Princ. Rev. Hit Parade 2

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abscond

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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ameliorate

Back 2

to make better or more tolerable

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arduous

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strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

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ascetic

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

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austere

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without adornment; bare, severely simple

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axiom

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a universally recognized principle

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axiomatic

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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bucolic

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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canonical

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following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards

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contentious

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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convoluted

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complex or complicated

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culpable

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deserving blame

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disabuse

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to undeceive; to set right

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eclectic

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; barefaced audacity

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ephemeral

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brief; fleeting

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erudite

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very learned; scholarly

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eulogy

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a speech honoring the dead

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extemporaneous

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improvised; done without preparation

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facetious

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playful; humorous

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement; often used as a figure of speech

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lucid

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clear; easily understood

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oscillation

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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penurious

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

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pernicious

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extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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pious

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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

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precipitate adj.

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excesively hasty or impulsive

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precipitate v.

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to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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precursor

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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predilection

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prolific

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producing large volumes or amounts

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qualms

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misgivings; reservations, causes for hesitancy

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quiescence

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

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recant

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to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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redoubtable

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awe inspiring; worthy of honor

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reticent

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quite; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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satire

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a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

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sordid

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characterized by filth, grime or squalor

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squander

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

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stymie

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to block; thwart

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supplant

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to take the place of; supercede

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synthesis

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the combination of parts to make a whole

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torpid

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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torque

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a force that causes rotation

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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veracity

Back 51

truthfulness; honesty

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vilify

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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virulent

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic