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Hit Parade 2 Flashcards

1
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Abate

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade

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an expression of praise

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adulation

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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aesthetic

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dealing with art or beauty

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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ascetic

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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp as an act of religious devortion

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avarice

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greed

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axiom

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a universally recognized principle

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burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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bucolic

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic or rural areas and their inhabitants

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cacophony

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harsh sounds

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canon

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an established set or principles or codes

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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caustic

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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chary

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wary; cautious

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cogent

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apealing forcibly to the mind or reason

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complaisance

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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contentious

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argumentative

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contrite

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regretful;seeking forgiveness

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culpable

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deserving blame

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21
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dearth

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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demur

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to question or oppose

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didactic

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intended to teach or instruct

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discretion

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caustious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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disinterested

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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dogmatic

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles

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ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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eclectic

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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elegy

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a mournful poem

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emollient

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soothing to the skin

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empirical

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based on observation and experiment

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enigmatic

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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exonerate

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to remove blame

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facetious

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playful; humorous

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fallacy

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an invalid or incorrect notion

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furtive

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marked by stealth; covert;

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gregarious

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socialble; outgoing

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harangue

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade

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heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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impecunious

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lacking funds; without money

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incipient

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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inert

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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innocuous

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harmless; causing no damage

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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inveigle

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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odious

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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opaque

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clear; not reflecting light

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oscillation

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swinging back and forth

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penurious

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penny- pinching; excessively thrifty

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pernicious

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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peruse

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to examine with great care

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pious

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extremely reverent or devout

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precursor

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one that precedes and indicates another

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preen

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to dress up; primp

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prodigious

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abundant in size, force, or extent

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prolific

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producing large volumes or amounts, productive

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putrefy

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quaff

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to drink deeply

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quiescence

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stillness; motionlessness

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redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worth of honor

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sanction

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authoritative permission or approval

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satire

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes

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squalid

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sordid; wretched

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stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain

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supplant

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to take the place of

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torpid

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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urbane

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sophisticared; refined; elegant

71
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vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

72
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viscous

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thick, sticky

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