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Princeton - Hit Parade Group 4 Flashcards

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Aggrandize (v)

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To increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Acerbic (adj)

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

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Alchemy (n)

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A medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold
(an alchemist is one who practices alchemy)

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Amenable (adj)

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Agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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Anachronism (n)

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

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Astringent (adj)

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

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Contiguous (adj)

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Sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention (n)

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A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Credulous (adj)

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Tending to believe too readily; gullible

noun form: credulity

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Cynicism (n)

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An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
(adj form; cynical)

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Decorum (n)

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Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

adj form: decorous

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Derision (n)

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Scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
(adj form: derisive)
(verb form: deride)

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Desiccate (v)

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To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Dilettante (n)

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

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Disparage (v)

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To slight or belittle

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Divulge (v)

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To disclose something secret

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Fawn (v)

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To flatter or praise excessively

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Flout (v)

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To show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous (adj)

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Pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Glib (adj)

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

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Hubris (n)

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Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Imminent (adj)

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About to happen; impending

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Immutable (adj)

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No capable of change

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Impetuous (adj)

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Hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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Indifferent (adj)

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Having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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Inimical (adj)

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Damaging; harmful; injurious

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Intractable (adj)

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No easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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Intrepid (adj)

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Steadfast and courageous

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Laconic (adj)

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Using few words; terse

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Maverick (n)

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

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Mercurial (adj)

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Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify (v)

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To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte (n)

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A recent convert; a beginners a novice

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Obfuscate (adj)

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To deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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Obstinate (adj)

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Stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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Ostentatious (adj)

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Characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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Pervade (v)

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To permeate throughout

adj form: pervasive

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Phlegmatic (adj)

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Calm; sluggish; unemotional

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Plethora (n)

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An overabundance; a surplus

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Pragmatic (adj)

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Practical rather than idealistic

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Presumptuous (adj)

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

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Pristine (adj)

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Pure; uncorrupted; clean

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Probity (n)

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Adherence to highest principles; complete and confined integrity; uprightness

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Proclivity (n)

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A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Prosaic (adj)

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Dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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Pungent (adj)

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Characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste

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Quixotic (adj)

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Foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Quotidian (adj)

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Occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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Rarefy (v)

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To make or become thin, less dense; to refine

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Recondite (adj)

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Hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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Refulgent (adj)

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Radiant; shiny; brilliant

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Renege (v)

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

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Sedulous (adj)

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Diligent; persistent; hard-working

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Shard (n)

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A piece of broken pottery or glass

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Soporific (adj)

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Causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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Sparse (adj)

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Thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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Spendthrift (n)

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One who spends money wastefully

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Subtle (adj)

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Not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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Tacit (adj)

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Implied; not explicitly stated

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Terse (adj)

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Brief and concise in wording

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Tout (v)

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To publicly praise or promote

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Trenchant (adj)

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Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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Unfeigned (adj)

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Genuine; not false or hypocritical

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Untenable (adj)

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Indefensible; not viable; uninhibited

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Vacillate (v)

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

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Variegated (adj)

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Multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vexation (n)

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Annoyance; irritation

noun form: vex

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Vigilant (adj)

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Alertly watchful

noun form: vigilance

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Vituperate (v)

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

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Volatile (adj)

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Readily changing to vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive

noun form: volatility

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