Vocabulary: Hit Parade Group 1

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ABSCOND (verb)

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to depart clandestinely (done in secret, often with an illicit purpose); to steal off and hide

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ABERRANT (adj)

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deviating from the norm (noun form aberration)

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ALACRITY (noun)

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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ANOMALY (noun)

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deviation from the normal order; abnormality (adj. form anomalous)

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APPROBATION (noun)

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an expression of approval or praise

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ARDUOUS (adj)

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strenuous; requiring significant effort

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ASSUAGE (verb)

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to ease or lessen (something burdensome); to appease or pacify

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AUDACIOUS (adj)

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form audacity)

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AUSTERE (adj)

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bare, severely simple, ascetic, without adornment

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AXIOMATIC (adj) AXIOM

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taken as a given; has self-evident truth; general principle or rule that is accepted

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CANONICAL (adj)

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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CAPRICIOUS (adj)

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impulsive; erratic; unpredictable

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CENSURE (verb)

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke (reprimand)

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CHICANERY (noun)

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trickery or subterfuge

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CONNOISSEUR (noun)

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

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CONVOLUTED (adj)

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complex or complicated

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DISABUSE (verb)

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to undeceive; to set right

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DISCORDANT (adj)

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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DISPARATE (adj)

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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EFFRONTERY (noun)

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness (going beyond what is proper; extremely forward)

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ELOQUENT (adj)

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well-spoken; articulate; expressive

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ENERVATE (verb)

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ENNUI (noun)

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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EQUIVOCATE (verb)

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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ERUDITE (adj)

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very learned; scholarly (noun form erudition)

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EXCULPATE (adj)

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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EXIGENT (adj)

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urgent; requiring immediate attention or action

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EXTEMPORANEOUS (adj)

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improvised; done without preparation

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FILIBUSTER (noun)

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an intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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FULMINATE (verb)

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to loudly attack or denounce

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INGENUOUS (adj)

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artless; lacking sophistication; frank

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INURED (adj)

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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IRASCIBLE (adj)

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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LAUD (verb)

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to praise highly (adj form laudatory)

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LUCID (adj)

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clear; easily understood

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LISTLESS (adj)

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lacking energy; lethargic; disinclined to exert effort

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IMPENETRABLE (adj)

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Impossible to penetrate or enter; impossible to understand; impervious to sentiment or argument

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CENTRIFUGE (noun)

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An apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to "separate" contained materials of different specific gravities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid.

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LASSITUDE (noun)

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A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness

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MISER (noun)

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greedy or avaricious person; lives meagerly in order to hoard money

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FRENETIC (adj)

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Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied

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FLAG (verb)

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To decline in vigor or strength

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DRAWL (verb)

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To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels

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SOPORIFIC (adj)

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Inducing or tending to induce sleep; drowsy

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MALINGER (adj)

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To avoid work or responsibilities by feigning illness

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CORDIAL (adj)

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Warm and sincere; friendly; Strongly felt; fervent

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GAINSAY (verb)

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to deny; to say against (to say the opposite)

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FOMENT (verb)

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to stir up or instigate

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LASCIVIOUS (adj)

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Given to or expressing lust; Exciting sexual desires

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MOROSE (adj)

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sullenly melancholy; gloomy

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IGNOMINIOUS (adj)

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Marked by shame or disgrace; Degrading; debasing

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GUILE (noun)

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skillful deceit; treacherous cunning (beguile/deceive)

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RESOLUTE (adj)

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firm or determined in purpose or belief; unwavering

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VORACIOUS (adj)

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ravenous (for food); having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

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MAGNANIMITY (noun)

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generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
(adj form magnanimous)

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NASCENT (adj)

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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NEBULOUS (adj)

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vague; cloudly (like a nebula); lacking clearly defined form

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NEOLOGISM (noun)

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

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NOXIOUS (adj)

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harmful; injurious

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OBTUSE (adj)

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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OBVIATE (verb)

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to anticipate and make unnecessary (prevent something from happening)

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ONEROUS (adj)

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troubling; burdensome

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PAEAN (noun)

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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PARODY (noun)

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

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PERFIDY (noun)

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intentional breach of faith; treachery (perfidous)

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PERFUNCTORY (adj)

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cursory; done without care or interest

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PERSPICACIOUS (adj)

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (judgment/insight)

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PRATTLE (verb)

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty, idle manner

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PRECIPITATE (adj)

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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PRECIPITATE (verb)

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to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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PREDILECTION (noun)

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a disposition in favor of something; preference

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PRESCIENCE (noun)

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (prescient)

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QUALMS (noun)

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy (uneasiness about the fitness of an action)

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RECANT (verb)

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to retract/withdraw, esp. a previously held belief (usually under pressure)

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REFUTE (verb)

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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RELEGATE (verb)

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

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RETICENT (adj)

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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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SOLICITOUS (adj)

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concerned and attentive; eager

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SORDID (adj)

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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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SQUANDER (verb)

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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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STUPEFY (verb)

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to stun, baffle, or amaze

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STYMIE (verb)

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to block; thwart (an obstacle)

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TORQUE (noun)

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a force that causes rotation

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TORTUOUS (adj)

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winding; twisting; excessively complicated

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TRUCULENT (adj)

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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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VERACITY (noun)

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truthfulness; honesty

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VIRULENT (adj)

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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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WAVER (verb)

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