Hit Parade: Group 6

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acumen

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quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight

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adulterate

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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archaic

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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aver

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to state as a fact; to confirm or support

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dissemble

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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eccentric

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departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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

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evanescent

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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grandiloquence

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pompous speech or expression

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hackneyed

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses

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hegemony

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the consistent dominance of one state or 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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impassive

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revealing no emotion

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impunity

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immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

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loquacious

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extremely talkative

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luminous

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characterized by 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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misanthrope

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one who hates all other humans

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mitigate

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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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occlude

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to obstruct or block

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pedagogy

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the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing

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penury

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poverty; destitution

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pine

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to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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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, esp. one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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to plunge or drop straight down

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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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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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queries

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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations.

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querulous

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prone to complaining or grumbling; quarrelsome

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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, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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specious

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive

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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 testimony

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succinct

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brief; concise

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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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excess; overindulgence

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tenacity

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued

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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

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zealous

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fervent; ardent; impassioned