Glossary of Hit Parade Group 4 - TPR
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- acerbic
- adjective - having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting
- aggrandize
- verb - to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
- alchemy
- noun - a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist is one who practices alchemy)
- amenable
- adjective - agreeable; responsive to suggestion
- anachronism
- noun - something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
- astringent
- adjective/noun - having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect of tissue
- contiguous
- adjective - sharing a border; touching; adjacent
- convention
- noun - a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
- credulous
- adjective - tending to believe too readily; gullible (noun form: credulity)
- cynicism
- noun - an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (adj. form: cynical)
- decorum
- noun - polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (adj. form: decorous)
- derision
- noun - scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (adj. form: derisive; verb form: deride)
- desiccate
- verb - to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull
- dilettante
- noun - one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
- disparage
- verb - to slight or belittle
- divulge
- verb - to disclose something secret
- fawn
- verb - to platter or praise excessively
- flout
- verb - to show contempt for, as in rule or convention
- garrulous
- adjective - pointlessly talkative, talking too much
- glib
- adjective - marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
- hubris
- noun - overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
- imminent
- adjective - about to happen; impending
- immutable
- adjective - not capable of change
- impetuous
- adjective - hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
- indifferent
- adjective - having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice
- inimical
- adjective - damaging; harmful; injurious
- intractable
- adjective - not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
- intrepid
- adjective - steadfast and courageous
- laconic
- adjective - using few words; terse
- maverick
- noun - an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
- mercurial
- adjective - characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
- mollify
- verb - to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
- neophyte
- noun - a recent convert; a beginner; novice
- obfuscate
- verb - to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
- obstinate
- adjective - stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
- ostentatious
- adjective - characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
- pervade
- verb - to permeate throughout (adj. form: pervasive)
- phlegmatic
- adjective - calm; sluggish; unemotional
- plethora
- noun - an overabundance; a surplus
- pragmatic
- adjective - practical rather than idealistic
- presumptuous
- adjective - overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties
- pristine
- adjective - pure; uncorrupted; clean
- probity
- noun - adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
- proclivity
- noun - a natural predisposition or inclination
- profligate
- adjective - excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (noun form: profligacy)
- propensity
- noun - a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
- prosaic
- adjective - dull; lacking in spirit or imagination
- pungent
- adjective - characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
- quixotic
- adjective - foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
- quotidian
- adjective - occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
- rarefy
- verb - to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
- recondite
- adjective - hidden; concealed; difficult to understand;
- refulgent
- adjective - radiant; shiny; brilliant
- renege
- verb - to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise
- sedulous
- adjective - diligent; persistent; hard-working
- shard
- noun - a piece of broken pottery or glass
- soporific
- adjective - causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
- sparse
- adjective - thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
- spendthrift
- noun - one who spends money wastefully
- subtle
- adjective - not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
- tacit
- adjective - implied; not explicitly stated
- terse
- adjective - brief and concise in wording
- tout
- verb - to publicly praise or promote
- trenchant
- adjective - sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
- unfeigned
- adjective - genuine; not false or hypocritical
- untenable
- adjective - indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
- vacillate
- verb - to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another; waver
- variegated
- adjective - multicolored; characterized by a variety or patches of different color
- vexation
- noun - annoyance; irritation (verb form: vex)
- vigilant
- adjective - alertly watchful (noun form: vigilance)
- vituperate
- verb - to use harsh, condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate
- volatile
- adjective - readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive (noun form: volatility)