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Hit Parade 4 Flashcards

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Acerbic

A

having an sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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Aggrandize

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to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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Amenable

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agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism

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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent

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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh severe

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Contiguous

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sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention

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generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous

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tending to believe too readily; gullible

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Cyniscism

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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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Decorum

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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

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Derision

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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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Desiccate

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to dry out or dehydrate, to make dry or dull

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Dilettante

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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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Disparage

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to slight or belittle

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Fawn

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to flatter or praise excessively

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Flout

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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous

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pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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Glib

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marked by ease or informality, nonchalant, lacking in depth, superficial

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Hubris

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overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Immutable

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not capable of change

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Impetuous

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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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Inimical

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damaging, harmful, injurious

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Intractable

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not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate

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Intrepid

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steadfast and courageous

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Laconic

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using few words, terse

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Maverick

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an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mercurial

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify

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to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

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a recent convert, a beginner, a novice

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Obfuscate

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to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

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Obstinate

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stubborn, hard headed, uncomprimising

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Pervade

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to permeate throughout

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Phlegmatic

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calm, sluggish, unemotional

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Plethora

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an overabundance, a surplus

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Pragmatic

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practical rather than idealistic

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Probity

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adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness

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Proclivity

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a natural predisposition or inclination

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Profligate

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excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant

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Propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

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Prosaic

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dull, lacking in spirit or immagination

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Quixotic

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foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Quotidian

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occurring or recurring daily, commonplace

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Rarefy

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to make or become thin, less dense, to refine

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Recondite

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hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure

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Refulgent

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radiant, shining brightly

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Renege

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to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promous

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Sedulous

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diligent, persistent, hard working

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Soporific

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Causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep

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Spendthrift

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one who spends money wastefully

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Tacit

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implied not explicitly stated

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Terse

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brief and concise in wording

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Tout

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to publicly praise or promote

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Trenchant

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sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating

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Unfeigned

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genuine, not false or hypocritical

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Vacillate

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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another

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Variegated

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multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vexation

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annoyance, irritation

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Vituperate

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to use harsh condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively, to berate

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Volatile

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readily changing to vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive

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