Hit Parade Group 3 - Day 9 Flashcards
Acumen (Noun)
keen, accurate judgment or insight
Adulterate (Verb)
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
Amalgamate (Verb)
to combine several elements into a whole (Noun: amalgamation)
Archaic (Adj)
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
Aver (Verb)
to state as a fact; to declare or assert
Bolster (Verb)
to provide support or reinforcement
Bombastic (Adj)
pompous; grandiloquent (Noun: bombast)
Diatribe (Noun)
a harsh denunciation
Dissemble (Verb)
to disguise or conceal; to mislead
Eccentric (Adj)
departing from norms or conventions
Endemic (Adj)
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
Evanescent (Adj)
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
Exacerbate (Verb)
to make worse or more severe
Fervent (Adj)
greatly emotional or zealous (Noun: fervor)
Fortuitous (Adj)
happening by accident or chance
Germane (Adj)
relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
Grandiloquence (Noun)
pompous speech or expression (Adj: grandiloquent)
Hackneyed (Adj)
rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
Halcyon (Adj)
calm and peaceful
Hedonism (Noun)
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)
