Hit Parade 4

Question 1

Acerbic (adj)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Aggrandize (v)

Answer 2

to increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

Question 3

***Alchemy (n)

Answer 3

a medieval science aimed

Question 4

Amenable (adj)

Answer 4

agreeable; responsive to suggestion

Question 5

Anachronism (n)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Astringent (adj,n)

Answer 6

having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe

Question 7

Bombast (n)

Answer 7

self-important or pompous writing or speech

Question 8

Contiguous (adj)

Answer 8

sharing a border; touching; adjacent

Question 9

Convention (n)

Answer 9

a generally agreed-upon practice to attitude

Question 10

Credulous (adj)

Answer 10

tending to believe too readily; gullible

Question 11

Cynicism (n)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Decorum (n)

Answer 12

polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

Question 13

Derision (n)

Answer 13

scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment