Hit Parade Flashcards by Bonnie Cho | Brainscape

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Abstract

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General; not concrete

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with the appreciation of beauty

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Alleviate

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To ease a pain or burden

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Ambivalent

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Simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain

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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little emotion

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Auspicious

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Favorable; promising

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Benevolent

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Well-meaning; generous

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Candor

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Sincerity; openness

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Cogent

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Convincing; reasonable

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Comprehensive

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Large in scope or content

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Contemporary

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Current; modern; from the same time

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Conviction

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A fixed or strong belief

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Diligent

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Marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

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Dubious

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Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

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Eclectic

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Made up of a variety of sources and styles

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Egregious

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Conspicuously bad or offensive

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Exculpate

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To free from guilt or blame

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Florid

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Describing flowery or elaborate speech

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Gratuitous

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Given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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Hackneyed

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Worn out through overuse; trite

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Idealize

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To consider perfect

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Impartial

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Not in favor of one side over the other; unbiased

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Imperious

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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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Inherent

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Inborn; built-in

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Innovative

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Introducing something new

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Inveterate

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Long-established; deep-rooted; habitual

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Laudatory

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Giving praise

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Maverick

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One who resists resistance to a group

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Mollify

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To calm or soothe

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Novel

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Strikingly new or unusual

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Obdurate

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Stubborn; inflexible

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Objectivity

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Treating facts unfluenced by emotion

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly adhering to an opinion

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Ornate

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Elaborately decorated

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Ostentatious

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Describing a pretentious display

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Paramount

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Of chief concern or importance

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Penitent

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Expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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Pervasive

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Dispersed throughout

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Plausible

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Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

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Profound

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Having great depth or seriousness

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Prosaic

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Unimaginative; dull

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Quandary

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A state of uncertainty or perplexity

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Rancorous

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Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill will

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Spurious

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Not genuine; false; counterfeit

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Stoic

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Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

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Superfluous

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Extra; unnecessary

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Tenuous

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Having little substance or strength; unsure; weak

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Timorous

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Timid; fearful about the future

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Transitory

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Short-lived; temporary

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Vindicated

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Freed from blame