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Hit Parade p.3

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adulation n. excessive praise; intense adoration
servile adj. submissive or fawning
canon n. an established set of principles; code of laws
chary adj. wary; cautious; sparing
complaisance n. submission; the willingness to comply with the wishes of others
contrite adj. regretful; penitent; filled with guilt
didactic adj. intended to teach or instruct (too much)
discretion n. cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
fallacy n. an invalid or incorrect notion; (adj. = fallacious)
furtive adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious
incipient adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
heretical adj. violating accepted dogma
peruse v. to examine with great care
preen v. to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care
prodigious adj. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary
putrefy v. to render putrid; to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor
quaff v. to drink deeply
sanction n. authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance
urbane adj. sophisticated; refined; elegant
pompous adj. puffed up with vanity (feeling of excessive pride; self-love)
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