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Princeton Hit Parade
Group 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abscond - "she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars" | verb - to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide; leave hurriedly and secretly |
| adversity - "he had resilience in the face of adversity" | noun - hardship or difficulty; opposition |
| aesthete - "A true aesthete, Marty would spend hours at the Guggenheim Museum, staring at the same Picasso." | noun - one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature |
| aggravate - "military action would only aggravate the situation" | verb - to worsen or intensify |
| anachronism - "Dressed in 15th century clothing each day, Edward was a walking anachronism." | noun - something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old). |
| apposite | adjective - appropriate; fitting |
| approbation | noun - the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| arduous - "an arduous journey" | adjective - strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort |
| belie - "his lively, alert manner belied his years" | verb - to give a false impression of/to misrepresent |
| blithe - "He was blithe about the risks to his health." | adjective - cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned |
| blunted "his resolve was severely blunted with the arrival of his depression" | adjective - weakened or reduce the force of |
| bombast - "There was no bombast or conceit in his speech" | noun - self-important or pompous writing or speech |
| boon | noun - a gift or blessing |
| bulwark | noun - a defensive wall |
| cacophony - "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells" | noun - harsh, jarring, discordant sound, dissonance |
| capricious - "it's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss" | adjective - impulsive and unpredictable |
| castigation - "The impassioned responses to my essay range from ardent appreciation to virulent castigation." | noun - severe criticism or punishment |
| censure - "a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct" | verb - to criticize severely; to officially rebuke |
| chicanery - "an underhanded person who schemes corruption and political chicanery behind closed doors" | noun - trickery or subterfuge |
| coercive - "coercive measures" | adjective - serving or intended to compel by force or authority |
| conciliation | peacemaking |
| condemn - "We condemn this crime" | verb - to blame or denounce |
| conspire - "They conspired against me" | verb - to secretly work together with the intent to commit a wrong or illegal act |
| covert - "we were apart of covert operations" | adjective - hidden; clandestine |
| cower - "Just sit there and cower while I..." | verb - to shrink in fear, to cringe |
| craven - "a craven abdication of his moral duty" | adjective - contemptibly fainthearted; lacking any courage |
| curmudgeon - "Since Uncle Mike was the family curmudgeon, each Thanksgiving he was plied with copious amounts of wine, in the hope that he would become less ___." | noun - a grouchy, surly person |
| demagoguery | noun - political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. |
| denigrate - "there is a tendency to denigrate the poor" | verb - criticize unfairly; to belittle; to sully; to defame; to disparage |
| denounce - "we denounce any use of violence" | verb - to publicly condemn or criticize |
| derision - "my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief" | noun - scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment |
| diatribe - "a diatribe against the Roman Catholic Church" | noun - a harsh denunciation |
| discomfit - "he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone" | verb - to defeat; to put down |
| Disingenuous - "he was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical" | adjective - insincere; lacking in honesty or frankness |
| dissemble - "an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble" | verb - to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
| dogged - "she had been a dogged campaigner for women's rights" | adjective - persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up |
| ensconce - "The sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass." | verb - to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place |
| enumeration | noun - a numbered list; the act of counting |
| ephemeral | adjective - short-lived |
| exacerbate - "the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem" | verb - to make worse or more severe; to increase in violence |
| fraud - "he committed fraud for money" | noun - deliberate deceit with the goal of gaining an unlawful advantage |
| furtive - "they spent a furtive day together" | adjective - marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
| garrulous - "Polonius is portrayed as a foolish, garrulous old man" | adjective - pointlessly talkative; talking too much |
| hackneyed - "hackneyed old sayings" | adjective - (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. |
| haphazard | adjective - by chance; not planned; lacking order |
| harangue - "the kind of guy who harangued total strangers about PCB levels in whitefish" | verb - to deliver a pompous speech or tirade |
| iconoclast - "Lady Gaga, in challenging what it means to be clothed, is an iconoclast for wearing a "meat dress" to a prominent awards show." | noun - somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions |
| impertinent - "I would have but it would have been impertinent of me to ask" | adjective - rude and disrespectful |
| impudent - "he could have strangled this impudent upstart" | adjective - saucy; impertinent; bold and disrespectful |
| inopportune - "the moment we had was inopportune" | adjective - ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate |
