Hit Parade Group 2

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accolade

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honor

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abate

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lessen

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adulation

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worship

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aesthetic

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beautiful

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ameliorate

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improve

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ascetic

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abstinent

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avarice

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greed

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axiom

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unquestionable

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burgeon

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flourish

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bucolic

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rural

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cacophony

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noise

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canon

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code of laws

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castigation

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reprimand

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catalyst

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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change.

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caustic

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corrosive

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chary

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cautious

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cogent

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convincing

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complaisance

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willing

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contentious

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controversial

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contrite

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remorseful

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culpable

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guilty

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dearth

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scarcity

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demur

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object

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didactic

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instructive

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discretion

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caution; choice

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disinterested

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unbiased

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dogmatic

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opinionated

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ebullience

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cheerfulness

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eclectic

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wide-ranging

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elegy

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mournful poem

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emollient

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soothing, esp. to the skin.

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empirical

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based on observation or experiment

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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ephemeral

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brief

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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eulogy

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a speech honoring the dead

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exonerate

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clear

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facetious

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playful

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fallacy

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a mistaken belief

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furtive

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secretive

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gregarious

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sociable

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harangue

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tirade

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heretical

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violating accepted convention

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hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement

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impecunious

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poor

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incipient

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emergent

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inert

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unmoving

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innocuous

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harmless

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intransigent

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uncompromising

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inveigle

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tempt

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morose

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sad

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odious

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revolting

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opaque

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impenetrable by light

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oscillation

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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penurious

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poor

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pernicious

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harmful

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peruse

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examine

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pious

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religious

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precursor

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predecessor

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preen

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primp

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prodigious

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enormous

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prolific

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productive

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putrefy

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break down

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quaff

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drink

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quiescence

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inactive

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redoubtable

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awe-inspiring

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sanction (2)

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penalty; authorization

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satire

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

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squalid

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dirty

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stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain

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supplant

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replace

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torpid

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lethargic

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ubiquitous

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everywhere

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urbane

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sophisticated

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vilify

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criticize

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viscous

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thick; sticky