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Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

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acumen

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(n) keen, accurate judgment or insight

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adulterate

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(v) to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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(v) to combine several elements into a whole

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archaic

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(adj) outdated, associated with an earlier, more primitive time

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aver

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(v) to state as a fact, to declare or assert

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bolster

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(v) to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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(adj) pompous, high-sounding but with little meaning

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diatribe

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(n) a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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(v) to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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eccentric

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(adj) departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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(adj) characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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evanescent

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(adj) tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing

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exacerbate

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(v) to make worse or more severe

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fervent

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(adj) greatly emotional or zealous

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fortuitous

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(adj) happening by accident or chance

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germane

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(adj) relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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(n) pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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(adj) rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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(adj) calm and peaceful

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hedonism

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(n) devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially of the senses

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hegemony

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(n) the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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iconoclast

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(n) one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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(adj) given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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impassive

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(adj) revealing no emotion

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imperturbable
(adj) marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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implacable
(adj) not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
(n) immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
(adj) in an initial stage, not fully formed
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infelicitous
(adj) unfortunate, inappropriate
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insipid
(adj) without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland
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loquacious
(adj) extremely talkative
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luminous
(adj) characterized by brightness, radiating or reflecting light
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malevolent
(adj) having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malleable
(adj) capable of being shaped or formed, pliable
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mendacity
(n) the condition of being untruthful, dishonesty
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meticulous
(adj) characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail
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misanthrope
(n) one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
(v) to make or become less severe or intense, to moderate
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obdurate
(adj) unyielding, hard-hearted, intractable
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obsequious
(adj) exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
(v) to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
(n) disgrace, contempt, scorn
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pedagogy
(n) the method or practice of teaching or instructing
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pedantic
(adj) overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education, show-offish
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penury
(n) poverty, destitution
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pervasive
(adj) having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
(v) to yearn intensely, especially for something unattainable
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pirate
(v) to illegally use or reproduce
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pith
(n) the essential or central part
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pithy
(adj) precise and brief, almost forcefully
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placate
(v) to appease, to calm by making concessions
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platitude
(n) a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful
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plummet
(v) to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical
(adj) controversial, argumentative
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prodigal
(adj) recklessly wasteful, extravagent, profuse, lavish
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profuse
(adj) given or coming forth abundantly
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proliferate
(v) to grow or increase swiftly
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queries
(n) questions, inquiries, doubts in the mind
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querulous
(adj) prone to complaining or grumbling
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rancorous
(adj) characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
(adj) obstinately defiant of authority, difficult to manage
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repudiate
(v) to refuse to have anything to do with, to disown
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rescind
(v) to invalidate, repeal, retract
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reverent
(adj) marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
(n) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
(adj) promoting health or well-being
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solvent
(adj) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
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specious
(adj) seeming true but not, misleadingly attractive, plausible but false
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spurious
(adj) lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit
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subpoena
(n) a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succinct
(adj) brief, concise
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superfluous
(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
(v) to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
(n) the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination
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tenuous
(adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak
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tirade
(n) a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
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transient
(adj) fleeting, passing quickly, brief
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zealous
(adj) fervent, ardent, devoted to a cause

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