Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards
0
Q
adulterate
A
make impure
1
Q
acumen
A
sharpness
2
Q
amalgamate
A
combine
3
Q
archaic
A
outdated
4
Q
aver
A
state as fact
5
Q
bolster
A
strengthen
6
Q
bombastic
A
pompous
7
Q
diatribe
A
tirade
8
Q
dissemble
A
pretend
9
Q
eccentric
A
strange
10
Q
endemic
A
native
11
Q
exacerbate
A
worsen
12
Q
fervent
A
passionate
13
Q
fortuitous
A
chance
14
Q
germane
A
relevant
15
Q
grandiloquence
A
pompous speech
16
Q
hackneyed
A
overused
17
Q
halcyon
A
calm; peaceful
18
Q
hedonism
A
pursuit of pleasure
19
Q
hegemony
A
dominance
20
Q
iconoclast
A
critic
21
Q
idolatrous
A
worship idols
22
Q
impassive
A
expressionless
23
Q
imperturbable
A
calm
24
implacable
unappeaseable
25
impunity
immunity
26
inchoate
unformed
27
infelicitous
unfortunate; inappropriate
28
insipid
tasteless
29
loquacious
talkative
30
luminous
light
31
malevolent
evil
32
malleable
capable of being shaped or formed
33
mendacity
untruthful
34
meticulous
precise
35
misanthrope
hater of mankind
36
mitigate
reduce
37
obdurate
inflexible
38
obsequious
submissive
39
occlude
obstruct; block
40
opprobrium
disgrace
41
pedagogy
the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
42
pedantic
perfectionist
43
penury
poverty
44
pervasive
spread throughout
45
pine
yearn; lose vigor
46
pirate
illegally use or reproduce
47
pith
essential part
48
pithy
precise and brief
49
placate
appease
50
platitude
cliche
51
plummet
plunge
52
polemical
controversial
53
prodigal
wasteful; extravagant
54
profuse
abundant
55
proliferate
grow or increase swiftly
56
queries
questions
57
querulous
complaining
58
rancorous
bitter resentment
59
recalcitrant
uncooperative
60
repudiate
reject
61
rescind
repeal
62
reverent
respectful
63
rhetoric
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion.
64
salubrious
healthy
65
solvent
financially sound; able to dissolve another substance.
66
specious
misleading
67
spurious
fake; false
68
subpoena
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony.
69
succinct
brief; concise
70
superfluous
excess
71
surfeit
excess
72
tenacity
persistent determination
73
tenuous
flimsy; weak
74
tirade
rant
75
transient
temporary
76
zealous
passionate
