Gre Hit Parade (3)

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adulterate

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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acumen

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keen, accurate judgment or insight

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aver

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to state as a fact to declare or assert

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bombastic

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pompous; grandiloquent

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diatribe

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a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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endemic

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characteristic of or often found in a particularity locality, region or people.

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evanescent

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tending to disappear; vanishing like vapor

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fervent

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greatly emotional or zealous

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fortuitous

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happening by accident or chance

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germane

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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grandiose; pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent ussage

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halcyon (hal-see-uhn)

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calm and peaceful

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hegemony

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the consistent dominance of one state of ideology over others

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iconoclast

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.

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idolatrous

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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impassive

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revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness.

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implacable

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not capable of being changed or of being appeased.

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impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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in its initial stages; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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bland; without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit

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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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luminous

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brightness and the emission of light

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malevolent

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

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mendacity

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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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obdurate

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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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opprobrium

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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pedantic

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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge.

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pine

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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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pirate

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to illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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the essential or central part

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pithy

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precise and brief

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placate

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

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platitude

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a superficial remark; especially one offered as meaningful. i.e., "go with the flow". It's offered as meaningful, but is overused and trite that it lacks all meaning.

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plummet

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to plunge or fall straight down

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polemical

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controversial; argumentative

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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse

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profuse

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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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proliferate

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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rancorous

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment.

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recalcitrant

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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repudiate

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to refuse to have anything to do with; disown

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rescind

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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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reverent

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marked by a feeling or expression of profound awe and respect

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rhetoric

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

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salubrious

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promoting health and wellness

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substnace

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specious

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false.

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spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance and or testemony

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succinct (suhk-singkt)

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brief; concise.

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surfeit

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

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tenuous

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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

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tirade

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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transient

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fleeting; passing quickly; brief (as in ephemeral)

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zealous

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fervent ardent; impassioned