| inundate - "The newsroom was inundated with false reports that only made it more difficult for the newscasters to provide an objective account of the bank robbery." | verb - to flood or overwhelm |
| Inured - "these children have been inured to violence" | verb - accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant. |
| irascible - "they were scared of annoying the irascible man" | adjective - easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| itinerant - "he'd been accustomed to an itinerant life in Europe" | adjective - traveling from place to place |
| jaded - "sometimes, when you've reviewed a lot of films, you can feel a little jaded" | adjective - worn-out; dulled; seen it all |
| laconic - "While Martha always swooned over the hunky, laconic types in romantic comedies, her boyfriends inevitably were very talkative - and not very hunky." | adjective - one who says very few words |
| loquacious - "At the party, I was stuck talking to the loquacious woman everyone else was trying to avoid." | adjective - talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
| malevolent - "the glint of dark, malevolent eyes" | adjective - having or showing often vicious ill-will, spite, or hatred |
| martial - "martial law" | adjective - associated with war and the armed forces |
| melodramatic - "she flounced out of the room with a melodramatic sigh" | adjective - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic/dramatic |
| mendacity - "celebrities are people publicly castigated for past mendacity" | noun - tendency to be untruthful; ability to lie |
| misanthrope - "Scrooge wasn't the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be" | noun - one who hates all other humans |
| morose - "she was morose and silent when she got home" | adjective - sad; sullen; melancholy |
| munificent - "the donation was a very munificent gesture" | adjective - very generous |
| myopic | adjective - nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment |
| nascent | adjective - starting to develop; coming into existence |
| obdurate - "I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate" | adjective - unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
| obsequious - "they were served by obsequious waiters" | adjective - exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| obstinate - "her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio" | adjective - stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
| onerous - "he found his duties increasingly onerous" | adjective - troubling; burdensome |
| opprobrium - "the opprobrium of being closely associated with gangsters" | noun - disgrace; contempt; scorn |
| paucity | noun - an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth |
| pedantic - "I don't mean to be pedantic but we aren't in Rome" | adjective - the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules |
| perennial | Adjective - lasting for a long time, persistent |
| peripatetic - "the peripatetic nature of military life" | adjective - wandering from place to place |
| Perjury - "The manager swore at the trial that he had no information about the store robbery; when he was found to be lying, police charged him with perjury." | noun - the purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath |
| presceint - "Read it, then come back and re-read this prescient post from last November." | adjective - having or showing knowledge of events before they take place |
| provoke - "they annoyed him to provoke him" | verb - to incite anger; resentment; or exasperation |
| rebuke - "she had rebuked him for drinking too much" | verb - express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions. |
| recalcitrant - "a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds" | adjective - obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage |
| repudiation | noun - Rejection of authority or validity; refusal to accept or ratify. |
| scant | adjective - not enough; barely enough; marked by a small or insufficient amount |
| secrete (not biological) - "the assets had been secreted in Swiss bank accounts" | verb - to ensconce, conceal, or stow, hide |
| seminal | adjective - original, ground-breaking |
| serendipity | noun - the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. |
| solicitous - "she was always solicitous about the welfare of her students" | adjective - showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
| spurious - "journalists have the job of separating authentic and spurious claims" | adjective - seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive |
| squander - "The chance to get have big savings was squandered" | verb - to waste by spending or using irresponsibly |
| stalwart - "Despite all the criticism directed at the President during this scandal, Lisa has remained his stalwart supporter." | adjective - dependable; inured to fatigue or hardships |
| succor | noun - relief, help in time of distress or want |
| Surreptitious - "they carried on a surreptitious affair" | adjective - kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |
| taciturn - "While the CEO enthusiastically shares his plans and agenda with all who will listen, the CFO is far more taciturn." | adjective - habitually reserved and uncommunicative |
| tirade - "The general, mad at the lack of focus, erupted in a tirade against his subordinates" | noun - a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation |
| touted | adjective - bragging, highly praised, hailed, venerated |
| transitory - "the gig was a source of money during this transitory period of his life" | adjective - short-lived or temporary |
| vexation - "Her brother running around, Jenny bit her lip in vexation" | noun - annoyance or irritation |
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