TPR-Group 3

Vivi (India)
These are group 3 words of princeton review's HIT PARADE.
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    I accompanied him to laud his good work.
  3. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  4. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  5. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  6. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  7. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  8. canon
    a body of rules established as valid and fundamental
    canons should have to be present to win a war in ancient times.
  9. castigation
    verbal punishment
  10. catalyst
    something that causes an important event to happen
  11. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  12. chary
    characterized by great caution
  13. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  14. complaisance
    a tendency to try to please or yield to the will of others
  15. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
    he is thoroughly silent hence he is regretful.
  16. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  17. demur
    enter a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
    the court questioned one who defended the murder.
  18. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
    dictionary is very instructive exclusively in finding out meanings ex dactic
  19. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  20. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  21. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  22. ebullience
    eager enjoyment or approval
  23. elegy
    a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
    Similar to eulogy but this is a mournful song.
  24. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
    molli-soothe
  25. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  26. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
  27. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  28. exonerate
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  29. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  30. furtive
    secret and sly
  31. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
    Great people dress up glamorously in parties(sociable).
  32. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  33. heretical
    departing from accepted beliefs or standards
  34. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
    pec/pen - related to money.
  35. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  36. inert
    unable to move or resist motion
  37. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
    not noxious.
  38. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  39. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    By serving fast in the hotel very delicious beagle he obtained more tips.
  40. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  41. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
    Without odonil you dislike going to bathroom.
  42. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  43. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  44. preen
    clean with one's bill
    The queen dressed up(preened) in a charming white gown.
  45. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  46. putrefy
    decay with an offensive smell
    If you do not purify things it becomes putrefy.
  47. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
    If you are in a sad mood the situation qualifies you to drink deeply
  48. sanction
    official permission or approval
  49. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  50. viscous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
Created on Sat Oct 12 00:38:13 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Oct 12 08:49:00 EDT 2013)

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