Gre Hit Parade Group 2

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Abate

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Verb
to lessen in intensity or degree

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Accolade

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Noun
an expression of praise

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Adulation

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Noun
Excessive praise; intense adoration

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Aesthetic

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Adj.
dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful.

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Ameliorate

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Verb
to make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic

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Noun
one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religions devotion

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Avarice

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Noun
greed, esp. for wealth (adj. form: avaricious)

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Axiom

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Noun
A universally recognized principle (adj. form: axiomatic)

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Burgeon

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Verb
to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic

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Adj.
Rustic and pastoral; Characteristic of rural areas ad their inhabitants.

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Cacophony

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Noun
Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj. form:cacophonous)

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Canon

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Noun
an established set of principles or code of laws; often religious in nature (adj. form: cacophonous)

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Castigation

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Noun
Severe criticism or punishment (verb form: castigate)

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Catalyst

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

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Caustic

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Adj. burning or stinging; causing corrosion.

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Chary

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Adj.
Wary; cautions; sparing

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Cogent

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Adj.
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason: convincing.

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Complaisance

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Noun
the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. form: complaisant)

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Contentious

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Adj.
argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite

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Adj.
regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (noun form: contrition)

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Culpable

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Adj.
Deserving blame (noun form: culpability)

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Dearth

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Noun
Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack.

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Demur

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Verb
to question or oppose

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Didactic

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Adj
intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion

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Noun
Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. form: discreet)

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disinterested

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Adj.
free of bias or self-interest;impartial

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Dogmatic

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adj.
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles. (noun form: dogma)

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Ebullience

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Noun
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. form: ebullient)

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Eclectic

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Adj.
Composed of elements drawn from various sources

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elegy

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Noun
a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj. form elegiac)

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Emollient

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Adj/noun
Soothing esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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Empirical

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Adj.
based on observation or experiment

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Enigmatic

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Adj.
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (noun form: enigma)

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Ephemeral

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Adj
Brief; fleeting

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Esoteric

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Adj
Intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy

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Noun
a speech honoring the dead (verb form: eulogize)

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Exonerate

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Verb
to remove blame

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Facetious

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Adj
playful; humorous

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Fallacy

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Noun
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj. form: fallacious)

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Furtive

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Adj
marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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Gregarious

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Adj
sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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harangue

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Verb/noun
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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Heretical

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Adj
Violating accepted dogma or convention (noun form: heresy)

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Hyperbole

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Noun
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj. form: Hyperbolic)

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Impecunious

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Adj
lacking funds; without money

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Incipient

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Adj
beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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inert

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Adj
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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innocuous

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Adj
harmless; causing no damage

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intransigent

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Adj
refusing to compromise (noun form: intransigence)

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Inveigle

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Verb
to obtain by deception or flattery

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morose

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adj
sad; sullen; melancholy

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Odious

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Adj
evoking intense aversion or dislike

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opaque

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adj
impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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Oscillation

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Noun
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (verb form: oscillate)

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Penurious

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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pernicious

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Adj
extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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Peruse

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Verb
to examine with great care (noun form: perusal)

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Pious

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Adj
extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion (noun form:piety)