First Of Many

Front 1

Amalgam

Back 1

A mixture of multiple things

Hint 1

The band's music was an amalgam of hip-hop, flamenco and jazz, blending the three styles with a surprising result

Front 2

Amenable

Back 2

Easily persuaded

Hint 2

Even though she did not like the outdoors, Shirley was generally amenable and so her brother was able to persuade her to go camping

Front 3

Demur

Back 3

To object or show reluctance

Hint 3

Wallace disliked the cold, so he demurred when his friends suggested they go skiing in the Alps.

Front 4

Egregious

Back 4

Standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad.

Hint 4

The dictator's abuse of human rights was so egregious that many of the worlds leaders demanded that he be tried in international court for genocide

Front 5

Gregarious

Back 5

To be likely to socialize with others

Hint 5

Often we think that great leaders are those who are gregarious always in the middle of a large group of people; yet as Mahatma Gandi and many others have shown us, leaders can also be introverted.

Front 6

Parsimonious

Back 6

unwilling to spend money, stingy

Hint 6

Katie is so parsimonious that she only buys socks if all of her other socks have holes in them

Front 7

Prevaricate

Back 7

To speak in an evasive way

Hint 7

The cynic quipped "there is not much variance in politicians; they all seem to prevaricate

Front 8

Profligate

Back 8

(i) Spending resources recklessly or wastefully. (ii) person who spends resources recklessly, or wastefully.

Hint 8

i. The composer Wagner, while living on a limited salary, was so profligate as to line he walls of his apartment with pure silk.

ii. Most lottery winners go from being conservative, frugal types to outright profligates who blow millions on fast cars, lavish homes, and giant yachts.

Front 9

Qualify

Back 9

To make less severe; to limit (a statement)

Hint 9

Chris qualified his love for San Francisco, adding that he didn't like the weather there as much as he liked it in Los Angeles

Front 10

Vindicate

Back 10

To clear of accusation, blame suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments of proof.

Hint 10

Even seven Tour de France wins cannot vindicate Lance Armstrong in the eyes if the public -- that the athlete used performance enhancing drugs invalidates all of those wins.