Red Hot Chili Peppers

57 advanced vocabulary words across 44 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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oblivionDesecration Smile

unconsciousness; the state of being disregarded or forgotten

Disintegrated by the rising sun

A rolling black out of oblivion

And I'd like to think that I'm your number one

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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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severBreaking the Girl

cut; set or keep apart

Think you're so clever, but now you must sever

You're breaking the girl

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monarchyMonarchy of Roses

royalty; an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

The saviour of your light

The monarchy of roses

The monarchy of roses tonight

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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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remorseDosed

guilt; a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Show love with no remorse and

Climb onto your seahorse and

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derelictStadium Arcadium

deserted; a person without a home, job, or property

But this is where I start

Derelict days and the stereo plays

For the all night crowd that it cannot phase

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tediousStadium Arcadium

boring; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

And I'm calling

Tedious weeds that the media breeds

But the animal gets what the animal needs

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whiffTippa My Tongue

puff of air; a short light gust of air

Well, I believe in love, perfectly receiving love

It's vociferous and come and get a whiff of this

I'm at the pyramids, never had a fear of kids

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ubiquitousTippa My Tongue

ever present; being present everywhere at once

Ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya, ya

Well, it's ubiquitous, tell me, can you stick to this?

I'm on the brink of this and tell me what you think of this

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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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deviateHard to Concentrate

stray; turn aside; turn away from

Stepping up to indicate

The time has come to deviate

And, all I want is for you to be happy

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bustleHard to Concentrate

activity; move or cause to move energetically or busily

Hustle, bustle, and, so much muscle (oh!)

Cells about to separate

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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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stoicEspecially in Michigan

disinterested; seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

All into Michigan (let's float away like zeppelins)

(On stoic gusts of Northern wind)

Cry me a future

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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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misconstrueFunky Monks

misinterpret; interpret in the wrong way

(Virtue slipped into my shoe)

No I will not misconstrue

(No I will not misconstrue)

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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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vertigoOn Mercury

dizziness; a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

Memories of everything that blew through

Oh, looking up into a reverse vertigo

What an undertow

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altercation21st Century

fight; noisy quarrel

Stop and read what you just told her

Strangulation, altercation

Of all the sex and good vibrations

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disembarkDeath of a Martian

get off; go ashore

Down and out but not in Vegas

Disembarks and disengages

No loft

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plummetDeath of a Martian

fall; drop sharply

Sweet pink canary cages

Plummet pop dew skin fortitude for the sniffing black noses

That snort and allude to dangling trinkets

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alludeDeath of a Martian

indicate; make a more or less disguised reference to

Plummet pop dew skin fortitude for the sniffing black noses

That snort and allude to dangling trinkets

That mimic the dirt cough go drink-its

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appeaseWhatchu Thinkin'

soothe; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

I got no reason to believe

Just a theory that we do appease

I don't know what you want from me

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renegadeThrow Away Your Television

rebel; break with established customs

And it's getting old

Renegades with fancy gauges

Slay the plague for it's contagious

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alleviateThrow Away Your Television

relieve; provide physical relief, as from pain

Salivate to repetition

Alleviate this ill condition now

It's a repeat

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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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espouseDid I Let You Know

adopt; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

I like the sound of your articulations

Want to arouse her and maybe espouse her well

She showed me love without the stipulations

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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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metamorphosisDreams Of A Samurai

major change; the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult

A jealous choice won't win

A metamorphosis samurai

Y'got a little lord fish and I don't know why I got a

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betrayThe Hunter

show; break the trust of; reveal unintentionally

Don't you slip away

Voices that start to betray

Even though you raised me I will never be your father

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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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savorThis Ticonderoga

enjoy; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

It's my favorite

So I savor it

I must report that life is short

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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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sycophantPoster Child

kiss-up; a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

When someone heard a rebel yell, I think it was an infidel

Adam Ant and Robert Plant, the banter of a sycophant

Enlisted by Ulysses Grant to record at the Record Plant

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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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headstrongThe Righteous & The Wicked

obstinate; habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

Did you get it right?

Headstrong battle song

Exploding souls be gone

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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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adversityOver Funk

hardship; a state of misfortune or affliction

Perversity in features

Adversity that teaches

Some call love more

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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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blasphemyHometown Gypsy

swearing; blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)

A juggernaut of comedy

And blasphemy

I wanna stop the madness

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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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chaffIn the Snow

waste; be silly or tease one another

Impassible laughter blocks my path

Blue chaff (blue chaff, blue chaff)

Blue chaff (blue chaff, blue chaff)

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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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ruseBrave from Afar

trick; a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

Bow my head, the axe we grind

Ruse cruise, P's and Q's

I got beat up by the evening news

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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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aloofIf You Have to Ask

distant; remote in manner

Never wanna be confusion proof, oh

Pudding's sweet but too aloof, oh

Orange eye girl with black slide Dew said

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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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