Hit Parade 1 Flashcards
abscond
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
aberrant
deviating from the norm
alacrity
eager and enthusiastic willingness
anomaly
deviation from the normal order
approbation
an expression of approval or praise
arduous
strenuous; requiring effort
assuage
to ease or lesson
audacious
daring and fearless
austere
without adornment; bare; simple
canonical
following traditional standards
capricious
inclined to change one’s mind impulsively
censure
to criticize severly
chicanery
trickery or subterfuge
connosieur
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste
convoluted
complex or complicated
disabuse
to undeceive; to set right
disparate
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
effrontery
extreme boldness
eloquent
well spken
enervate
to weaken
ennui
dissatisfaction resulting from boredom
equivocate
to use ambiguous language
erudite
very learned; scholarly
exculpate
to clear of blame; exonerate
exigent
urget, pressing, requiring immediate action or attention
extemporaneous
improvised; done without preparation
filibuster
intentional obstruction to delay legistation
fulminate
to loudly attack or denounce
ingenuous
artless; frank and candid
inured
accustomed to accepting something undesireable
irascible
easily angered
laud
to praise highly
lucid
clear
magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble
martial
associated with war and the armed forces
mundane
of the world; ordinary
nascent
coming into being;
nebulous
vague; cloudy
neologism
a new word, expression, or usage
noxious
harmful, injurious
obtuse
lacking sharpness of intellect
obviate
to anticipate and make unnessesary
oneruous
troubling; burdensome
paean
a song or hymp of praise
parody
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule
perennial
recurrent through the year or many years
perfidy
intentional breach of faith
perfunctory
cursory; done without care or interest
perspicacious
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
prattle
to babble meaninglessly
precipitate
acting with excessive haste or impluse
to cause or happen before anticipated
predilection
a disposition in favor of something; preference
prescience
foreknowledge of events
prevaricate
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms
misgivings; reservations
recant
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
refute
to disprove; to successfully argue against
relegate
to forcible assign, esp. to a lower place or position
reticent
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
solicitous
concerned and attentive
sordid
characterized by filth, grim, or squalor; foul
sporadic
occuring only occassionally
squandor
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
static
not moving, active, or in motion
stupefy
to stun, baffle, or amaze
stymie
to blovk; to thwart
synthesis
the combination of parts to make a whole
torque
a force that cuases rotation
tortuous
winding, twisting; excessively complicated
truculent
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
veracity
truthfulness, honesty
virulent
extremely harmful or poisonous
voracious
having an insatiable appetite for an activity; ravenous
waver
to move to and fro; to sway
