border; touching; adjacent

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Credulous

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(Adj) tending to believe too readily; gullible

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Cynicism

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(N) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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Decorum

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(N) polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

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Fawn

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(V) to flatter or praise excessively

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Flout

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(V) to show contempt for, as in rule or convention

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Glib

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(Adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Glib

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(Adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Hubris

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(N) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Impetuous

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(Adj) harshly or rashly energetic;impulsive and vehement

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Inimical

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(Adj) damaging; harmful; injurious

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Inimical

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(Adj) damaging; harmful; injurious

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Laconic

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(Adj) using few words; terse

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Maverick

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(N) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mercurial

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(Adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify

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(V) to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

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(N) a recent convert; a beginner; a novice

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Obfuscate

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(V) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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Obstinate

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(Adk) stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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Ostentatious

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(Adj) characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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Pervade

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(V) to permeate throughout

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Presumptuous

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(Adj) overstepping due bounds (as of proprietary or courtesy) ; taking liberty

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Pristine

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(Adj) pure; uncorrupted; clean

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Proclivity

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(N) a natural predisposition or inclination

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Profligate

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(Adj) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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Propensity

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(N) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Penchant

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(Adj) a strong habitual liking for something or tendency to do something

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Quixotic

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(Adj) foolishly practical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Quotidian

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(Adj) occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

30
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Rarefy

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(V) to make thin; less dense ; refine

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Recondite

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(Adj) hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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Refulgent

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(Adj) radiant; shiny; bri

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Renege

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(V) to fail to honor a commitment; go back on a p

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Sedulous

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(Adj) diligent; persistent; hardworking

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Tacit

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(Adj) implied; not explicitly stated

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Tout

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(V) to publicly praise or promote

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Trenchant

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(Adj) sharply perceptive; keen: penetrating

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Trenchant

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(Adj) sharply perceptive; keen: penetrating

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Unfeigned

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(Adj) genuine; not false or hypocritical

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Untenable

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(Adj) indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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Vacillate

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(Adj) to waver indecisively between one course of action and opinion and another

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Vacillate

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(Adj) to waver indecisively between one course of action and opinion and another

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Variegated

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(Adj) multicoloured; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vexation

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(N) annoyance; irritation

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Vigilant

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(Adj) alertly watchful

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Vituperate

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(V) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely;