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8/11/2019 Hit Parade Vocab

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The Hit Parade Alphabetical Index The Princeton Review, L.L.C. 2002 Now stop reading this footer and get back to work! Page 1

The Hit Parade

Heres an alphabetical index of the 250 Hit Parade words. If you dont know them already,get started! You cant expect to improve on Verbal if you dont know the words on the test!

Each word is followed by the number of the week it appeared in the original Hit Parade list.

abstract (5) not applied to actual objects

acquired (3) developed or learned; not naturally occurring

aesthetic (4) having to do with the appreciation of beauty

affable (3) easy-going; friendly

alienated (1) removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)

alleviate (2) to ease a pain or a burden

alliance (1) a union of two or more groups

ambiguous (2) open to more than one interpretation

ambivalent (2) simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain

amenable (3) responsive; agreeable

ample (5) describing a large amount of something

anthology (4) a collection of literary pieces

apathetic (2) feeling or showing little emotionapparatus (5) equipment; a group of machines

apprehension (5) anxiety or fear about the future

arbiter (1) a judge who decides a disputed issue

arbitrary (2) determined by impulse rather than reason

archaic (4) characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned

arid (5) describing a dry, rainless climate

assertion (1) a declaration or statement

assiduous (3) hard-working assimilation (3) to absorb; to make similar

astute (2) shrewd; clever

asylum (2) a place of retreat or security

auspicious (2) favorable; promising

austere (5) without decoration; strict


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deleterious (4) having a harmful effect; injurious

derived (3) copied or adapted from a source

despotic (1) exercising absolute power; tyrannical

dictatorial (1) domineering; oppressively overbearing

didactic (1) intended to instruct

dilatory (1) habitually late

dilettante (4) one with an amateurish understanding of a field of knowledge

diligent (3) marked by painstaking effort; hard-working

discourse (1) verbal expression or exchange; conversation

discredit (4) to cause to be doubted

disdain (1) (n.) contempt, scorn (v.) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on

disingenuous (2) not straightforward; crafty

disparage (4) to speak of in a slighting way or negatively; to belittle

disparity (1) inequality in age, rank or degree; difference

dogged (3) stubbornly persevering

dogmatic (3) stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proved beliefs

dubious (2) doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

ebullience (2) intense enthusiasm

eclectic (4) made up of a variety of sources or styles

effusive (2) emotionally unrestrained; gushy

egregious (2) conspicuously bad or offensive

eloquence (1) the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

elusive (3) difficult to capture

embellish (2) to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate

emigrate (3) to leave one country or region and settle in another

emollient (2) (adj.) softening and soothing (n.) something that softens or soothes

emphasize (1) to give special attention to something, to stress

endure (3) to put up with, to survive a hardship

enlightening (3) informative; contributing to ones awareness

enmity (4) mutual hatred or ill will

equanimity (4) the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

equivocate (2) to avoid making a definite statement

excerpt (4) a selected part of a passage or scene

exculpate (1) to free from guilt or blame


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exemplary (5) commendable; worthy of imitation

fabricated (2) made; concocted in order to deceive

facetious (3) playfully humorous

facile (5) done or achieved with little effort; easy

fastidious (5) possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please

feral (4) savage; untamed

flagrant (2) extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

florid (2) describing flowery or elaborate speech

fluid (1) easily flowing

fractious (4) quarrelsome; unruly

frank (5) open and sincere in expression; straightforward

frenetic (2) wildly excited or active

futile (1) having no useful purpose; pointless

genre (4) describing a category of artistic endeavor

gratuitous (2) given freely; unearned; unwarranted

hackneyed (4) worn-out through overuse; trite

harbinger (5) something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner

haughty (1) arrogant; vainly proud

heinous (4) hatefully evil; abominable

hierarchy (5) a group organized by rank

hypocrisy (2) the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity

idealize (5) to consider perfect

impartial (1) not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

impede (1) to slow the progress of

imperious (1) arrogantly domineering or overbearing

impinge (3) hinder; interfere with

implication (1) the act of suggesting or hinting

impression (3) a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience

inconsequential (2) unimportant

incontrovertible (1) indisputable; not open to question

incorrigible (4) unable to be reformed

incumbent (3) imposed as a duty; obligatory

indifferent (2) not caring one way or the other

indolent (1) lazy


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inevitable (3) certain to happen; unavoidable

