Hit Parade #3

Question 1

Acumen

Answer 1

keen, accurate judgement or insight

Question 2

Adulterate

Answer 2

to reduce purity by adding inferior ingredients

Question 3

Amalgamate

Answer 3

to combine several elements into a whole

Question 4

Archaic

Answer 4

outdated

Question 5

Aver

Answer 5

to state as a fact; to declare or assert

Question 6

Bolster

Answer 6

to provide support or reinforcement

Question 7

Bombastic

Answer 7

pompous

Question 8

Diatribe

Answer 8

a harsh denounciation

Question 9

Dissemble

Answer 9

to disguise or conceal; to mislead

Question 10

Eccentric

Answer 10

departing from norms or conventions

Question 11

Endemic

Answer 11

characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region or people

Question 12

Evanescent

Answer 12

tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

Question 13

Exacerbate

Answer 13

to make worse or more severe

Question 14

Fervent

Answer 14

greatly emotional or zealous

Question 15

Fortuitous

Answer 15

happening by accident or chance

Question 16

Germane

Answer 16

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject

Question 17

Grandiloquence

Answer 17

pompous speech or expression

Question 18

Hackneyed

Answer 18

rendered trite; commonplace by frequent usage

Question 19

Halcyon

Answer 19

calm and peaceful

Question 20

Hedonism

Answer 20

devoted to pleasurable pursuits; self-indulgence

Question 21

Hegemony

Answer 21

the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

Question 22

Iconoclast

Answer 22

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions

Question 23

Idolatrous

Answer 23

given to excessive devotion to something

Question 24

Impassive

Answer 24

revealing no emotion

Question 25

Impurturbable

Answer 25

marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

Question 26

Implacable

Answer 26

not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

Question 27

Impunity

Answer 27

immunity from punishment or penalty

Question 28

Inchoate

Answer 28

not fully formed; in the initial stages

Question 29

Infelicitous

Answer 29

unfortunate; inappropriate

Question 30

Insipid

Answer 30

without taste or flavor; lacking spirit; bland

Question 31

Loquacious

Answer 31

extremely talkative

Question 32

Luminous

Answer 32

characterized by brightness and the emission of light

Question 33

Malevolent

Answer 33

having or showing vicious ill-will, spite or hatred

Question 34

Malleable

Answer 34

capable of being shaped or formed

Question 35

Mendacity

Answer 35

the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

Question 36

Meticulous

Answer 36

characterized by extreme care and precision; attention to detail

Question 37

Misanthrope

Answer 37

one who hates all other humans

Question 38

Mitigate

Answer 38

to make less severe or intense

Question 39

Obdurate

Answer 39

unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

Question 40

Obsequious

Answer 40

exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; servile; submissive

Question 41

Occlude

Answer 41

to obstruct or block

Question 42

Opprobrium

Answer 42

disgrace; contempt; scorn

Question 43

Pedagogy

Answer 43

the profession or principles of teaching or instructing

Question 44

Pedantic

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overly concerned with trivial details; showoff of one's knowledge

Question 45

Penury

Answer 45

poverty; destitution

Question 46

Pervasive

Answer 46

having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

Question 47

Pine

Answer 47

to yearn intently; to languish; to lose vigor

Question 48

Pirate

Answer 48

to illegally use or reproduce

Question 49

Pith

Answer 49

the essential or central part

Question 50

Pithy

Answer 50

precise and brief

Question 51

Placate

Answer 51

to appease

Question 52

Platitude

Answer 52

a superficial remark offered as meaningful

Question 53

Plummet

Answer 53

to plunge or drop straight down

Question 54

Polemical

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controversial; argumentaive

Question 55

Prodigal

Answer 55

reckless wasteful; extravagant; profuse

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Proliferate

Answer 56

to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

Question 57

Queries

Answer 57

questions; inquiries

Question 58

Querulous

Answer 58

prone to complaining or grumbling

Question 59

Rancorous

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Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

Question 60

Recalcitrant

Answer 60

defiant of authority; difficult to manage

Question 61

Repudiate

Answer 61

to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

Question 62

Rescind

Answer 62

to retract; to invalidate

Question 63

Reverent

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a feeling of profound awe and respect

Question 64

Rhetoric

Answer 64

the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasian

Question 65

Salubrious

Answer 65

promoting health and well-being

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Solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

Question 67

Specious

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seeming true, but actually fallacious; plausible but false

Question 68

Spurious

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lacking authenticity or validity; false

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Subpoena

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a court order requiring appearance

Question 70

Succinct

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brief; concise

Question 71

Superfluous

Answer 71

more than necessary

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Surfeit

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excess; an overabundant supply

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Tenacity

Answer 73

persistent determination

Question 74

Tenuous

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flimsy; weak

Question 75

Tirade

Answer 75

a long and extremely critical speech

Question 76

Transient

Answer 76

fleeting; passing quickly; brief

Question 77

Zealous

Answer 77

fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause