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Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

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adulterate

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make impure

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acumen

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sharpness

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amalgamate

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combine

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archaic

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outdated

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aver

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state as fact

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bolster

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strengthen

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bombastic

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pompous

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diatribe

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tirade

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dissemble

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pretend

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eccentric

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strange

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endemic

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native

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exacerbate

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worsen

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fervent

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passionate

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fortuitous

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chance

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germane

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relevant

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech

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hackneyed

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overused

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halcyon

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calm; peaceful

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hedonism

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pursuit of pleasure

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hegemony

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dominance

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iconoclast

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critic

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idolatrous

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worship idols

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impassive

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expressionless

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imperturbable

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calm

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implacable

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unappeaseable

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impunity

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immunity

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inchoate

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unformed

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infelicitous

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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tasteless

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loquacious

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talkative

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luminous

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light

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malevolent

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evil

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or formed

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mendacity

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untruthful

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meticulous

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precise

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misanthrope

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hater of mankind

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mitigate

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reduce

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obdurate

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inflexible

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obsequious

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submissive

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occlude

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obstruct; block

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opprobrium

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disgrace

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pedagogy

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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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pedantic

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perfectionist

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penury

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poverty

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pervasive

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spread throughout

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pine

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yearn; lose vigor

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pirate

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illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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essential part

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pithy

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precise and brief

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placate

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appease

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platitude

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cliche

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plummet

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plunge

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polemical

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controversial

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prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant

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profuse

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abundant

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proliferate

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grow or increase swiftly

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queries

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questions

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querulous

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complaining

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rancorous

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bitter resentment

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recalcitrant

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uncooperative

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repudiate

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reject

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rescind

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repeal

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reverent

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respectful

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rhetoric

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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion.

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salubrious

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healthy

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solvent

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financially sound; able to dissolve another substance.

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specious

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misleading

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spurious

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fake; false

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subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony.

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succinct

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brief; concise

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superfluous

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excess

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surfeit

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excess

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tenacity

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persistent determination

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tenuous

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flimsy; weak

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tirade

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rant

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transient

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temporary

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zealous

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passionate

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