Hit Parade 3

Question 0

Aver

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Verb. To state as fact; to declare or assert

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Acumen

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Noun. Keen, accurate judgement or insight

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Bolster

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Verb. To provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic

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Adj. pompous; grandiloquent

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Diatribe

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Noun. A harsh denunciation

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Dissemble

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Verb. To disguise or conceal; to mislead

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Eccentric

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Adj. departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic

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Adj. characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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Evanescent

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Adj. tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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Exacerbate

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Verb. To make worse or more severe

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Fervent

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Adj. greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous

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Adj. happening by accident or chance

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Germane

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Adj. relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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Grandiloquence

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Noun. Pompous speech or expression

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Hackneyed

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Adj. rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon

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Adj. calm and peaceful

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Hedonism

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Noun. Devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. To the pleasures of the senses

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Hegemony

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Noun. The consistent dominance of one stare or group over others

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Iconoclast

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Noun. One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Idolatrous

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Adj. given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Impassive

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Adj. revealing no emotion

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Imperturbable

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Adj. marked by extreme calm, in passivity, and steadiness

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Implacable

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Adj. not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity

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Noun. Immunity from punishment or penalty

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Inchoate

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Adj. in an initial stage, not fully formed

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Infelicitous

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Adj. unfortunate; inappropriate

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Insipid

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Adj. lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

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Loquacious

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Adj. extremely talkative

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Luminous

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Adj. characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Mendacity

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Noun. The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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Obdurate

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Adj. unyielding; hard hearted; intractable

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Obsequious

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Adj. exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Occlude

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Verb. To obstruct or block

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Opprobrium

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Noun. Disgrace; contempt; scorn

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Pedagogy

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Noun. The profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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Pedantic

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Adj. overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge

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Penury

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Noun. Poverty; destitution

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Pervasive

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Adj. having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Pith

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Noun. The essential or central part

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Pithy

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Adj. precise and brief

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Placate

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Verb. To appease; to calm by making concessions

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Platitude

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Noun. A superficial remark, esp. One offered as meaningful

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Polemical

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Adj. controversial; argumentative

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Prodigal

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Adj. recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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Profuse

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Adj. given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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Proliferate

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Verb. To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Queries

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Noun. Questions; reservations

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Querulous

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Adj. prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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Rancorous

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Adj. characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Recalcitrant

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Adj. obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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Repudiate

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Verb. To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

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Rescind

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Verb. To invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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Reverent

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Adj. marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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Rhetoric

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Noun. The art of study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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Salubrious

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Adj. promoting health or well-being

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Solvent

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Adj. able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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Specious

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Adj. seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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Spurious

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Adj. lacking authenticity or validity; false

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Surfeit

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Verb. To feed or supply in excess

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Tenacity

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Noun. The quality of adherence to something valued

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Tenuous

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Adj. having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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Tirade

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Noun. A long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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Transient

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Adj. fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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Zealous

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Adj. fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause