Hit Parade Group 1

Front 1

aberrant

Back 1

adj. deviating from the norm

Front 2

alacrity

Back 2

n. eager and enthusiastic willingness

Front 3

anomaly

Back 3

n. deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

Front 4

approbation

Back 4

n. an expression of approval or praise

Front 5

assuage

Back 5

v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

Front 6

audacious

Back 6

adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold

Front 7

capricious

Back 7

adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

Front 8

censure

Back 8

v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Front 9

chicanery

Back 9

n. trickery or subterfuge

Front 10

connoisseur

Back 10

n. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

Front 11

discordant

Back 11

adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

Front 12

disparate

Back 12

adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

Front 13

eloquent

Back 13

adj. well-spoken; expressive; articulate

Front 14

enervate

Back 14

v. to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Front 15

ennui

Back 15

n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

Front 16

equivocate

Back 16

v. to use ambiguious language with a deceptive intent

Front 17

exculpate

Back 17

v. exonerate; to clear of blame

Front 18

exigent

Back 18

adj. urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

Front 19

filibuster

Back 19

n. intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Front 20

ingenuous

Back 20

artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

Front 21

inured

Back 21

adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable

Front 22

irascible

Back 22

adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

Front 23

laud

Back 23

v. to praise highly

Front 24

magnanimity

Back 24

n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving

Front 25

martial

Back 25

adj. associated with war and the armed forces

Front 26

mundane

Back 26

adj. of the world; typical or concerned with the ordinary

Front 27

nascent

Back 27

adj. coming into being; in early developmental stages

Front 28

nebulous

Back 28

adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

Front 29

neologism

Back 29

n. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of senses

Front 30

noxious

Back 30

adj. harmful; injurious

Front 31

obtuse

Back 31

adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

Front 32

obviate

Back 32

v. to anticipate and make unnecessary

Front 33

onerous

Back 33

adj. troubling; burdensome

Front 34

parody

Back 34

n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

Front 35

perennial

Back 35

adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

Front 36

perfunctory

Back 36

adj. cursory; done without care or interest

Front 37

prattle

Back 37

v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

Front 38

prescience

Back 38

n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring

Front 39

prevaricate

Back 39

v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

Front 40

refute

Back 40

v. to disprove; to successfully argue against

Front 41

relegate

Back 41

v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

Front 42

solicitous

Back 42

adj. concerned and attentive; eager

Front 43

sporadic

Back 43

adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

Front 44

static

Back 44

adj. not moving, active or in motion; at rest

Front 45

stupefy

Back 45

v. to stun, baffle, or amaze

Front 46

tortuous

Back 46

adj. winding; twisting; excessively complicated

Front 47

truculent

Back 47

adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight

Front 48

voracious

Back 48

adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

Front 49

waver

Back 49

v. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion