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The Hit Parade #1 Flashcards

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Abscond (v)

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Aberrant (adj)

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deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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Alacrity (n)

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly (n)

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deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)

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Approbation (n)

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an expression of approval or praise

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Arduous (adj)

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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Assuage (v)

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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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Audacious (adj)

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

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Austere (adj)

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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Axiomatic (adj)

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taken as given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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Canonical (adj)

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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Capricious (adj)

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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Censure (v)

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery (n)

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trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur (n)

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted (adj)

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complex or complicated

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Disabuse (v)

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to undeceive; to set right

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Discordant (adj)

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disparate (adj)

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery (n)

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent (adj)

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well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun form: eloquence)

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Enervate (v)

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ennui (n)

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Equivocate (v)

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)

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Erudite (adj)

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very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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Exculpate (v)

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exigent (adj)

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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Extemporaneous (adj)

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improvised; done without preparation

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Filibuster (noun)

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intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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Fulminate (v)

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to loudly attack or denounce

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Ingenuous (adj)

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artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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Inured (adj)

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Irascible (adj)

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Laud (v)

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to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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Lucid (adj)

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clear; easily understood

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Magnanimity (n)

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)

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Martial (adj)

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associated with war and the armed forces

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Mundane (adj)

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of the world; typically of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nascent (adj)

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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Nebulous (adj)

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Neologism (n)

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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Noxious (adj)

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harmful, injurious

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Obtuse (adj)

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lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Obviate (v)

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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Onerous (adj)

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troubling; burdensome

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Paean (n)

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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Parody (n)

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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Perennial (adj)

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recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Perfidy (n)

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intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious)

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Perfunctory (adj)

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cursory; done without care or interest

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Perspicacious (adj)

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accurately perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form: perspicacity)

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Prattle (v)

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Precipitate (adj)

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precipitate (v)

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to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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Predilection (n)

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a disposition n favor of something; preference

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Prescience (n)

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient)

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Prevaricate (v)

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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Qualms (n)

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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Recant (v)

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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Refute (v)

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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Relegate (v)

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to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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Reticent (adj)

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Solicitous (adj)

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concerned and attentive; eager

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Sordid (adj)

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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Sporadic (adj)

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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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Squander (verb)

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Static (adj)

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not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

68
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Stupefy (v)

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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Stymie (v)

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to block, to thwart

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Synthesis (n)

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the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)

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Torque (n)

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a force that causes rotation

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Tortuous (adj)

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winding, twisting; excessively complicated

73
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Truculent (adj)

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Veracity (n)

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truthfulness, honesty

75
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Virulent (adj)

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Voracious (adj)

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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Waver (v)

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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

GRE Vocab - "The Hit Parade" (4 decks)

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