2008 Hit Parade Group 5

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agrandize

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to increase in intensity, to power, or prestige (verb)

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alchemy

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a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (noun)

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anachronism

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something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context (noun)

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astringent

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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe (adj)

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contiguous

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sharing a border; touching; adjacent (adj)

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convention

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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude (noun)

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cynicism

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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (noun)

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decorum

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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (noun)

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derision

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scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

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desiccate

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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull (verb)

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dilettante

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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge (noun)

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disparage

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to slight or belittle (verb)

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divulge

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to disclose something secret (verb)

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immutable

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not capable of change (adj)

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inimical

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damaging; harmful; injurious (adj)

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intractable

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not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate (adj)

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neophyte

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a recent convert; a beginner; a novice (noun)

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presumptuous

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overstepping due bounds (as of property or courtesy); taking liberties (adj)

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pristine

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pure; uncorrupted; clean (adj)

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probity

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adherence to highest principles; uprightness (noun)

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proclivity

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a natural predisposition or inclination (noun)

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profligate

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excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (adj)

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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency; penchant (noun)

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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative (adj)

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pungent

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characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste (adj)

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quixotic

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foolishly impractical marked by lofty romantic ideals (adj)

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quotidian

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occuring or recurring daily; commonplace (adj)

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rarefy

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to make or become thin, less dense, to refine (verb)

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recondite

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hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure (adj)

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refulgent

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radiant; shiny; brilliant (adj)

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renege

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to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise (verb)

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shard

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a piece of broken pottery or glass (noun)

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sparse

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thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals (adj)

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spendthrift

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one who spends money wastefully (noun)

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subtle

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not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern (adj)

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tacit

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implied; not explicitly stated (adj)

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terse

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brief and concise in wording (adj)

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tout

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to publicly praise or promote (verb)

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trenchant

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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating (adj)

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unfeigned

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genuine; not false or hypocritical (adj)

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untenable

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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable (adj)

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vacillate

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to waver indecisively between one course or action or opinion and another; to waver (verb)

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variegrated

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multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color (adj)

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vexation

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annoyance; irritation (noun)

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vigilant

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alertly watchful (adj)

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vituperate

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to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate (verb)

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volitale

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readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive (adj)