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Group 5
HIT Parade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | (noun) a substance that causes insensibility and removes pain |
| antipathy | (noun) aversion; dislike |
| arbitrary | (adjective) subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason |
| astrologer | (noun) a person who believes the stars and planets influence human activity and attempts to predict the future by studying their positions |
| aversion | (noun) an intense feeling of dislike or disgust |
| banal | (adjective) lacking originality; commonplace |
| bent | (noun) an inclination or tendency |
| compensation | (noun) payment given for services rendered or for loss |
| compliant | (adjective) yielding or submissive; amenable |
| condone | (verb) to approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive |
| convention | (noun) a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude |
| correspond | (verb) to exist in agreement or conformity; to harmonize |
| defer | (verb) to yield; to submit; to bow |
| dogma | (noun) doctrine or set of religious principles |
| ensure | (verb) to guarantee or make certain |
| equivocal | (adjective) ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain |
| extraneous | (adjective) not vital or pertinent; irrelevant |
| fortuitous | (adjective) happening by fortunate accident or chance |
| frugality | (noun) thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters |
| illusory | (adjective) deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression |
| indifferent | (adjective) having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
| insipid | (adjective) without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
| inured | (adjective) accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| miser | (noun) an individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy |
| nonplused | (adjective) baffled' in a quandary; at a loss for what to say or do |
| penchant | (noun) strong inclination; liking |
| penury | (noun) poverty; destitution |
| plethora | (noun) an overabundance; a surplus |
| preempt | (verb) to replace; to supersede; to appropriate |
| presumption | (noun) the act of making an assumption or taking something for granted |
| prodigal | (adjective) recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish |
| prone | (adjective) naturally inclined; tending; likely |
| propensity | (noun) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant |
| qualms | (noun) misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
| quiescence | (noun) stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest |
| reconciliation | (noun) the act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions |
| repudiate | (verb) to refuse to have anything to do with; to disown |
| restitution | (noun) the act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation |
| savor | (verb) to enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate |
| serenity | (noun) tranquility; peacefulness |
| solvent | (adjective) able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
| stint | (verb) to restrain; to be sparing or frugal |
| subjective | (adjective) not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact |
| superfluous | (adjective) exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
| tranquil | (adjective) peaceful; calm |
| tranquility | (noun) calmness; serenity; peacefulness |
| trivial | (adjective) unimportant; lacking value |
| veneration | (noun) extreme respect and reverence; worship |
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