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Hit Parade Quiz 3

I HATE THIS CLASS WITH A BURNING PASSION

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squander v.to waste by spending
static adj. not moving, active, or in motion
stupefy v. to stun, baffle, or amaze
torque n. a force that causes rotation
prattle v. to babble meaninglessly
precipitate adj; acting with excessive haste or impulse v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required
prescience n. foreknowledge of events
prevaricate v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead
qualms n. misgivings; reservations; cause for hesitancy
recant v. to retract, esp. a previously held belief
refute v. to disprove; to successfully argue against
relegate v. to forcible assign, esp. to a lower place or position
reticent adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
solicitous adj. concerned and attentive; eager
sordid adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squander; foul
sporadic adj. occurring only occasionally, or only in scattered instances
tortuous adj. winding, twisting, excessively complicated.
truculent adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight
veracity n. truth; honesty
virulent adj. extremely harmful and poisonous
voracious adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
waver v. to move to an fro; to sway
didactic adj. intended to teach or instruct
discretion n. cautious reserve in speech; makes responsible decisions
connoisseur N. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste N. an expert
Created by: Amy21325
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