Vocab Hit Parade Group 3 Flashcards by Sammi S

Acumen Part of Speech

Noun

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Adulterate Part of Speech

Verb

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Amalgamate Part of Speech

Verb

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Archaic Part of Speech

Adj

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Aver Part of Speech

Verb

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Bolster Part of Speech

Verb

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Bombastic Part of Speech

Adj

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Diatribe Part of Speech

Noun

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Dissemble Part of Speech

Verb

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Eccentric Part of Speech

Adj

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Endemic Part of Speech

Adj

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Evanescent Part of Speech

Adj

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Exacerbate Part of Speech

Verbe

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Fervent Part of Speech

Adj

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Fortuitous Part of Speech

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Acumen

Keen, accurate judgment or insight

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Adulterate

To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate

To combine several elements into a whole

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Archaic

Outdated

Associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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Aver

To state as a fact

To declare or assert

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Bolster

To provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic

Pompous

Grandiloquent

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Diatribe

A harsh denunciation

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Dissemble

To disguise or conceal

To mislead

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Eccentric

Departing from norms or conventions

Endemic

Characteristic of or often found in particular locality, religion, or people

Evanescent

Tending to disappear like vapor | Vanishing

Exacerbate

To make worse or more severe

Fervent

Greatly emotional or zealous

Fortuitous

Happening by accident or chance

Germane Part of Speech

Adj

Grandiloquence Part of Speech

Noun

Hackneyed Part of Speech

Adj

Halcyon Part of Speech

Adj

Hedonism Part of Speech

Noun

Hegemony Part of Speech

Noun

Iconoclast Part of Speech

Noun

Idolatrous Part of Speech

Adj

Impassive Part of Speech

Adj

Imperturbable Part of Speech

Adj

Implacable Part of Speech

Adj

Impunity Part of Speech

Noun

Inchoate Part of Speech

Adj

Infelicitous Part of Speech

Adj

Insipid Part of Speech

Adj

Loquacious Part of Speech

Adj

Luminous Part of Speech

Adj

Malevolent Part of Speech

Adj

Malleable Part of Speech

Adj

Mendacity Part of Speech

Noun

Meticulous Part of Speech

Adj

Misanthrope Part of Speech

Noun

Mitigate Part of Speech

Verb

Obdurate Part of Speech

Adj

Obsequious Part of Speech

Adj

Occlude Part of Speech

Verb

Opprobrium Part of Speech

Noun

Pedagogy Part of Speech

Noun

Germane

Televant to the subject at hand | Appropriate to subject matter

Grandiloquence

Pompous speech or expression

Hackneyed

Tendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

Halcyon

Calm and peaceful

Hedonism

Devotion to pleasurable pursuits especially to the pleasures of the senses

Hegemony

The consistent dominance of one state or group over others

Iconoclast

One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

Idolatrous

Given to intense or excessive devotion to something

Impassive

Revealing no emotion

Imperturbable

Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

Implacable

Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

Impunity

Immunity from punishment or penalty

Inchoate

In an initial stage | Not fully formed

Infelicitous

Unfortunate | Inappropriate

Insipid

Lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

Loquacious

Extremely talkative

Luminous

Characterized by brightness and the emission of light

Malevolent

Having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

Malleable

Capable of being shaped or formed Tractable Pliable

Mendacity

The condition of being untruthful | Dishonesty

Meticulous

Characterized by extreme care and precision | Attentive to detail

Misanthrope

One who hates all other humans

Mitigate

To make or become less severe or intense | To moderate

Obdurate

Unyielding Hardhearted Intractable

Obsequious

Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

Occlude

To obstruct or block

Opprobrium

Disgrace Contempt Scorn

Pedagogy

The profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

Pedantic Part of Speech

Adj

Penury Part of Speech

Noun

Pervasive Part of Speech

Adj

Pine Part of Speech

Verb

Pirate Part of Speech

Verb

Pith Part of Speech

Noun

Pithy Part of Speech

Adj

Placate Part of Speech

Verb

Platitude Part of Speech

Noun

Plummet Part of Speech

Verb

Polemical Part of Speech

Adj

Prodigal Part of Speech

Adj

Profuse Part of Speech

Adj

Proliferate Part of Speech

Verb

Queries Part of Speech

Noun

Querulous Part of Speech

Adj

Rancorous Part of Speech

Adj

Recalcitrant Part of Speech

Adj

Repudiate Part of Speech

Verb

Rescind Part of Speech

Verb

Reverent Part of Speech

Adj

Rhetoric Part of Speech

Noun

Salubrious Part of Speech

Adj

Solvent Part of Speech

Adj

Specious Part of Speech

Adj

Spurious Part of Speech

Adj

Subpoena Part of Speech

Noun

Succinct Part of Speech

Adj

Superfluous Part of Speech

Adj

Surfeit Part of Speech

Verb

Tenacity Part of Speech

Noun

Pedantic

Overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education Show-offish about one's knowledge

Penury

Poverty | Destitution

Pervasive

Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

Pine

To yearn intensely To languish To lose vigor

Pirate

To illegally use or reproduce

Pith

The essential or central part

Pithy

Precise and brief

Placate

To appease | To calm by making concessions

Platitude

A superficial remark especially one offered as meaningful

Plummet

To plunge or drop straight down

Polemical

Controversial | Argumentative

Prodigal

Recklessly wasteful Extravagant Profuse Lavish

Profuse

Given or coming forth abundantly | Extravagant

Proliferate

To grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

Queries

Questions Inquiries Doubts in the mind Reservations

Querulous

Prone to complaining or grumbling | Peevish

Rancorous

Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

Recalcitrant

Obstinately defiant of authority | Difficult to manage

Repudiate

To refuse to have anything to do with | To disown

Rescind

To invalidate To repeal To retract

Reverent

Marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

Rhetoric

The art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

Salubrious

Promoting health or well-being

Solvent

Able to meet financial obligations | Able to dissolve another substance

Specious

Seeming true, but actually being fallacious Misleadingly attractive Plausible but false

Spurious

Lacking authenticity or validity False Counterfeit

Subpoena

A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

Succinct

Brief | Concise

Superfluous

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Surfeit

An overabundant supply Excess To feed or supply to excess

Tenacity

The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued | Persistent determination

Tenuous Part of Speech

Adj

Tirade Part of Speech

Noun

Transient Part of Speech

Adj

Zealous Part of Speech

Adj

Tenuous

Having little substance or strength Flimsy Weak

Tirade

A long and extremely critical speech | A harsh denunciation

Transient

Fleeting Passing quickly Brief

Zealous

Fervent Ardent Impassioned Devoted to a cause