Hit Parade Group 2 - Day 8

Question 1

Prodigious (Adj)

Answer 1

abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

Question 2

Prolific (Adj)

Answer 2

producing large volumes or amounts; productive

Question 3

Putrefy (Verb)

Answer 3

to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (Adj: putrid)

Question 4

Quaff (Verb)

Answer 4

to drink deeply

Question 5

Quiescence (Noun)

Answer 5

stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (Adj: quiescent)

Question 6

Redoubtable (Adj)

Answer 6

awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

Question 7

Sanction (Noun/Verb)

Answer 7

authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority

Question 8

Satire (Noun)

Answer 8

a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (Adj: satirical)

Question 9

Squalid (Adj)

Answer 9

sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (Noun: squalor)

Question 10

Stoic (Adj)

Answer 10

indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (Noun: stoicism)

Question 11

Supplant (Verb)

Answer 11

to take the place of; to supersede

Question 12

Torpid (Adj)

Answer 12

lethargic; sluggish; dormant (Noun: torpor)

Question 13

Ubiquitous (Adj)

Answer 13

existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

Question 14

Urbane (Adj)

Answer 14

sophisticated; refined; elegant (Noun: urbanity)

Question 15

Vilify (Verb)

Answer 15

to defame; to characterize harshly

Question 16

Viscous (Adj)

Answer 16

thick; sticky (Noun: viscosity)