Hit Parade Group 2 - Day 6

Question 1

Culpable (Adj)

Answer 1

deserving blame (Noun: culpability)

Question 2

Dearth (Noun)

Answer 2

smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

Question 3

Demur (Verb)

Answer 3

to question or oppose

Question 4

Didactic (Adj)

Answer 4

intended to teach or instruct

Question 5

Discretion (Noun)

Answer 5

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (Adj: discrete)

Question 6

Disinterested (Adj)

Answer 6

free of bias or self-interest; impartial

Question 7

Dogmatic (Adj)

Answer 7

expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (Noun: dogma)

Question 8

Ebullience (Noun)

Answer 8

the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (Adj: ebullient)

Question 9

Eclectic (Adj)

Answer 9

composed of elements drawn from various sources

Question 10

Elegy (Noun)

Answer 10

a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (Adj: elegiac)

Question 11

Emollient (Adj/Noun)

Answer 11

soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

Question 12

Empirical (Adj)

Answer 12

based on observation or experiment

Question 13

Enigmatic (Adj)

Answer 13

mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (Noun: enigma)

Question 14

Ephemeral (Adj)

Answer 14

brief; fleeting

Question 15

Esoteric (Adj)

Answer 15

intended for or understood by a small, specific group

Question 16

Eulogy (Noun)

Answer 16

a speech honoring the dead (Verb: eulogize)

Question 17

Exonerate (Verb)

Answer 17

to remove blame

Question 18

Facetious (Adj)

Answer 18

playful; humorous

Question 19

Fallacy (Noun)

Answer 19

an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (Adj: fallacious)

Question 20

Furtive (Adj)

Answer 20

marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious