Glossary of Hit Parade Group 3 - TPR
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- acumen
- noun - keen, accurate judgment or insight
- adulterate
- verb - to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
- amalgamate
- verb - to combine several elements into a whole (noun form: amalgamation)
- archaic
- adjective - outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
- aver
- verb - to state as a fact; to declare or assert
- bolster
- verb - to provide support or reinforcement
- bombastic
- adjective - pompous; grandiloquent (noun form: bombast)
- diatribe
- noun - a harsh denunciation
- dissemble
- verb - to disguise or conceal; to mislead
- eccentric
- adjective - departing from norms or conventions
- endemic
- adjective - characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people
- evanescent
- adjective - tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
- exacerbate
- verb - to make worse or more severe
- fervent
- adjective - greatly emotional or zealous (noun form: fervor)
- fortuitous
- adjective - happening by accident or chance; lucky
- germane
- adjective - relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
- grandiloquence
- noun - pompous speech or expression (adj. form: grandiloquent)
- hackneyed
- adjective - rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
- halcyon
- adjective - calm and peaceful
- hedonism
- noun - devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)
- hegemony
- noun - the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
- iconoclast
- noun - one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
- idolatrous
- adjective - given to intense or excessive devotion to something (noun form: idolatry)
- impassive
- adjective - revealing no emotion
- imperturbable
- adjective - marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
- implacable
- adjective - not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
- impunity
- noun - immunity from punishment of penalty
- inchoate
- adjective - in an initial stage; not fully formed
- infelicitous
- adjective - unfortunate; inappropriate
- insipid
- adjective - without taste or flavor; lacking spirit; bland
- loquacious
- adjective - extremely talkative (noun form: loquacity)
- luminous
- adjective - characterized by brightness and the emission of light
- malevolent
- adjective - having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (noun form: malevolence)
- malleable
- adjective - capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable
- mendacity
- noun - the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj. form: mendacious)
- meticulous
- adjective - characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
- misanthrope
- noun - one who hates all other humans (adj. form: misanthropic)
- mitigate
- verb - to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
- obdurate
- adjective - unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
- obsequious
- adjective - exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
- occlude
- verb - to obstruct or block
- opprobrium
- noun - disgrace; contempt; scorn
- pedagogy
- noun - the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
- penury
- noun - poverty; destitution
- pervasive
- adjective - having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
- pine
- verb - to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor
- pirate
- verb - to illegally use or reproduce
- pith
- noun - the essential or central part
- pithy
- adjective - precise and brief
- placate
- verb - to appease; to calm by making concessions
- platitude
- noun - a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful
- plummet
- verb - to plunge or drop straight down
- polemical
- adjective - controversial; argumentative
- prodigal
- adjective - recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish
- profuse
- adjective - given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant
- proliferate
- verb - to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
- queries
- noun - questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations
- querulous
- adjective - prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish
- rancorous
- adjective - characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (noun form: rancor)
- recalcitrant
- adjective - obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
- repudiate
- verb - to refuse to have anything to do with; disown
- rescind
- verb - to invalidate; to repeal; to retract
- reverent
- adjective - marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (noun form: reverence)
- rhetoric
- noun - the art or study of effective use of language for communication or persuasion
- salubrious
- adjective - promoting health or well-being
- solvent
- adjective - able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance
- specious
- adjective - seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false
- spurious
- adjective - lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit
- subpoena
- noun - a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
- succinct
- adjective - brief; concise
- superfluous
- adjective - exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
- surfeit
- noun/verb - an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess
- tenacity
- noun - the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj. form: tenacious)
- tenuous
- adjective - having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak
- tirade
- noun - a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation
- transient
- adjective - fleeting; passing quickly; brief
- zealous
- adjective - fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person)