Hit Parade Group #4 Flashcards by Katie Stutes

Aggrandize

Verb

To increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Acerbic

Adj.

Having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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Alchemy

Noun

A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold

(An alchemist is one who practices alchemy)

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Amenable

Adj.

Agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism

Noun

Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent

Adj.

Having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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Contiguous

Adj.

Sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention

Noun

A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous

Adj.

Tending to believe too readily; gullible

Noun form: credulity

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Cynicism

Noun

An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

(Adj. form: cynical)

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Decorum

Noun

Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

Adj. form: decorous

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Derision

Noun

Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

Adj. form: derisive; Verb form: deride

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Desiccate

Verb

To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Dilettante

Noun

One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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Disparage

Verb

To slight or belittle

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Divulge

Verb

To disclose something secret

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Fawn

Verb

To flatter or praise excessively

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Flout

Verb

To show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous

Adj.

Pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Glib

Adj.

Marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Hubris

Noun

Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Imminent

Adj.

About to happen; impending

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Immutable

Adj.

Not capable of change

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Impetuous

Adj.

Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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Indifferent | Adj.

Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

Inimical | Adj.

Damaging; harmful; injurious

Intractable | Adj.

Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

Intrepid | Adj.

Steadfast and courageous

Laconic | Adj.

Using few words; terse

Maverick | Noun

An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

Mercurial | Adj.

Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

Mollify | Verb

To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

Neophyte | Noun

A recent convert; a beginner; novice

Obfuscate | Verb

To deliberately obscure; to make confusing

Obstinate | Adj.

Stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

Ostentatious | Adj.

Characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

Pervade | Verb

To permeate throughout | Adj. form: pervasive

Phlegmatic | Adj.

Calm; sluggish; unemotional

Plethora | Noun

An overabundance; a surplus

Pragmatic | Adj.

Practical rather than idealistic

Presumptuous | Adj.

Overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

Pristine | Adj.

Pure; uncorrupted; clean

Probity | Noun

Adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

Proclivity | Noun

A natural predisposition or inclination

Profligate | Adj.

Excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant | Noun form: profligacy

Propensity | Noun

A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

Prosaic | Adj.

Dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

Pungent | Adj.

Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

Quixotic | Adj.

Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

Quotidian | Adj.

Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

Rarefy | Verb

To make or become thin, less dense; to refine

Recondite | Adj.

Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

Refulgent | Adj.

Radiant; shiny; brilliant

Renege | Verb

To fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

Sedulous | Adj.

Diligent; persistent; hard-working

Shard | Noun

A piece of broken pottery or glass

Soporific | Adj.

Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

Sparse | Adj.

Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

Spendthrift | Noun

One who spends money wastefully

Subtle | Adj.

Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

Tacit | Adj.

Implied; not explicitly stated

Terse | Adj.

Brief and concise in wording

Tout | Verb

To publicly praise or promote

Trenchant | Adj.

Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

Unfeigned | Adj.

Genuine; not false or hypocritical

Untenable | Adj.

Indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

Vacillate | Verb

To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another

Variegated | Adj.

Multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

Vexation | Noun

Annoyance; irritation | Noun form: vex

Vigilant | Adj.

Alertly watchful | Noun form: vigilance

Vituperate | Verb

To use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

Volatile | Adj.

Readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive | Noun form: volatility