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Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards

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What does adulterate mean?

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To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients.

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What does acumen mean?

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Keen, accurate judgement or insight.

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What does amalgamate mean?

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To combine several elements into a whole.

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What does archaic mean?

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Outdated.

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What does aver mean?

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To state as a fact; declare; assert.

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What does bolster mean?

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To provide support or reinforcement.

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What does bombastic mean?

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Pompous.

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What does diatribe mean?

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A harsh denunciation.

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What does dissemble mean?

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To disguise or conceal.

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What does eccentric mean?

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Departing from norms.

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What does endemic mean?

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

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What does evanescent mean?

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Tending to disappear like vapor.

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What does exacerbate mean?

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To make worse or more severe.

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What does fervent mean?

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Greatly emotional.

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What does fortuitous mean?

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Happening by accident or chance.

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What does germane mean?

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Relevant to the subject at hand.

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What does grandiloquence mean?

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Pompous speech or expression.

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What does hackneyed mean?

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Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage.

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What does halcyon mean?

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Calm and peaceful.

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What does hedonism mean?

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Devotion to pleasurable pursuits.

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What does hegemony mean?

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The consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others.

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What does iconoclast mean?

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One who attaches or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.

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What does idolatrous mean?

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Given to intense or excessive devotion to something.

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What does impassive mean?

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Revealing no emotion.

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What does imperturbable mean?

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Marked by extreme calm.

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What does implacable mean?

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Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed.

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What does impunity mean?

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Immunity from punishment or penalty.

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What does inchoate mean?

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In an initial stage; not fully formed.

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What does infelicitous mean?

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Unfortunate.

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What does insipid mean?

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Without taste or flavor.

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What does loquacious mean?

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Extremely talkative.

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What does luminous mean?

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Characterized by brightness and the emission of light.

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What does malevolent mean?

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

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What does malleable mean?

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Capable of being shaped or formed.

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What does mendacity mean?

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The condition of being untruthful.

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What does meticulous mean?

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Characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail.

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What does misanthrope mean?

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One who hates all other humans.

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What does mitigate mean?

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To make or become less severe or intense.

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What does obdurate mean?

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Unyielding.

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What does obsequious mean?

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Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness.

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What does occlude mean?

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To obstruct or block.

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What does opprobrium mean?

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Disgrace.

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What does pedagogy mean?

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The profession of teaching.

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What does pedantic mean?

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Overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education.

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What does penury mean?

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Poverty.

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What does pervasive mean?

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Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout.

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What does pine mean?

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To yearn intensely.

47
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What does pirate mean?

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To illegally use or reproduce.

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What does pith mean?

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The central part.

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What does pithy mean?

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Precise and brief.

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What does placate mean?

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To appease; to calm by making concessions.

51
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What does platitude mean?

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A superficial remark.

52
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What does plummet mean?

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To drop straight down.

53
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What does polemical mean?

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Argumentative.

54
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What does prodigal mean?

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Recklessly wasteful or extravagant.

55
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What does profuse mean?

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Given or coming forth abundantly.

56
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What does proliferate mean?

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To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly.

57
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What does queries mean?

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Questions.

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What does querulous mean?

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Prone to complaining or grumbling.

59
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What does rancorous mean?

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Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment.

60
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What does recalcitrant mean?

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Obstinately defiant of authority.

61
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What does repudiate mean?

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To disown.

62
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What does rescind mean?

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To retract.

63
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What does reverent mean?

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Marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe.

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What does rhetoric mean?

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The study of effective use of language for communication.

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What does salubrious mean?

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Promoting health or well-being.

66
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What does solvent mean?

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Able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance.

67
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What does specious mean?

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Plausible, but fake.

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What does spurious mean?

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Lacking authenticity or validity.

69
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What does subpoena mean?

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A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony.

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What does succinct mean?

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Brief.

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What does superfluous mean?

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Exceeding what is necessary.

72
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What does surfeit mean?

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An excess.

73
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What does tenacity mean?

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Persistent determination.

74
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What does tenuous mean?

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Flimsy or weak.

75
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What does tirade mean?

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Harsh denunciation.

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What does transient mean?

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Brief.

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What does zealous mean?

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Devoted to a cause.

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