Group 5.2

Question 1

Nonplused

Answer 1

baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do

Question 2

Penchant

Answer 2

strong inclination; liking

Question 3

Penury

Answer 3

poverty; destitution

Question 4

Plethora

Answer 4

an overabundance; a surplus

Question 5

Preempt

Answer 5

to replace; to supersede; to appropriate

Question 6

Presumption

Answer 6

the act of making an assumption or taking something for granted

Question 7

Prodigal

Answer 7

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

Question 8

Prone

Answer 8

naturally inclined; tending; likely

Question 9

Propensity

Answer 9

a natural inclination or tendency; penchant

Question 10

Qualms

Answer 10

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

Question 11

Quiescence

Answer 11

stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

Question 12

Reconciliation

Answer 12

the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

Question 13

Repudiate

Answer 13

to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

Question 14

Restitution

Answer 14

the act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation

Question 15

Savor

Answer 15

to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate

Question 16

Serenity

Answer 16

tranquility; peacefulness

Question 17

Solvent

Answer 17

able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

Question 18

Stint

Answer 18

to restrain; to be sparing or frugal

Question 19

Subjective

Answer 19

not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

Question 20

Superfluous

Answer 20

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Question 21

Tranquil

Answer 21

peaceful; calm

Question 22

Tranquility

Answer 22

calmness; serenity; peacefulness

Question 23

Trivial

Answer 23

unimportant; lacking value

Question 24

Veneration

Answer 24

extreme respect and reverence; worship