10 of the Bellas' favorite words, from "Pitch Perfect 2"

The Barden Bellas are back in "Pitch Perfect 2," and so are their a capella mash-ups and medleys of both contemporary and older pop music that fly at the audience with amazing speed. In this list we've slowed things down a bit and highlighted some of the songs the Bellas and their competition sing, looking for words not usually found in pop. Here are ten vocabulary words from the songs sung in "Pitch Perfect 2."
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  1. palette
    a board on which an artist mixes paints
    Close your eyes and try to sleep now
    Close your eyes and try to dream
    Clear your mind and do your best to try and wash the palette clean
    – "We Belong" (Pat Benatar)
  2. imposition
    an uncalled-for burden
    And I became a friend a friend would like to have.
    And all the sudden goin' fishing,
    Wasn't such an imposition.
    And I went three times that year I lost my dad.
    – "Live Like You Were Dyin'" (Tim McGraw) ( Featured in the Riff-Off)
  3. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
    My persuasion can build a nation
    Endless power, with our love we can devour
    You'll do anything for me
    – "Run the World (Girls)" (Beyoncé)
  4. salvation
    rescuing or protecting someone or something from harm
    Cause theres no salvation for a bad girl
    We’re rock bottom
    But there ain’t no stopping
    ‘Cause they don’t know nothing about love
    – "Problem" (Natalia Kills)
  5. muse
    the source of an artist's inspiration
    The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
    You're my downfall, you're my muse
    My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
    I can't stop singing, it's ringing in my head for you
    – "All of Me" (John Legend)
  6. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
    Paranoia is in bloom,
    The PR transmissions will resume
    They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down
    And hope that we will never see the truth around
    (so come on)
    — "Uprising" (Muse)
  7. degrading
    harmful to the mind or morals
    They will not force us
    They will stop degrading us
    They will not control us
    We will be victorious
    (so come on)
    – "Uprising" (Muse)
  8. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
    Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in
    Who you gon' tell when the repercussions spin
    Showing off your a** 'cause you're thinking it's a trend
    Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again
    – "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (Lauryn Hill) (Featured in the Riff-Off)
  9. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
    You have so many relationships in this life
    Only one or two will last
    You go through all the pain and strife
    Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
    – "Mmmbop" (Hanson)
  10. distort
    affect as in thought or feeling
    Have we become a habit?
    Do we distort the facts?
    Now, there's no looking forward
    Now, there's no turning back
    – "We Belong" (Pat Benatar)
Created on Thu May 21 08:46:57 EDT 2015 (updated Wed May 27 14:10:57 EDT 2015)

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