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Hit Parade Group 2 Flashcards

1
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Abate

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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Accolade

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an expression of praise

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Adulation

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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Aesthetic

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic

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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

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Avarice

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greed, esp. for wealth (adj. form: avaricious)

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Axiom

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a universally recognized principle (adj. form: axiomatic)

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Burgeon

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Cacophony

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj. form: cacophonous)

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Canon

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an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (adj. form: canonical)

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Castigation

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severe criticism or punishment (verb form: castigate)

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Catalyst

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reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary

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wary; cautious; sparing

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Cogent

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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Complaisance

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the willingness to comply to the wishes of others (adj. form: complaisant)

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Contentious

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (noun form: contrition)

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Culpable

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deserving blame (noun form: culpability)

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Dearth

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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Demur

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to question or oppose

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Didactic

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intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. form: discrete)

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Disinterested

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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Dogmatic

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (noun form: dogma)

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Ebullience

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. form: ebullience)

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Eclectic

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy

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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj. form elegiac)

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Emolient

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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smooths 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; obscure; difficult to understand (noun form: enigma)

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Ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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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 (verb form: eulogize)

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Exonerate

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to remove blame

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Facetious

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playful; humorous

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Fallacy

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj. form: fallacious)

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Furtive

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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Gregarious

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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Harangue

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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Heretical

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violating accepted dogma or convention (noun form: heresy)

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Hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj. form: hyperbolic)

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Impecunious

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lacking funds; without money

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Incipient

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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Innocuous

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harmless; causing no damage

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Intransigent

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refusing to compromise (noun form: intransigence)

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Inveigle

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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Odious

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque

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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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Oscillation

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (verb form: oscillate)

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Penurious

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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Pernicious

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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Peruse

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to examine with great care (noun form: perusal)

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Pious

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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion (noun form: piety)

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Precursor

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Preen

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious

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abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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Prolific

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producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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Putrefy

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to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. form: putrid)

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Quaff

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to drink deeply

65
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Quiescience

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form: quiescent)

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Redoubtable

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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Sanction

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

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Satire

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj. form: satirical)

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Squalid

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (noun form: squalor)

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Stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun form: stoicism)

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Supplant

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to take the place of; to supersede

72
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Torpid

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor)

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Ubiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

74
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Urbane

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sophisticated; refined; elegant (noun form: urbanity)

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Vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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Viscous

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thick; sticky (noun form: viscosity)

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