Pearl Jam

23 advanced vocabulary words across 21 songs.

ignorantDo the Evolution

lacking knowledge; uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

Appetite for a nightly feast

Those ignorant Indians got nothin' on me

Nothin', why?

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vulnerableImmortality

open to attack; susceptible to attack

Vessel stabbed, next up, volunteers

Vulnerable, wisdom can't adhere

A truant finds home

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circumstanceDance Of The Clairvoyants

situation; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

I know the girls wanna dance

Fall away their circumstance

I know the boys wanna grow

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predictElderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

expect; make a prediction about; tell in advance

I changed by not changing at all

Small town predicts my fate

Perhaps that's what no one wants to see

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demagogueDark Matter

popular leader, troublemaker; a political leader who appeals to passions and prejudices

Renounce the demagogues

King Diamond to discard

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denounceDark Matter

condemn; speak out against

Denounce the demigods

King Diamond to discard

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meditationRetrograde

profound thought; continuous and profound contemplation on a deep subject

Projecting through the clouds

Meditations, drifting off in the sound

The more mistakes, the more resolve

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dissertationWho Ever Said

thesis; a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research

Drowning in their dissertations

Random speakers in my mind

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concedeNothing As It Seems

admit; admit (to a wrongdoing)

The little that he sees

Is nothing he concedes, it's home

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propensityCan't Deny Me

fondness; an inclination to do something

Out on the go, send officials

Our propensity to breed

The higher, the farther, the faster you fly

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tactOff He Goes

thoughtfulness; consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

So I approach with tact

Suggest the he should relax

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presumeThin Air

assume; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

Yes, I know she's reached my heart in thin air

It's not in my past to presume

Love can keep on moving in both directions

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endureRearviewmirror

suffer; put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Enmity gaged, united by fear

Forced to endure what I could not forgive

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resolveGot Some

firmness of purpose; bring to an end; settle conclusively

Are you getting out? Are you dropping bombs?

Have you heard of diplomatic resolve? Yeah

Precipitation, which side are you on?

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diplomaticGot Some

avoiding insult; relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

Are you getting out? Are you dropping bombs?

Have you heard of diplomatic resolve? Yeah

Precipitation, which side are you on?

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galeForce of Nature

storm; a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

Hurricane has the trade winds blowing

A gale force shaking windows in the storm

Shipwreck on the rock that he calls home

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obligationHail, Hail

responsibility; the state of being bound or forced to do or pay something

Both of us apart?

Are we bound out of obligation?

Is that all we've got?

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franticArmy Reserve

distressed; excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

In my child's eye

I'm not frantic

I can feel it coming

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better; of high or superior quality or performance

On the edge of a know-nothing town

Feelin' quite superior

The aged come to the sky above

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profoundSirens

deep; showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

Hear the sirens

Hear the circus so profound

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persistentFuture Days

determined; never-ceasing

I'm grateful now they've left

So persistent in my ways

Hey, Angel, I am here to stay

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exploitWhale Song

deed; use or manipulate to one’s advantage

Hunters of land, hunters of sea

Exploit anything for money

I refer to anybody

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imitationMankind

simulation; something copied or derived from an original

To the radar zone

It's all just inadvertent imitation and I don't mean mine

It's all across this nation

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