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Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

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Adulterate (v)

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To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Acumen (n)

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Keen, accurate judgement

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Amalgamate (v)

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To combine several elements into a whole

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Archaic (adj)

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Outdated

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Aver (v)

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To state as a fact

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Bolster (v)

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To provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic (adj)

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Pompous

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Diatribe (n)

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A harsh denunciation

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Dissemble (v)

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Disguise or conceal

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Eccentric (adj)

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Departing from norms

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Endemic (adj)

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Characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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Evanescent (adj)

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Tending to disappear like vapor; vanish

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Exacerbate (v)

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To make worse

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Fervent (adj)

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Greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous (adj)

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Happening by accident

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Germane (adj)

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Relevant to the subject

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Grandiloquence (n)

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Pompous speech or expression

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Hackneyed (adj)

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Stays common from frequent use

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Halcyon (adj)

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Calm and peaceful

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Hedonism (n)

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Devotion to pleasurable pursuits esp senses

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Hegemony (n)

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Consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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Iconoclast (n)

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One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Idolatrous (adj)

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Given to intense or excessive devotion

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Impassive (adj)

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Revealing no emotion

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Imperturbable (adj)

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Extreme calm

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Implacable (adj)

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Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity (n)

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Immunity from punishment or penalty

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Inchoate (adj)

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In an initial stage

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Infelicitous (adj)

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Unfortunate; inappropriate

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Insipid (adj)

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Tasteless

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Loquacious (adj)

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Extremely talkative

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Luminous (adj)

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Bright

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Malevolent (adj)

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Having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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Malleable (adj)

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Capable of being shaped or formed

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Mendacity (n)

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Dishonesty

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Meticulous (adj)

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Attentive to detail

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Misanthrope (n)

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One who hates all humans

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Mitigate (v)

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To moderate

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Obdurate (adj)

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Unyielding

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Obsequious (adj)

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Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Occlude (v)

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To obstruct or block

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Opprobrium (n)

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Disgrace, contempt; scorn

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Pedagogy (n)

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The profession or principle of teaching or instructing

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Pedantic (adj)

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Overly concerned with learning

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Penury (n)

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Poverty

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Pervasive (adj)

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Tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Pine (v)

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To lose vigor

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Pirate (v)

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Illegally use or reproduce

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Pith (n)

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Essential or central part

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Pithy (adj)

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Precise and brief

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Placate (v)

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To appease

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Platitude (n)

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A superficial remark

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Plummet (v)

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To plunge or drop straight down

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Polemical (adj)

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Controversial; argumentative

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Prodigal (adj)

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Recklessly wasteful; lavish

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Profuse (adj)

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Given it coming forth abundantly

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Queries (n)

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Questions; inquiries

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Querulous (adj)

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Prone to complaining or grumbling

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Rancorous (adj)

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Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Recalcitrant (adj)

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Obstinately defiant of authority

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Repudiate (v)

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Disown

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Rescind (v)

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Invalidate, repeal

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Reverent (adj)

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Marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of awe and respect

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Rhetoric (n)

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The art or study of effective language use for communication and persuasion

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Salubrious (adj)

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Promoting health or well-being

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Solvent (adj)

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Able to meet financial obligations; dissolvable by another substance

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Specious (adj)

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Seeing true, but actually false

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Spurious (adj)

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Counterfeit

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Subpoena (n)

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A court order requiring appearance

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Succinct (adj)

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Brief

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Superfluous (adj)

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Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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Surfeit (v)

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An overabundant supply

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Tenacity (n)

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Persistent determination

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Tenuous (adj)

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Having little substance or strength

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Tirade (n)

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A long and critical speech

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Transient (adj)

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Fleeting

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Zealous (adj)

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Devoted to a cause; fervent

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