Red Hot Chili Peppers

26 advanced vocabulary words across 25 songs.

sphereCalifornication

globe; a particular environment or walk of life

Space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement

And Cobain, can you hear the spheres, singing songs off station to station?

And Alderaan's not far away

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gravityAeroplane

seriousness; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe

Push her voice inside of me

I'm overcoming gravity

I'm overcoming gravity

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flagrantGo Robot

obvious; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Don't let her catch you in the act of throwing in the towel

And when it's not as it appears to be, the flagrant foul

Can I put my fingers in your mouth before you start to growl?

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regimeMonarchy of Roses

government; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

The crimson tide is flowing through your fingers as you sleep

The promise of a clean regime are promises we keep

Do you like it rough, I ask and are you up to task?

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asylumSlow Cheetah

hiding place; a shelter from danger or hardship

I've had a chance to be insane

Asylum from the falling rain

I've had a chance to break

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thriveThese Are the Ways

do well; grow vigorously

I don't want to die, and she's gonna take good care of ya

I just want to thrive and there's gonna be hysteria

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illuminateCoffee Shop

light up; make lighter or brighter

Something or someone to come

Come along, illuminate my lust

Combust

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intimidateCan't Stop

frighten; make timid or fearful

Kick-start the golden generator

Sweet talk but don't intimidate her

Can't stop the gods from engineering

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concedeFunky Monks

admit; admit (to a wrongdoing)

(Talkin' 'bout them dirty deeds)

To these needs I must concede

Livin' by my lowly creed

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eloquentThe Heavy Wing

articulate; expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

A restless wolverine

An eloquent part of the whole dance

And I stray

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beneficialWhatchu Thinkin'

useful; promoting or enhancing well-being

Road trip circuits just around the bend

I could be your beneficial friend

Call me every name in the book

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instigateC'mon Girl

incite; provoke or stir up

Disputed by the news that it was you

Who tried to instigate, hey, yeah

C'mon girl, let's get it right

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strutApache Rose Peacock

walk pompously; to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Watch your leg someone might hump it

Chicken strut your butt let's rock

Gettin' it on under your frock

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intuitionThrow Away Your Television

insight; instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

Take the noose off your ambition

Re-invent your intuition now

It's a repeat

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meditationAnimal Bar

profound thought; continuous and profound contemplation on a deep subject

I, I, I, the cry of isolation

I, I, I, the high of meditation

I, I, I, the sweet precipitation

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sovereignPolice Station

ruling; a nation’s ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

Rest my face on your bed

I bet my sovereign country and I

Left it all for your head

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epicThis Ticonderoga

heroic poem; a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds

A daffodil growing in Brazil and I picked her for my bride

We are all just soldiers in this epic loving flight

And no one that I know has ever really done it right

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disparageWe Believe

criticize; express a negative opinion of

The flower with young stem

Disparage, the broken

The marriage, eloping

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volatileDeep Kick

capable of exploding; liable to lead to sudden change or violence

And did while the giant grey monster grew

More poisoned and volatile around us

And jaws clamping down

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profoundThe Greeting Song

deep; showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

Do anything for the one I love

Something profound, the face of God is in Sensurround

I'm on the mound, I make it for my love

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resideRoulette

live in; make one’s home in a particular place or community

The stark aroma of your Tacoma

A tiny box where we reside

A battle tested, a life invested

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confrontationIn the Snow

conflict; a bold challenge

High-waisted, she tasted like a salacious, confrontation salvation

From the salivating demarcation of Columbian incarnation of the patron saint of palliation

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repetitiveIn the Snow

constant; repetitive and persistent

Into the last remaining hostage boss, sweet toss

Now, I lay me down to reap the sleep of your selective sedative, repetitive (repetitive)

An uncredited, she comes well-vetted

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viableSex Rap

possible; capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Makin' me shoot my power packed pud

Like a wild lady lovin' a viable stud

Because of what is know as a juicy wet pud

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rueBob

regret; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

For stealing change for gasoline

Nothing to do but rue

Destroy the proof

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instantaneousMelancholy Mechanics

immediate; occurring with no delay

Billions of micro-maniacs, unknown to most, as the uncontrollable soldiers of suffering succotash

Instantaneous infiltration leaves me with a case of bus station frustration

Alone in the constellation of alienation

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