Hit Parade Group 1 - Day 3 Flashcards
Neologism (Noun)
a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
Noxious (Adj)
harmful, injurious
Obtuse (Adj)
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
Obviate (Verb)
to anticipate and make unnecessary
Onerous (Adj)
troubling; burdensome
Paean (Noun)
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Parody (Noun)
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art
Perennial (Adj)
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
Perfidy (Noun)
intentional breach of faith; treachery (Adj; perfidious)
Perfunctory (Adj)
cursory; done without care or interest
Perspicacious (Adj)
acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (Noun: perspicacity)
Prattle (Verb)
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner
Precipitate (Adj)
acting with excessive haste or impulse
Precipitate (Verb)
to cause or happen before anticipated or required
Predilection (N)
a disposition in favor of something; preference
Prescience (Noun)
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (Adj; prescient)
Prevaricate (Verb)
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
Qualms (Noun)
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
Recant (Verb)
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
Refute (Verb)
to disprove; to successfully argue against
