Hit Parade Group 1

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Abscond

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verb
to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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adjective
deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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alacrity

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noun
eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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

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approbation

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noun
an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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adjective
strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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verb
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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adjective
daring and fearless; recklessly bold
(noun form: audacity)

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austere

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adjective
without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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axiomatic

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adjective
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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canonical

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adjective
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

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capricious

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adjective
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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verb
to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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noun
trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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noun
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted

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adjective
extremely complex and difficult to follow

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disabuse

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verb
to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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adjective
conflicting; dissonant or harst in sound

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disparate

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adjective
fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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noun
extreme boldness; presumptousness

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eloquent

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adjective
well-spoken, expressive, articulate
(noun form: eloquence)

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enervate

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verb
to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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verb
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal)

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erudite

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adjective
very learned; scholarly (noun form: erudition)

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exculpate

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verb
exonerate; to clear of blame

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exigent

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adjective
urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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adjective
improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster

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noun
intentional obstruction especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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verb
to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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adjective
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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adjective
accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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adjective
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory)

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lucid

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adjective
clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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noun
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (adj. form: magnanimous)

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martial

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adjective
associated with war then the armed forces

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mundane

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adjective
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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adjective
coming into being; in early developmental stages

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nebulous

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adjective
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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noun
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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adjective
harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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adjective
lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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verb
to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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adjective
troubling; burdensome

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paean

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noun
a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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noun
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial

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adjective
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfidy

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noun
intentional breach of faith, treachery

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (noun form perspicacity)

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prattle

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verb
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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adjective
acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precipitate2

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verb
to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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predilection

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noun
a disposition in favor of something, preference

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prescience

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noun
foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring (adj. form: prescient)

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prevaricate

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verb
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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qualms

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noun
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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verb
to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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verb
to disprove; to successfully argue agianst

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relegate

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verb
to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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reticent

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adjective
quiet; reserve; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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adjective
concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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adjective
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic

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adjective
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander

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verb
to waste by spending or using iresponsibly

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static

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adjective
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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stupefy

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verb
to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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verb
to block; thwart

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synthesis

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noun
the combination of parts to make a whole (verb form: synthesize)

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torque

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noun
a forces that causes rotation

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tortuous

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adjective
winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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truculent

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adjective
fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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noun
truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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adjective
extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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adjective
having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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verb
to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion