Hit Parade Group 5 Flashcards by Ronald Chang

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alloy

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commingle; debase by mixing with something inferior

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appropriate

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confiscate; take for own use

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arrest

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holding one’s attention

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august

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venerable, majestic

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venerable

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accorded a great deal of respect

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bent

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inclination, proclivity

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broach

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bring up, announce

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brook

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tolerate, endure, countenance

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countenance

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admit as acceptable; person’s face or facial expression

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cardinal

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major (cardinal sin)

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chauvinist

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blindly devoted patriot

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consequential

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pompous, self-important

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die

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tool for shaping

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essay

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test or try; attempt

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exact

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demand, call for, take

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fell

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cause to fall by striking; humanely cruel

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flag

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sag or droop; decline

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ford

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wade across shallow waters

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grouse

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complain, grumble

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guy

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cord attached to brace or guide

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intimate

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imply, insinuate

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list

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tilt, lean to one side

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lumber

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move clumsily

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meet

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fitting, proper

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mince

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speak affectedly; euphemize

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nice

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exacting, fastidious, extremely precise

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obtain

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established, accepted

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occult

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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

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pied

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multicolored, usually in blotches

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pine

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lose vigor, yearn

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plastic

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moldable, not rigid

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pluck

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spunk, courage, fortitude

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prize

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pry, press with a lever; taken by force

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rail

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complain bitterly

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rent

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torn (past tense of rend)

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quail

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lose courage, turn frightened

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qualify

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limit

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sap

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enervate, weaken

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scurvy

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contemptible, despicable

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singular

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unusual, odd

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stand

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group of trees

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steep

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saturate, soak

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strut

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supporting structural cross-part of a wing

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table

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remove from consideration

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tender

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offer

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waffle

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equivocate, change positions

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equivocate

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use ambiguous language to conceal the truth

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wag

A

wit, joker