Hit Parade 1

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Abscond

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V. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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Aberrant

+ noun

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Adj. Deviating from the norm (noun: aberration)

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Alacrity

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N. Eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly

+ adj

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N. Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj: anomalous)

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Approbation

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N. An expression of approval or praise

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Arduous

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Adj. Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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Assuage

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V. To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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Audacious

+ noun

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Adj. Daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun: audacity)

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Austere

+ noun

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Adj. Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun: austerity)

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Axiomatic

+ noun

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Adj. Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun: axiom)

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Canonical

+ noun

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Adj. Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun: canon)

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Capricious

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Adj. Inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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Censure

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V. To criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery

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N. Trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur

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N. An informed and astute judge of matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted

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Adj. Complex or complicated

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Disabuse

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V. To undeceive; to set right

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Discordant

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Adj. Conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disparate

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Adj. Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery

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N. Extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent

+ noun

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Adj. Well-spoken, expressive, articulate (noun: eloquence)

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Enervate

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V. To weaken; to reduce in vitality

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Ennui

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N. Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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Equivocate

+ adj

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V. To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. equivocal)

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Erudite

+ noun

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Adj. Very learned; scholarly (noun: erudition)

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Exculpate

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V. Exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exigent

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Adj. Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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Extemporaneous

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Adj. Improvised; done without preparation

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Filibuster

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N. Intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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Fulminate

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V. To loudly attack or denounce

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Ingenuous

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Adj. Artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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Inured

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Adj. Accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Irascible

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Adj. Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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Laud

+ adj

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V. To praise highly (adj. laudatory)

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Lucid

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Adj. Clear; easily understood

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Magnanimity

+ adj

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N. The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. magnanimous)

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Martial

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Adj. Associated with war and the armed forces

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Mundane

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Adj. Of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nascent

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Adj. Coming nto being; in early developmental stages

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Nebulous

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Adj. Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Neologism

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Adj. A new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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Noxious

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Adj. Harmful, injurious

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Obtuse

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Adj. Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Obviate

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V. To anticipate and make unnecessary

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Onerous

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Adj. Troubling; burdensome

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Paean

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N. A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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Parody

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N. A humerous imitation for ridicuse or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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Perennial

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Adj. Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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Perfidy

+ adj

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N. Intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj: perfidious)

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Perfunctory

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Adj. Cursory; done without care or interest

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Perspicacious

+ noun

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Adj. Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun: perspicacity)

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Prattle

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V. To babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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Precipitate (adj)

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Adj. Acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precipitate (v)

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V. To cause or happen before anticipated or required

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Predilection

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N. A disposition in favor of something; preference

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Prescience

+ adj

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N. Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. prescient)

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Prevaricate

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V. To deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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Qualms

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N. Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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Recant

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V. To retract, esp. a previously held belief

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Refute

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V. To disprove; to successfully argue against

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Relegate

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V. To forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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Reticent

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Adj. Quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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Solicitous

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Adj. Concerned and attentive; eager

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Sordid

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Adj. Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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Sporadic

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Adj. Occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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Squander

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V. To waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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Static

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Adj. Not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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Stupefy

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V. To stun, baffle, or amaze

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Stymie

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V. To block; thwart

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Synthesis

+ verb

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N. The combination of parts to make a whole (v. synthesize)

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Torque

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N. A force that causes rotation

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Tortuous

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Adj. Winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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Truculent

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Adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Veracity

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N. Truthfulness, honesty

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Virulent

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Adj. Extremly harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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Voracious

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Adj. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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Waver

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V. To move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion