Hit Parade Week 1

Question 1

staid

Answer 1

unemotional; serious

Question 2

Arcane

Answer 2

Known or understood by only a few

Question 3

Assimilate

Answer 3

To absorb or become absorbed: to become or make similar

Question 4

Autonomy

Answer 4

Independance; self determination

Question 5

Cosmopolitan

Answer 5

Worldly: widely sophisticated

Question 6

Derivative

Answer 6

Something that comes from another source

Question 7

Entourage

Answer 7

A group of attendance or associates

Question 8

Esoteric

Answer 8

Intended for or understood by only a small group

Question 9

Gaffe

Answer 9

A clumsy social error; a faux pas

Question 10

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 10

Characteristic peculiar to a particular group

Question 11

Insular

Answer 11

Isolated

Question 12

Orthodox

Answer 12

Adhering to the traditional established

Question 13

Potentate

Answer 13

One who has the power and position to rule over others

Question 14

Castigate

Answer 14

To scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize

Question 15

Censure

Answer 15

To issue official blame

Question 16

Denounce

Answer 16

To condemn openly

Question 17

Reclusive

Answer 17

Of or preferring seclusion or isolation

Question 18

Relinquish

Answer 18

To retire from; give up or abandon

Question 19

Renounce

Answer 19

To give up especially by formal announcement

Question 20

Vituperative

Answer 20

Marked by harshly abusive condemnation

Question 21

Circumscribe

Answer 21

Draw a circle around: to restrict

Question 22

Contiguous

Answer 22

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching