Hit Parade Group One

Question 1

Abscond

Answer 1

Verb
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

She absconded with the remaining thousand dollars.

Question 2

Aberrant

Answer 2

Adj.
Deviating from the norm.

They described the violence in that location as an aberration.

Question 3

Alacrity

Answer 3

Noun
Eager and enthusiastic willingness

She accepted the invitation with alacrity.

Question 4

Anomaly

Answer 4

Noun
Deviation from the normal.

White tigers are an anomaly.

Question 5

Laconic, taciturn

Answer 5

Using few words.

Question 6

Approbation

Answer 6

N
An expression of approval or praise

The opera met with high approbation.

Question 7

Arduous

Ar-ju-us

Answer 7

Adj.
Strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort.

It was an arduous journey up the mountain.

Question 8

Assuage

Eh-swage

Answer 8

Verb
To ease or lessen. Make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

The letter assuaged the fears of most members.

Question 9

Audacious

Answer 9

Verb
Recklessly bold, daring and fearless, showing a willingness to take risks.

The company made a series of audacious takeovers.

Question 10

Austere

Aus- steer

Answer 10

Adj.
Without adornment, bare, severely simple; ascetic

The cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity.

Question 11

Axiomatic

Ax-eo-matic

Answer 11

Adj.
Possessing self evident truth; taken as a given.

It is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed.