Hit Parade 1

Question 1

Abscond (verb)

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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 2

Aberrant (adj.)

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deviating from the norm (noun: aberration)

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Alacrity (noun)

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eager and enthusiastic willingness

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Anomaly (n)

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deviation from the norm

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Approbation (n)

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an expression of approval or praise

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Arduous (adj)

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strenuous, taxing

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Assuage (v)

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to ease or lessen

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Audacious (adj)

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daring and fearless

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Austere (adj)

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without adornment; bare; severely simple

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Axiomatic (adj)

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taken as a given; possessing self evident truth

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Canonical (adj)

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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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Capricious (adj)

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inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

Question 13

Censure (v)

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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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Chicanery (n)

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trickery or subterfuge

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Connoisseur (n)

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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Convoluted (adj)

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complex or complicated

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Disabuse (v)

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to undeceive; to set right

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Discordant (adj)

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conflicting’ dissonant or harsh in sound

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Disparate (adj)

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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Effrontery (n)

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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Eloquent (adj)

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well spoken, expressive

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Enervate (v)

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Question 23

Ennui (n)

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Question 24

Equivocate (v)

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Question 25

Erudite (adj)

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very learned; scholarly

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Exculpate (v)

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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Exigent (adj)

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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

Question 28

Extemporaneous (adj)

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improvised; done without preparation

Question 29

Filibuster (n)

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intentional obstruction, esp. to use prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Question 30

Fulminate (v)

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to loudly attack or denounce

Question 31

Ingenuous (adj)

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artless; frank and candid, lacking in sophistication

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Inured (adj)

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accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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Irascible (adj)

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outburst

Question 34

Laud (v)

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to praise highly,

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Lucid (adj)

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clear; easily understood

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Magnanimity (n)

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart; especially in forgiving

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Martial (n)

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associated with war and the armed forces

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Mundane (adj)

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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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Nascent (adj)

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coming into being; in the early developmental stages

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Nebulous (adj)

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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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Neologism (adj)

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a new word, expression or usage; the creation of new words or senses

Question 42

Noxious (adj)

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harmful, injurious

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Obtuse (adj)

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise

Question 44

Obviate (v)

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

Question 45

Onerous (v)

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troubling, burdensome

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Paean (n)

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

Question 47

Parody (n)

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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

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Perennial (adj)

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recurrent throughout the ear or many years; happening repeatedly

Question 49

Perfidy (n)

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

Question 50

Perfunctory (adj)

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cursory; done without care or interest

Question 51

Perspicacious (adj)

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acutely

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Prattle (v)

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner

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Precipitate (adj)

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acting with excessive haste or impulse

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Precipitate (v)

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to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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Predilection (n)

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a disposition in favor of something

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Prescience (n)

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foreknowledge of events; knowing of an event prior to their occurring

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Prevaricate (v)

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to deliberately avoid the truth; mislead

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Qualms (n)

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misgivings; reservations

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Recant (v)

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to retract

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Refute (v)

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to disprove; to successfully argue against

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Relegate (v)

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to forcibly assign

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Reticent (adj)

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quiet; reserved

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Solicitous (adj)

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concerned and attentive; eager

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Sordid (adj)

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characterized by filth, grime

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Sporadic (adj)

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occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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Squander (v)

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to waste or spoil by using irresponsibly

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Static (adj)

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not moving

Question 68

Stupefy (v)

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to stun, baffle, amaze

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Stymie (v)

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to block; to thwart

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Synthesis (n)

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the combination of parts that make a whole

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Torque (n)

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a force that causes rotation

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Torturous (adj)

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winding, twisted; excessively complicated

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Truculent (adj)

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fierce and cruel

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Veracity (n)

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truthfulness, honesty

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Virulent (adj)

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extremely harmful, poisonous

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Voracious (adj)

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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit

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Waver (v)

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to move to and fro