Hit Parade Group 3

Question 1

acumen

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keen, accurate judgement or insight

Question 2

adulterate

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reduce purity by combining inferior ingredients

Question 3

amalgamate

Answer 3

combine several elements into a whole

Question 4

aver

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state as a fact; assert

Question 5

bolster

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provide support or reinforcement

Question 6

bombastic

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pompous; grandiloquent

Question 7

diatribe

Answer 7

harsh denunciation

Question 8

dissemble

Answer 8

disguise or conceal; mislead

Question 9

eccentric

Answer 9

departing from norms or conventions

Question 10

endemic

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characteristic of particular locality or people

Question 11

evanescent

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tending to vanish

Question 12

exacerbate

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make worse or more severe

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fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

Question 14

fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage; cliche

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful

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hegemony

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consistent dominance of one state or ideology

Question 20

iconoclast

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one who attacks traditional conventions or institutions

Question 21

idolatrous

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

Question 22

impassive

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revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm and steadiness

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implacable

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incapable of appeasement or change

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impunity

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immunity from punishment

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inchoate

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initial stage, not fully formed

Question 27

infelicitous

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unfortunate; inappropriate

Question 28

insipid

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without taste or flavor; bland; lacking in spirit

Question 29

loquacious

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extremely talkative

Question 30

mendacity

Answer 30

condition of dishonesty

Question 31

misanthrope

Answer 31

one who hates all other humans

Question 32

obdurate

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unyielding; stubborn; hardhearted; intractable

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obsequious

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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obstruct, block

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opprobrium

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disgrace, contempt, scorn

Question 36

pedagogy

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profession or principles of teaching

Question 37

pedantic

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overly concerned with trivial; show-offish about one's knowledge

Question 38

penury

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poverty, destitution

Question 39

pine

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yearn intensely; languish; lose vigor

Question 40

languish

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grow weak; fail to succeed or make progress

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pith

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essential, central part

Question 42

pithy

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precise, brief

Question 43

placate

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appease

Question 44

platitude

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superficial remark, offered as meaningful

Question 45

polemical

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controversial; argumentative

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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; lavish

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profuse

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abundant

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proliferate

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grow abundantly and swiftly

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querulous

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prone to complaining; peevish

Question 50

peevish

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easily irritated by unimportant things

Question 51

rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

Question 52

recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

Question 53

obstinate

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stubbornly refusing to change opinion

Question 54

repudiate

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refuse to have anything to do with; disown

Question 55

rescind

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retract, repeal, invalidate

Question 56

reverent

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marked by feeling of profound awe

Question 57

salubrious

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promoting health

Question 58

solvent

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meeting financial obligation; dissolve another substance

Question 59

specious

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seeming true but actually fallacious; misleadingly attractive

Question 60

spurious

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false; counterfeit

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subpoena

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court order requiring attendance

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superfluous

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exceeding what is necessary

Question 63

surfeit

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overabundant supply

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tenacity

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quality of persistent determination

Question 65

tenuous

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flimsy, weak

Question 66

tirade

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long and extremely critical speech; harsh denunciation

Question 67

transient

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fleeting, brief

Question 68

zealous

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impassioned; devoted to cause