ingrate (4) an ungrateful person

inherent (3) inborn; built-in

innate (3) possessed at birth; inborn

innovative (5) introducing something new

insipid (1) uninteresting; unchallenging

insolent (4) insulting in manner or speech

integrity (1) trustworthiness; completeness

intrepid (3) courageous; fearless

intuition (3) the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight

inveterate (3) long established; deep-rooted; habitual

jurisprudence (1) the philosophy or science of law

lament (3) express grief for; mourn

laudatory (5) giving praise

listless (1) lacking energy

lucid (1) easily understood; clear

malfeasance (4) misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

malice (4) extreme ill will or spite

malleable (3) easily shaped or formed; easily influenced

maverick (3) one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

medieval (4) referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned

mediocrity (5) the state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality

medley (4) an assortment or a mixture, especially of musical pieces

melancholy (3) sadness; depression

meticulous (5) extremely careful and precise

misconception (3) an incorrect understanding or interpretation

modest (4) quiet or humble in manner or appearance

mollify (2) to calm or soothe

mundane (5) commonplace; ordinary

mural (4) a large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface

nave (5) lacking sophistication

narrative (4) (adj.) characterized by the telling of a story (n.) a story

nascent (5) coming into existence; emerging

nocturnal (5) of or occurring in the night


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notorious (4) known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous

novel (5) strikingly new or unusual

novice (5) a beginner

obdurate (3) stubborn; inflexible

objectivity (1) treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices

obscure (1) (adj.) relatively unknown (v.) to conceal or make indistinct

obsolete (4) no longer in use; old-fashioned

obstinate (3) stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action

ominous (5) menacing; threatening

omnipotent (3) all-powerful

opulent (2) exhibiting a display of great wealth

ornate (2) elaborately decorated

ostentatious (2) describing a showy or pretentious display

paradigm (5) an example or model

paramount (5) of chief concern or importance

parody (4) an artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect

patronizing (1) treating in a condescending manner

pejorative (4) describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

penitent (1) expressing remorse for ones misdeeds

perception (3) awareness; insight

permeated (5) spread or flowing throughout

perspective (3) point of view

pervasive (5) dispersed throughout

phenomenon (5) an unusual, observable event

plagiarism (4) the act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as ones own

plausible (1) seemingly valid or acceptable; credible

poignant (2) profoundly moving; touching

ponderous (5) extremely dull

pragmatic (5) practical

premonition (5) a feeling about the future

prodigious (5) enormous

profound (3) having great depth or seriousness

proliferate (3) to grow or increase rapidly

propriety (4) appropriateness of behavior


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prosaic (5) unimaginative; dull

proximity (3) closeness

prudent (4) exercising good judgment or common sense

pugnacious (4) combative; belligerent

pundit (1) an authority who expresses his/her opinions

putrid (4) rotten

quandary (1) a state of uncertainty or perplexity

rancorous (4) hateful; marked by deep seated ill will

rational (5) logical; motivated by reason rather than feeling

realism (4) artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy

reclamation (2) the act of making something useful again

replete (5) abundantly supplied; filled to capacity

reprehensible (4) worthy of blame

rhetoric (1) the art of using language effectively and persuasively

ruse (2) a crafty trick

sanction (3) (n.) an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country

sanction (2) (v.) to give official authorization or approval

sedentary (5) not migratory; settled

serene (4) calm

servile (1) submissive; like a servant

slander (2) false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

solvent (5) able to pay ones debts

sonorous (5) producing a deep or full sound

spontaneous (2) unplanned; naturally occurring

spurious (2) not genuine; false; counterfeit

staid (4) unemotional; serious

stoic (4) indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive

stratagem (2) a clever trick used to deceive or outwit

subdue (3) to restrain; to hold back

substantiated (1) supported with proof or evidence; verified

superficial (2) concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow

superfluous (2) extra; unnecessary

suppressed (1) subdued; kept from being circulated

surreptitious (2) done by secretive means


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tenacity (3) persistence

tenuous (2) having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure; weak

theoretical (5) lacking verification or practical application

timorous (5) timid; fearful about the future

torpor (1) laziness; inactivity; dullness

toxic (4) poisonous

transient (3) passing away with time; passing from one place to another

transitory (3) short-lived or temporary

trepidation (5) uncertainty; apprehension

trivial (2) of little importance or significance

truncated (3) shortened; cut off

venerated (5) highly respected

vilify (4) to make vicious statements about

vindicated (1) freed from blame

virtuoso (4) a tremendously skilled artist

vitality (3) energy; power to survive

vocation (5) an occupation or profession

wary (2) on guard; watchful

whimsical (2) subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable

wily (2) cunning

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