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Hit Parade 3 Flashcards

1
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acumen

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keen, accurate judgement or insight

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adulterate

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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3
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amalgamate

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to combine several ingredients into a whole

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4
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archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier time

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5
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aver

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to state as a fact

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bolster

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to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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pompous

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diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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characteristics found in a particualy locality, region, or people

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evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

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15
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fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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18
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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace

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19
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halycon

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calm and peaceful

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20
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hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits

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21
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hegemony

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the consisten dominance or one state or ideology

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22
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iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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excessive devotion to something

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24
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impassive

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revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm

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impacable

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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without taste or flavor

31
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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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luminous

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characterized by brightness

33
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malevolent

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showing vicious ill will

34
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mendacity

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the condition of being untruthful

35
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misanthrope

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one who hates all other humans

36
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mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense

37
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obdurate

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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

38
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obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

39
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occlude

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to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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discrage; contempt; scorn

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pedagogy

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profression or principles of teaching

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pedantic

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overly concerned with trivial details of learning or education

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penury

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poverty; destitution

44
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pervasive

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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pine

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to yearn intensely

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pirate

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to illegally use or reproduce

47
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pith

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the essetial or central part

48
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pithy

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precise and brief

49
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placate

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to appease

50
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platitude

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a superficial remark

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polemical

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controversial; argumentative

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prodigal

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wasteful, extravagent

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly

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queries

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questions; inquiries; doubts

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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling

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rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

57
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recalcitrant

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onstinately defiant of authority

58
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repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with

59
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rescind

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to invalidate; to repeal

60
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rhetoric

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the study of effective language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations

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specious

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seeming tue, but actually being fallacios

64
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spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity

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subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance

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succint

67
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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

68
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surfeit

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an overabundant supply

69
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tenacity

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persistent determination

70
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tenuous

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having little substance or strength

71
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tirade

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long and critical speech

72
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transient

A

fleeting; passing quickly

73
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zealous

A

fervent; ardent; impassioned

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