Hit Parade 4

Question 1

Acerbic

Answer 1

having an sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

Question 2

Aggrandize

Answer 2

to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

Question 3

Amenable

Answer 3

agreeable; responsive to suggestion

Question 4

Anachronism

Answer 4

something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

Question 5

Astringent

Answer 5

having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh severe

Question 6

Contiguous

Answer 6

sharing a border; touching; adjacent

Question 7

Convention

Answer 7

generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

Question 8

Credulous

Answer 8

tending to believe too readily; gullible

Question 9

Cyniscism

Answer 9

an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

Question 10

Decorum

Answer 10

polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

Question 11

Derision

Answer 11

scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

Question 12

Desiccate

Answer 12

to dry out or dehydrate, to make dry or dull

Question 13

Dilettante

Answer 13

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

Question 14

Disparage

Answer 14

to slight or belittle

Question 15

Fawn

Answer 15

to flatter or praise excessively

Question 16

Flout

Answer 16

to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

Question 17

Garrulous

Answer 17

pointlessly talkative, talking too much

Question 18

Glib

Answer 18

marked by ease or informality, nonchalant, lacking in depth, superficial

Question 19

Hubris

Answer 19

overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

Question 20

Immutable

Answer 20

not capable of change

Question 21

Impetuous

Answer 21

hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

Question 22

Inimical

Answer 22

damaging, harmful, injurious

Question 23

Intractable

Answer 23

not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate

Question 24

Intrepid

Answer 24

steadfast and courageous

Question 25

Laconic

Answer 25

using few words, terse

Question 26

Maverick

Answer 26

an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

Question 27

Mercurial

Answer 27

characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

Question 28

Mollify

Answer 28

to calm or soothe, reduce in emotional intensity

Question 29

Neophyte

Answer 29

a recent convert, a beginner, a novice

Question 30

Obfuscate

Answer 30

to deliberately obscure, to make confusing

Question 31

Obstinate

Answer 31

stubborn, hard headed, uncomprimising

Question 32

Pervade

Answer 32

to permeate throughout

Question 33

Phlegmatic

Answer 33

calm, sluggish, unemotional

Question 34

Plethora

Answer 34

an overabundance, a surplus

Question 35

Pragmatic

Answer 35

practical rather than idealistic

Question 36

Probity

Answer 36

adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness

Question 37

Proclivity

Answer 37

a natural predisposition or inclination

Question 38

Profligate

Answer 38

excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant

Question 39

Propensity

Answer 39

a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

Question 40

Prosaic

Answer 40

dull, lacking in spirit or immagination

Question 41

Quixotic

Answer 41

foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals

Question 42

Quotidian

Answer 42

occurring or recurring daily, commonplace

Question 43

Rarefy

Answer 43

to make or become thin, less dense, to refine

Question 44

Recondite

Answer 44

hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure

Question 45

Refulgent

Answer 45

radiant, shining brightly

Question 46

Renege

Answer 46

to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promous

Question 47

Sedulous

Answer 47

diligent, persistent, hard working

Question 48

Soporific

Answer 48

Causing drowsiness, tending to induce sleep

Question 49

Spendthrift

Answer 49

one who spends money wastefully

Question 50

Tacit

Answer 50

implied not explicitly stated

Question 51

Terse

Answer 51

brief and concise in wording

Question 52

Tout

Answer 52

to publicly praise or promote

Question 53

Trenchant

Answer 53

sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating

Question 54

Unfeigned

Answer 54

genuine, not false or hypocritical

Question 55

Vacillate

Answer 55

to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another

Question 56

Variegated

Answer 56

multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color

Question 57

Vexation

Answer 57

annoyance, irritation

Question 58

Vituperate

Answer 58

to use harsh condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively, to berate

Question 59

Volatile

Answer 59

readily changing to vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive