Hit Parade 3 Flashcards

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Acumen

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keen, accurate judgments or insight

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Adulterate

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reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate

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combine several elements into a whole

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Archaic

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outdated, associated with a primitive time

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Aver

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to state as a fact, declare

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Bolster

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provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic

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pompous, grandiloquent

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Diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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Dissemble

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disguise or conceal

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Eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic

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characteristic of our found in a particular locality

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Evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor

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Exacerbate

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make worse or more severe

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Fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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