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Chugar 2
Vocabulary Not In Hit Parade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DERISIVE | (adj) Mocking; jeering. |
| INCURSION | (n) An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. |
| HAPLESS | (adj) Luckless; unfortunate. |
| SEDULOUS | (adj) Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous. |
| ASSIDUOUS | (adj) Constant in application or attention; diligent |
| INSULARITY | (n) Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness. |
| DROSS | (n) Waste or impure matter |
| AGGRANDIZED | (tr.v) To increase the scope of; extend; To make appear greater; exaggerate |
| ESTIMABLE | (adj) 1. Possible to estimate. 2. Deserving of esteem; admirable: |
| NICE | (adj) 7. Done with delicacy and skill |
| BOOR | (n) A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement. |
| GAINSAY | (tr.v) To declare false; deny. |
| FRACAS | (n) A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; a brawl. |
| EXTENUATING | (tr.v) To lessen or attempt to lessen the magnitude or seriousness of. |
| OCCULT | (adj) Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable.alt. Hidden from view; concealed. |
| CORDON | (n) A line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an area to enclose or guard it. |
| PARSE | (v.tr) To break (a sentence) down into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the form, function, and syntactical relationship of each part. |
| ODIUM | (n) 1. The state or quality of being odious. 2. Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion. |
| LIMN | (tr.v.) To describe. |
| PHILISTINE | (n) A smug, ignorant, especially middle-class person who is regarded as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic and cultural values. |
| TURPITUDE | (n) Depravity; baseness. |
| VISCID | (adj) 1. Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid. 2. Covered with a sticky or clammy coating. |
| LAMBASTE | (tr.v.) To give a thrashing to; beat. |
| PECCADILLO | (n) A small sin or fault. |
| EPITHET | (n) A term used to characterize a person or thing |
| USURY | (n) The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate. |
| EXCORIATION | (n) abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off; a harsh denunciation. |
| HAUGHTY | (adj) Scornfully and condescendingly proud. |
| WHEEDLE | (v.tr.) To persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole |
| ARDOR | (n) Fiery intensity of feeling. Strong enthusiasm or devotion; zeal |
| ANTIPATHY | (n) A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance. |
| SEDULOUS | (adj) Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous. |
| DROSS | (n) waste or impure matter |
| VOLUBILITY | (adj) Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent |
| SINUOUS | (adj) Characterized by many curves or turns; winding |
| MISCREANT | (n) An evildoer; a villain. |
| CURMUDGEON | (n) An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. |
| FLAG | (v) to lose enthusiasm or energy |
| Credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| Gadfly | one who annoys especially through criticism |
| restive | marked by impatience or uneasiness |
| disquiet | to take away the peace or tranquillity of (tr.v) |
| calumniate | to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about |
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