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Hit Parade Group 4 Flashcards

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Acerbic

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adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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Aggrandize

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v. to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Alchemy

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

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Amenable

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adj. agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism

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n. something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent

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adj. having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with tightening effect on tissue

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Contiguous

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adj. sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention

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n. a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous

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adj. tending to believe too readily; gullible

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Cynicism

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n. an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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Decorum

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n. polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

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Derision

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n. scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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Desiccate

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v. to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Dilettante

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n. one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts of a branch of knowledge

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Disparage

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v. to slight or belittle

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Divulge

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v. to disclose something secret

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Fawn

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v. to flatter or praise excessively

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Flout

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v. to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous

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adj. pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Glib

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adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Hubris

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n. overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Imminent

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adj. about to happen; impending

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Immutable

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adj. not capable of change

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Impetuous

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adj. Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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Indifferent

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adj. having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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Inimical

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damaging; harmful; injurious

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Intractable

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adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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Intrepid

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adj. steadfast and courageous

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Laconic

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adj. using few words; terse

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Maverick

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n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mercurial

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adj. characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify

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v. to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

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n. a recent convert; a beginner; novice

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Obfuscate

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v. to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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Obstinate

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adj. stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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Ostentatious

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adj. characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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Phlegmatic

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adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional

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Pervade

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v. to permeate throughout

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Pragmatic

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adj. practical rather than idealistic

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Plethora

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n. an overabundance; a surplus

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Pristine

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adj. pure; uncorrupted; clean

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Presumptuous

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adj. overstepping due to bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

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Proclivity

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n. a natural predisposition or inclination

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Probity

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n. adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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Propensity

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n. a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Profligate

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adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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Pungent

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adj. characterized by strong, sharp smell or taste

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Prosaic

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adj. dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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Quotidian

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adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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Quixotic

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adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Recondite

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adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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Rarefy

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v. to make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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Renege

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v. to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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Refulgent

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adj. radiant; shiny; brilliant

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Shard

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n. a piece of broken pottery or glass

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Sedulous

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adj. diligent; persistent; hard-working

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Sparse

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adj. thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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Soporific

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adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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Subtle

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adj. not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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Spendthrift

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n. one who spends money wastefully

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Terse

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adj. brief and concise in wording

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Tacit

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adj. implied; not explicitly stated

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Trenchant

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adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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Tout

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v. to publicly praise or promote

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Untenable

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adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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Unfeigned

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adj. genuine; not false or hypocritical

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Variegated

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adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vacillate

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v. to waver indecisively between one course of action of opinion and another

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Vigilant

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adj. alertly watchful

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Vexation

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n. annoyance; irritation

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Volatile

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adj. readily changing to vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

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Vituperate

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v. to use harsh condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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