Hit Parade Group 1 - Day 1

Question 1

Abscond (Verb)

Answer 1

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 2

Clandestine (Adj)

Answer 2

done in secrecy, usually for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

Question 3

Surreptitious (Adj)

Answer 3

done by stealth; secret or unauthorized

Question 4

Aberrant (Adj)

Answer 4

deviating from the norm (Noun: aberration)

Question 5

Alacrity (Noun)

Answer 5

eager and enthusiastic willingness

Question 6

Anomaly (Noun)

Answer 6

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (Adj: anomalous)

Question 7

Approbation (Noun)

Answer 7

an expression of approval or praise

Question 8

Arduous (Adj)

Answer 8

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

Question 9

Assuage (Verb)

Answer 9

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Question 10

Audacious (Adj)

Answer 10

daring and fearless; recklessly bold (Noun: audacity)

Question 11

Austere (Adj)

Answer 11

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic (Noun: austerity)

Question 12

Axiomatic (Adj)

Answer 12

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (Noun: axiom)

Question 13

Canonical (Adj)

Answer 13

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (Noun: canon)

Question 14

Capricious (Adj)

Answer 14

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

Question 15

Censure (Verb)

Answer 15

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Question 16

Chicanery (Noun)

Answer 16

trickery or subterfuge

Question 17

Connoisseur (Noun)

Answer 17

an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Question 18

Convoluted (Adj)

Answer 18

complex or complicated

Question 19

Disabuse (Verb)

Answer 19

to undeceive; to set right

Question 20

Discordant (Adj)

Answer 20

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Question 21

Disparate (Adj)

Answer 21

fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Question 22

Effrontery (Noun)

Answer 22

extreme boldness; presumptuousness