Hit Parade Group 2

Question 0

Accolade (n)

Answer 0

Expression of praise

Question 1

Abate (v)

Answer 1

To lessen in intensity

Question 2

Adulation (n)

Answer 2

Excessive praise

Question 3

Aesthetic (adj)

Answer 3

Dealing with, being appreciative of or responsive to beauty

Question 4

Ameliorate (v)

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Make better

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Ascetic (n)

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One who practices self-denial esp for religion

Question 6

Avarice (n)

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Greed esp for wealth

Question 7

Axiom (n)

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Well known principle

Question 8

Burgeon (v)

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Grow rapidly

Question 9

Bucolic (adj)

Answer 9

Rustic and rural

Question 10

Cacophony (n)

Answer 10

Harsh

Question 11

Canon (n)

Answer 11

Established set of principles or code of law

Question 12

Castigation (n)

Answer 12

Severe punishment

Question 13

Catalyst (n)

Answer 13

A substance that accelerates the rate of chemical reaction

Question 14

Caustic (adj)

Answer 14

Burning or stinging

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Chary (adj)

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Wary

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Cogent (adj)

Answer 16

Convincing

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Complaisance (n)

Answer 17

Willingly comply to the wishes of others

Question 18

Contentious (adj)

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Argumentative

Question 19

Contrite (adj)

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Regretful

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Culpable (adj)

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Deserving blame

Question 21

Dearth (n)

Answer 21

Smallness in quantity; scarce

Question 22

Demur (v)

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To question or oppose

Question 23

Didactic (adj)

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Intended to teach or instruct

Question 24

Discretion (n)

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Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

Question 25

Disinterested (adj)

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Impartial

Question 26

Dogmatic (adj)

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Expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improbable principles

Question 27

Ebullience (n)

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The quality of lively or enthusiastic expressions of thoughts and feelings

Question 28

Eclectic (adj)

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Composed of different things

Question 29

Elegy (n)

Answer 29

A sad poem

Question 30

Emollient (adj/n)

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Soothing for the skin/lotion

Question 31

Empirical (adj)

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Based on observation or experiment

Question 32

Ephemeral (adj)

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Brief

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Esoteric (adj)

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Intended or understood by a small specific group

Question 34

Eulogy (n)

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Speech honoring dead

Question 35

Exonerate (v)

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Remove blame

Question 36

Facetious (adj)

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Playful; humorous

Question 37

Fallacy (n)

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Mistaken belief

Question 38

Furtive (adj)

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Marked by stealth

Question 39

Gregarious (adj)

Answer 39

Sociable; outgoing

Question 40

Harangue (v/n)

Answer 40

To deliver a pompous speech

Question 41

Heretical (adj)

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Violating accepted dogma or convention

Question 42

Hyperbole (n)

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An exaggerated statement

Question 43

Impecunious (adj)

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Lacking funds

Question 44

Incipient (adj)

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Beginning to come into being

Question 45

Inert (adj)

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Unmoving; lethargic

Question 46

Innocuous (adj)

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Harmless

Question 47

Intransigent (adj)

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Refusing to compromise

Question 48

Inveigle (v)

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To obtain by deception or flattery

Question 49

Morose (adj)

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Sad

Question 50

Odious (adj)

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Evoking intense aversion or dislike

Question 51

Opaque (adj)

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No light enters or reflects

Question 52

Oscillation (n)

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The act of swinging back and forth

Question 53

Penurious (adj)

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Penny-pinching; Scrooge

Question 54

Pernicious (adj)

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Extremely harmful and deadly

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Peruse (v)

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Examine carefully

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Pious (adj)

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Extremely reverent

Question 57

Precursor (n)

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One that precedes and indicates or announces another

Question 58

Preen (v)

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Groom

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Prodigious (adj)

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Abundant in size, force or extent

Question 60

Prolific (adj)

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Producing large quantities

Question 61

Putrefy (v)

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To rot

Question 62

Quaff (v)

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Drink deeply

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Quiescence (n)

Answer 63

Stillness

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Redoubtable (adj)

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Awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

Question 65

Sanction (n/v)

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Authoritative permission or approval; give permission or approval to

Question 66

Satire (n)

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A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

Question 67

Squalid (adj)

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Sordid; wretched and dirty from neglect

Question 68

Stoic (adj)

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No feeling for pain or pleasure

Question 69

Supplant (v)

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To take place of

Question 70

Torpid (adj)

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Lethargic, sluggish

Question 71

Ubiquitous (adj)

Answer 71

Widespread

Question 72

Urbane (adj)

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Sophisticated; elegant

Question 73

Vilify (v)

Answer 73

To defame

Question 74

Viscous (adj)

Answer 74

Thick; sticky