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Hit Parade 4 Flashcards

1
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Acerbic

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Having a sour/bitter taste or character

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Aggrandize

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An increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Alchemy

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A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals

- base metals => gold

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Amenable

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Agreeable

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Astringent

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  • harsh, severe

- having a tightening effect on skin tissue

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Contiguous

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  • touching

- adjacent

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Convention

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A 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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Cynicism

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An attitude or belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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Desiccate

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To dry out or dehydrate or make dull

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Dilettante

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One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts/branch of knowledge

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Disparage

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To slight or belittle

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Divulge

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To disclose something secret

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Fawn (verb)

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  • To flatter or praise precisely

- to ingratiate one’s self

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Flout

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To shown contempt for, as in rule or convention

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Glib (adj.)

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  • nonchalant - marked by ease or formality

- superficial - lack in depth

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17
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Imminent

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  • impending

- about to happen

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18
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Immutable

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Not capable of change

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Indifferent

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  • having no interest or concern

- showing no bias or prejudice

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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

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Intrepid

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Steadfast and courageous

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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

- to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

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  • a recent convert

- novice

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Obstinate

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Stubborn, uncompromising

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Ostentatious

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Characterized by or given to pretentious display

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Pervade (verb)

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To permeate throughout

30
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Phlegmatic

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Calm, sluggish, unemotional

31
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Plethora

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  • overabundance

- surplus

32
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Presumptuous

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  • overstepping bounds

- taking liberties

33
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Pristine

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Pure, uncorrupted

34
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Proclivity

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A natural disposition or inclination

35
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Profligate

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  • excessively wasteful
  • recklessly extravagant
  • prodigal
36
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Propensity

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  • a natural inclination or tendency
  • penchant
  • weakness
37
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Prosaic

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  • dull

- lacking in spirit or imagination

38
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Pungent

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Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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Quixotic

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Foolishly or romantically impractical

40
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Quotidian

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  • occurring or recurring daily

- commonplace

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Rarely

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  • to become thin, less dense

- to refine

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Recondite

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  • hidden

- difficult to understand (obscure)

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Refulgent

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Radiant, shiny, brilliant

44
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Renege

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  • to fail to honor a commitment

- to go back in a promise

45
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Sedulous

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Diligent, persistent

46
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Shard

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A broken piece of pottery or glass

47
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Soporific

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Causing drowsiness

48
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Sparse

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  • thin

- arranged at widely spaced intervals

49
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Spendthrift

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One who spends money wastefully

50
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Subtle

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  • not obvious
  • elusive
  • difficult to discern
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Tacit

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Terse

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Brief and concise

  • succinct
  • pithy
  • laconic
53
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Tout

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To publicly praise or promote

54
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Trenchant

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  • sharply perceptive
  • keen, acumen
  • penetrating
55
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Unfeigned

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  • genuine

- not hypocritical

56
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Untenable

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  • indefensible
  • not viable
  • uninhabitable
57
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Vacillate

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To waver between one course of action/opinion

58
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Vexation

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Annoyance, irritated

59
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Vigilant

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Alertly watchful

60
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Vituperate

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  • to abuse/censure severely or abusively

- to berate

61
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Charlatan

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A person who pretends/claims to have more knowledge or skills than s/he possesses

62
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Acrid

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  • bitterly pungent, acerbic

- irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.

63
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Disseminate

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  • to scatter or spread widely

- promulgate extensively

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