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Hit Parade Group 2 Flashcards

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abate

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(v) to lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade

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(n) an expression of praise

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adulation

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(n) excessive praise, intense adoration

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aesthetic

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(adj) concerned with beauty/art or the appreciation of beauty/art

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ameliorate

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(v) to make better or more tolerable

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ascetic

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(n) one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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avarice

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(n) greed, especially for wealth

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axiom

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(n) a universally recognized principle

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burgeon

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(v) to grow rapidly or fluorish

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bucolic

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(adj) rustic and pastoral, characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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cacophony

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(n) harsh, jarring, discordant sound

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canon

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(n) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

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castigation

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(n) severe criticism or punishment

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catalyst

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(n) 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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(adj) burning or stinging, causing corrosion

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chary

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(adj) wary, cautious, sparing

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cogent

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(adj) clear, logical, convincing

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complaisance

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(n) the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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contentious

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(adj) argumentative, quarrelsome, causing controversy or disagreement

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contrite

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(adj) regretful, seeking forgiveness

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culpable

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(adj) deserving blame

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dearth

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(n) smallness of quantity/number, scarcity, a lack

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demur

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(v) to question or oppose, or raise doubts/show reluctance

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didactic

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(adj) intended to teach or instruct

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discretion

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(n) the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information

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disinterested

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(adj) free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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dogmatic

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(adj) expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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ebullience

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(n) the quality of lively/enthusiastic expression of thoughts/feelings

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eclectic

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(adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources

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elegy

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(n) a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead

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emollient

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(adj/n) soothing, especially to the skin; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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empirical

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(adj) based on observation or experiment

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enigmatic

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(adj) mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand

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ephemeral

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(adj) brief, fleeting

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esoteric

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(adj) intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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eulogy

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(n) a speech honoring the dead

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exonerate

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(v) to remove blame

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facetious

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(adj) humorous, sometimes inappropriately

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fallacy

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(n) an invalid or incorrect notion, a mistaken belief

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furtive

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(adj) marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious

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gregarious

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(adj) sociable, outgoing

42
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harrange

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(v/n) to lecture (someone) at length in a pompous/critical manner; a long, pompous speech

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heretical

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(adj) violating accepted dogma or convention

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hyperbole

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(n) an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

45
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impecunious

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(adj) lacking funds, without money

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incipient

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(adj) beginning to come into being or become apparent

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inert

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(adj) unmoving, lethargic, sluggish

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innocuous

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(adj) harmless, causing no damage

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intransigent

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(adj) refusing to compromise

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inveigle

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(v) to obtain or convince by deception

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morose

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(adj) sad, sullen, melancholy

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odious

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(adj) evoking intense aversion or dislike

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opaque

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(adj) impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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oscillation

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

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penurious

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(adj) penny-pinching, excessively thrifty, ungenerous

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pernicious

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(adj) extremely harmful, potentially causing death

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peruse

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(v) to examine with great care

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pious

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(adj) showing strong religious devotion

59
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precursor

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(n) one that precedes and indicates or announces another

60
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preen

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(v) to dress up, primp, groom oneself with elaborate care

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prodigious

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(adj) abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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prolific

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(adj) producing large volumes or amounts, productive

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putrefy

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(v) to rot, to decay and give off a foul odor

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quaff

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(v) to drink deeply, especially an alcoholic drink

65
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quiescence

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(n) stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest

66
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redoubtable

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(adj) awe-inspiring, worthy of honor

67
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sanction

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(n/v) authoritative permission/approval, a penalty to enforce compliance, to give permission or authority to

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satire

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

69
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squalid

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(adj) sordid, wretched and dirty as from neglect

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stoic

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(adj) indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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supplant

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(v) to take the place of, to supersede

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torpid

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(adj) lethargic, sluggish, dormant

73
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ubiquitous

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(adj) existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread

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urbane

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(adj) sophisticated, refined, elegant

75
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vilify

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(v) to defame, to characterize harshly

76
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viscous

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(adj) thick, sticky

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