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hit parade 2 Flashcards

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abate

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lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade

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high expression of praise

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adulation

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excessive praise or intense adoration

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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 self denial in religious devotion

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avarice

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greed (ie for wealth)

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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 of rural areas and their inhabitants

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cacophony

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a dissonant sound

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canon

A

axiomatic, or estb set of principles or code of laws

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castigation

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severe criticism or punishment

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catalyst

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substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without changing itself

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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, sparing

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cogent

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appealing forcible to the mind or to reason; convincing

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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; quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement

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contrite

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regretful, seeking forgiveness

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culpable

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guilty or deserving blame

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death

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the lack or scarcity of something

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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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cautious 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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pernicious

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extremely harmful in a sneaky way

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peruse

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to examine with great care

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pious

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reverent or devout

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recursor

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one that precedes and indicates/announces another

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preen

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to dress up/primp

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prodigious

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extraordinary, abundant in size or force

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prolific

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productive

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putrefy

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to rot; decay

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quaff

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to drink deeply

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quiescence

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

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redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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sanction

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority

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satire

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literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice via humor

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squalid

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sordid, foul, wretched

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stoic

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indifferent or unaffected; steadfast

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supplant

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to take place of; to supersede

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torpid

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lethargic, sluggish, dormant

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ubiquitous

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widespread, universal

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urbane

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sophisticated, refined, elegantfy

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vilify

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to defame; characterize harshly

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viscous

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thick and sticky

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dogmatic

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expressing rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings, outgoing

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elegy

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mournful poem, esp lamenting over lost loved ones

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emollient

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soothing or smoothing

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empirical

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based on experiment or observation

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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 or understood by a small, specific group

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eulogy

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a speech in honor of the dead

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exonerate

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to remove blame

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facetious

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playful or humorous

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fallacy

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invalid/incorrect notion

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furtive

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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surreptitious

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kept secret esp if not likely to be approved of

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gregarious

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sociable, outgoing

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harangue

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deliver a forceful or angry speech/rant/writing

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jejune

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naive, simplistic and superficial

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heretical

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violating dogma (think HERESY)

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statement

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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 (~ to nascent

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inert

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unreactive; unmoving/lethargic/sluggish

69
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innocuous

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not dangerous; harmless

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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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morose

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sad, sullen, melancholy

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odious

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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oscillation

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swinging back and forth with steady rhythm

75
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penurious

A

thrifty, poor; ungenerous

76
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what word means brief/fleeting?

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ephemeral

77
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what word means a forceful or angry speech?

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harangue

78
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what word means arousing strong dislike or aversion

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odious

79
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what word means to free from blame or responsibility

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exonerate

80
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what word means arousing fear or awe; worthy of honor; formidable?

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redoubtable

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what word means unexpectedly harmful

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pernicious

82
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what word means to drink deeply

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quaff

83
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what word means stinging, corrosive, sarcastic, or biting

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caustic

84
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what word means impressive size or force or extent or enormous

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prodigious

85
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what word means greed, hunger for money

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avarice

86
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what word means impartial or unbiased

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disinterested

87
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what word means lack or scarcity

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dearth

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what word means to win over by deception, coaxing or flattery

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inveigle

89
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protracted

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lasting for a long time or longer than usual

90
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contrite

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involving remorse

91
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chary

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cautiously suspicious or reluctant to do something

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apprise

A

inform or tell someone

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pillory

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to ridicule someone publicly

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apprehend

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arrest; understand or perceive

princeton review vocab (5 decks)

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