Hit Parade: Group 5

Question 1

anesthetic

Answer 1

a substance that causes insensibility and removes pain

Question 2

antipathy

Answer 2

aversion; dislike

Question 3

arbitrary

Answer 3

subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason

Question 4

astrologer

Answer 4

a person who believes that stars and planets influence human activity attempts to predict the future by studying their positions

Question 5

aversion

Answer 5

an intense feeling of dislike or disgust

Question 6

banal

Answer 6

lacking originality; commonplace

Question 7

bent

Answer 7

an inclination or tendency

Question 8

compensation

Answer 8

payment given for services rendered or for loss

Question 9

compliant

Answer 9

yielding or submissive; amenable

Question 10

condone

Answer 10

to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive

Question 11

convention

Answer 11

a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

Question 12

correspond

Answer 12

to exist in agreement or conformity; to harmonize

Question 13

defer

Answer 13

to yield; to submit; to bow

Question 14

dogma

Answer 14

doctrine or set of religious principles

Question 15

ensure

Answer 15

to guarantee or make certain

Question 16

equivocal

Answer 16

ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain

the results of police investigation is usually equivocal as they can never solve anything

Question 17

extraneous

Answer 17

not vital or pertinent; irrelevant

Question 18

fortuitous

Answer 18

happening by fortune accident or chance

Question 19

frugality

Answer 19

thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters

Question 20

illusory

Answer 20

deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression

think “illusion”

Question 21

indifferent

Answer 21

having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

Question 22

insipid

Answer 22

without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

Question 23

inured

Answer 23

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

not phased

Question 24

miser

Answer 24

an individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy

Question 25

nonplused

Answer 25

baffled; in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do

Question 26

penchant

Answer 26

strong inclination; liking

think pungent smell which is strong smell and then strong liking/ inclination

Question 27

penury

Answer 27

poverty; destitution

Question 28

plethora

Answer 28

an overabundance; a surplus

Question 29

preempt

Answer 29

to replace; to supersede; to appropriate

Question 30

presumption

Answer 30

the act of making an assumption or taking something for granted

Question 31

prodigal

Answer 31

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

Question 32

prone

Answer 32

naturally inclined; tending; likely

Question 33

propensity

Answer 33

a natural inclination; a tendency; penchant

Question 34

qualms

Answer 34

misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

Question 35

quiescence

Answer 35

stillness; motionless; quality of being at rest

Question 36

reconciliation

Answer 36

the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

Question 37

repudiate

Answer 37

to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

Question 38

restitution

Answer 38

the act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation

Question 39

savor

Answer 39

to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate

Question 40

serenity

Answer 40

tranquility; peacefulness

Question 41

solvent

Answer 41

able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

Question 42

stint

Answer 42

to restrain; to be sparing or frugal

think “stingy”

Question 43

subjective

Answer 43

not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

Question 44

superfluous

Answer 44

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Question 45

tranquil

Answer 45

peaceful; calm

Question 46

tranquility

Answer 46

calmness; serenity; peacefulness

Question 47

trivial

Answer 47

unimportant; lacking value