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Hit Parade p.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assuage | v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
| capricious | adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable |
| censure | v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
| discordant | adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
| eloquent | adj. well-spoken; expressive; articulate |
| exculpate | v. exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent | adj. urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| filibuster | n. intentional obstruction, esp. using polonged speechmaking to delay legislative action |
| ingenuous | adj. artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
| laud | v. to praise highly |
| martial | adj. associated with war and the armed forces |
| mundane | adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
| neologism | n. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| noxious | adj. harmful; injurious |
| parody | n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
| prescience | n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring |
| relegate | v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
| stupefy | v. to stun, baffle, or amaze |
| voracious | adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
| waver | v. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
| ennui | n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
| inured | adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| irascible | adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| magnanimity | n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
| nascent | adj. coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| nebulous | adj. vague (lacking of clearity); cloudy |
| obtuse | adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
| obvaite | v. to anticipate (expect/predict) and make unnecessary (save/prevent) |
| onerous | adj. troubling; burdensome |
| perennial | adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
| perfunctory | adj. cursory; done without care or interest |
| prattle | v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
| prevaricate | v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
| solicitous | adj. concerned and attentive; eager |
| sporadic | adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
| tortuous | adj. winding; twisting; excessively complicated |
| truculent | adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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