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BEYOND THE HIT PARADE GROUP 1
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7 R* Z. m5 O* T8 f, e9 [alloy verb to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure
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appropriate verb to take for one's own use, confiscate: s0 z3 M7 U8 h! h5 o7 y% A/ Y6 u& i
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arrest, arresting verb / adjective to suspend; to engage; holding one's attention as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait
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$ ^. z9 n. @) W. e/ yaugust adjective majestic, venerable
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0 S8 h ~2 V1 G5 C Kbent noun leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency: "He had a naturally artistic bent."
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broach verb bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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brook verb to tolerate, endure, countenance
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" [0 m5 d+ A- ]. u Z3 Icardinal adjective major, as in cardinal sin
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; B4 a! ^& P# c3 R# Zchauvinist noun a blindly devoted patriot
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* g7 \! b, m5 k& d, Q1 k" h/ w1 Ocolor verb to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss or affect (usually the first): "Yellow journalism colored the truth."
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. x0 b8 L4 k% D7 g1 f5 Zconsequential adjective pompous, self-important (primary definitions are: logically following; important): ?. h9 Z Q$ z7 e3 \, s* r* E
$ W0 D& d8 o2 ^ d* T. `damp verb to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound
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die noun a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop* y, S7 t- U9 n6 A
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essay verb to test or try; attempt, experiment: "The newly born fawn essayed a few wobbly steps."
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exact verb to demand, call for, require, take: "Even a victorious war exacts a heavy price."
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' W. P3 m$ R7 H4 j: ~& Rfell verb to cause to fall by striking: "The lumberjacks arrived and felled many trees."% p4 d, M8 \; P% a# q
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fell adjective inhumanly cruel: "Fell beasts surrounded the explorers."- |& }8 ~8 M3 q* C1 d: }
# o1 j/ q0 T: v, Yflag verb to sag or droop, to become spiritless to decline: Think of a flag on a windless day, as in her flagging spirits
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* B5 D6 M5 k9 Tflip adjective sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark6 y1 P: s6 t( G% B8 l
% F9 {- ^1 ]. |- h8 Q+ N! i& G) }ford verb to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream. m6 f& O5 ]- S9 J/ _
$ f" T4 r/ [& ]5 t; zgrouse verb to complain or grumble
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guy noun / verb a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy: Think guide8 c o V5 V. K+ n7 F4 Z" M! l6 H' M
: r% q" b# u$ g4 ?7 Y4 }intimate verb to imply, suggest, or insinuate: "Are you intimating that I cannot be trusted?"! ^3 a0 l! Y2 R
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list verb to tilt or lean to one side: "The ship's broken mast listed helplessly in the wind."# O& V% J, E3 j0 G l
/ a; S( n; S! f. ~lumber verb to move heavily and clumsily: "Lumbering giants on land, walruses are actually graceful swimmers."
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meet adjective fitting, proper: "It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame."9 ~4 r5 o, B. J# K
# U/ r4 h& b1 R& x, [1 Gmilk verb to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of: "I milked the position for all it was worth."* X. e0 y7 O+ Z# N; w( Q8 q
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mince verb pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully: "Don't mince words." Also, to take tiny steps, tiptoe2 s( y4 Y4 S8 j: [& ?1 s
5 j9 G0 k2 { D9 N1 K& @7 R' s; @nice adjective exacting, fastidious, extremely precise: "He made a nice distinction between the two cases."
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* f p3 G! W, G! @+ nobtain adjective to be established, accepted, or customary: "Those standards no longer obtain."
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occult adjective hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
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8 ~: E" ^/ _: U- o" Kpedestrian adjective commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
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' B5 Q1 G8 l( K& F7 o/ ^' Wpied adjective multicolored, usually in blotches: "The Pied Piper of Hamlin was so called because of his multicolored coat."8 U4 A, J/ e& d; d. R. I
n2 P8 ^! f4 ^5 F2 l* Apine verb to lose vigor (as through grief): to yearn( Z3 p1 P* |7 A$ ^% \
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plastic adjective moldable, pliable, not rigid
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; P! ^$ ?* z: M1 D- x2 e9 Epluck noun courage, spunk, fortitude: "Churchill's speeches inspired the pluck of his countrymen during the war."' D( }5 k/ |5 x
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prize verb to pry, to press or force with level; something taken by force, spoils: "The information was prized from him."
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* q5 k, D8 j2 H1 drail verb to complain about bitterly: "Early American progressives railed against the railroad barons."
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rent verb / noun torn, past of rend: "He rent his garments"; an opening or tear caused by such: a large rent in the fabric( e$ |5 k( g1 u/ n, N: N
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quail verb to lose courage, turn frightened
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qualify verb to limit: "Let me qualify that statement."1 w6 C0 c' I8 F1 x+ a! c4 X
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sap verb to enervate or weaken the vitality of: "That race sapped my strength."
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scurvy adjective contemptible, despicable: "He was a scurvy old reprobate."
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$ e/ o. W5 B* ?5 O" zsingular adjective exceptional, unusual, odd: "He was singularly well-suited for the job."
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/ l* @0 [; b. X( ~, istand noun a group of trees5 v7 C* L l, K- w0 v. {4 F
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steep verb to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep: She was steeped in esoteric knowledge."
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strut noun the supporting structural cross-part of a wing: g" V& U+ Q/ K! a
( f! i8 ~4 l6 M6 }) ptable verb to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration: "They tabled the motion and will consider it again later."
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tender verb to proffer or offer: "He tendered his resignation."
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waffle verb to equivocate; to change one's position: "His detractors say that the President waffles too much; he can never make up his mind."
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* F9 v- i, W* ^0 L# Cwag noun wit, joker: "Groucho Marx was a well-known wag."
