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Hit Parade 3 Flashcards

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1
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Acumen

A
  • keen

- accurate judgment

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Adulterate

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To reduce purity by adding inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate

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To combine several elements into a whole

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Aver

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To state or declare as a fact

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Bolster

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To provide support or reinforcement

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Diatribe

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A harsh denunciation

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Eccentric

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Departing from norms

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Endemic

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Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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Evanescent

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Tending to disappear or vanish 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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Germane

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Relevant or appropriate in subject matter

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Grandiloquence

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Pompous or bombastic speech

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Hackneyed

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Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful

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Hedonism

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Devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp pleasure to the senses

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Hegemony

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The consistent dominance of one state or group over others

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Idolatrous

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Given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Impassive

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Revealing no emotion

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Implacable

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Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity

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Immunity from punishment

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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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Lacks qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

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Loquacious

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Extremely talkative (garrulous)

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Malevolent

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Having vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (invidious

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Mendacity

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Dishonest

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Meticulous

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Characterized by extreme care and precision

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Misanthrope

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One who hates all other humans

30
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Mitigate

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To become less severe or intense

  • abate
  • allay
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Obdurate

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  • unyielding

- intractable

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Obsequious

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To bring forth fawning attentiveness

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Occlude

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To obstruct or block

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Opprobrium

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  • disgrace
  • contempt
  • scorn
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Pedagogy

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The profession or principles of teaching

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Pervasive

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Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

37
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Pine

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  • to yearn intensely

- to lose vigor

38
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Pirate

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To illegally use or reproduce

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Pith

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The essential or central part

40
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Placate

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To appease

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Platitude

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A superficial remark - esp one offered as meaningful

42
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Plummet

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To plunge or drop straight down

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Prodigal

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  • recklessly wasteful
  • extravagant
  • profuse
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Profuse

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  • abundant

- extravagant

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Proliferate

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To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

46
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Querulous

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  • prone to complaining

- peevish

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Rancorous

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Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Recalcitrant

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  • defiant of authority

- difficult to manage

49
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Rescind

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  • to invalidate

- to retract

50
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Reverent

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Feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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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

- able to dissolve another substance

53
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Subpoena

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A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

54
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Surfeit

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  • an over abundant supply

- excess

55
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Tenacity

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Persistent determination

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Tenuous

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  • flimsy

- weak

57
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Tirade

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  • a long and extremely critical speech
58
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Zealous

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  • ardent

- impassioned, devoted to a cause

59
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Vehemence

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The quality of being zealous, impassion, and ardent

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