Vocab Hit Parade Group 2 Flashcards

Question

Discretion Part of Speech

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To lessen in intensity or degree

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An expression of praise

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Excessive praise | Intense adoration

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Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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To make better or more tolerable

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One who practices rigid self-denial especially as an act of religious devotion

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Greed especially for wealth

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A universally recognized principle

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To grow rapidly | Flourish

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Rustic and pastoral | Characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Harsh, jarring, discordant sound | Dissonance

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An established set of principles or code of laws | Often religious in nature

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Severe criticism or punishment

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A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing A person or thing that causes a change

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Burning or stinging | Causing corrosion

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Wary Cautious Sparing

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason | Convincing

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The willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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Argumentative Quarrelsome Causing controversy or disagreement

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Regretful Penitent Seeking forgiveness

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Deserving blame

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Smallness of quantity or number Scarcity A lack

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To question or oppose

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Intended to teach or instruct

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Cautious reserve in speech | Ability to make responsible decisions

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Free of bias or self-interest | Impartial

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Adj | Noun

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Verb | Noun

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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Composed of elements drawn from various sources

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A mournful poem especially one lamenting the dead

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Soothing especially to the skin Making less harsh Mollifying An agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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Based on observation or experiment

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Mysterious Obscure Difficult to understand

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Brief | Fleeting

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Intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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A speech honoring the dead

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To remove blame

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Playful | Humorous

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An invalid or incorrect notion | Mistaken belief

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Marked by stealth Covert Surreptitious

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Sociable Outgoing Enjoying the company of other people

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To deliver a forceful or angry speech | Ranting speech or writing

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Violating accepted dogma or convention

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An exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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Lacking funds | Without money

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Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Unmoving Lethargic Sluggish

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Harmless | Causing no damage

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Refusing to compromise

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To obtain by deception or flattery

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Sad Sullen Melancholy

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Evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Impenetrable by light | Not reflecting light

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The act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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Penny-pinching Excessively thrifty Ungenerous

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Noun | Verb

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Extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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To examine with great care

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Extremely reverent or devout | Showing strong religious devotion

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One that precedes and indicates or announces another

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To dress up To primp To groom oneself with elaborate care

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Abundant in size, force, or extent | Productive

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Producing large volumes or amounts | Productive

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To rot | To decay and give off a foul odor

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To drink deeply

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Stillness Motionlessness Quality of being at rest

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Awe-inspiring | Worthy of honor

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Authoritative permission or approval A penalty in intended to enforce compliance To give permission or authority

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A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

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Sordid | Wretched and dirty as from neglect

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Indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure pain | Steadfast

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To take the place of | To supersede

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Lethargic Sluggish Dormant

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Existing everywhere at the same time Constantly encountered Widespread

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Sophisticated Refined Elegant

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To defame | To characterize harshly

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Thick | Sticky