Hint
|
Answer
|
The leader of a country or organization
|
President
|
Money paid to a landlord, monthly or weekly
|
Rent
|
A canvas structure, popular with campers and circuses
|
Tent
|
County southeast of London, or Superman's secret identity
|
Kent
|
Parts of the Bible. Some are Old, some are New
|
Testament
|
One who has outgrown childhood but has not yet reached adulthood
|
Adolescent
|
One responsible for a teenager, legally and literally
|
Parent
|
An opening to release hot or cold air
|
Vent
|
A "tree herder" from Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"
|
Ent
|
To give one's approval, or, the approval given
|
Consent or Assent
|
A verbal dispute. Some are logical while some are heated
|
Argument
|
A participant in a verbal dispute or in a boxing match
|
Opponent
|
Part of a larger whole, like a computer or stereo system
|
Component
|
Damage to a car's fender, or the protagonist in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
|
Dent
|
Lacking morality, or perhaps just really tasty, like chocolate cake
|
Decadent
|
Lacking propriety, possibly obscene
|
Indecent
|
A gift, or to give a gift or award
|
Present
|
The 40-day fasting season preceding Easter
|
Lent
|
The climb to the top of a mountain
|
Ascent
|
After enjoying the view, the climb back down a mountain
|
Descent
|
The legislature of the UK, a brand of US cigarettes, or a gathering of owls
|
Parliament
|
Very fancy or luxurious
|
Opulent
|
Legal recognition granted to inventors to protect their intellectual property
|
Patent
|
An apartment building, sometimes a bit run down or seedy
|
Tenament
|
Up to date, or water moving in a river, or electricity running through a wire
|
Current
|
One under the care of a doctor or hospital
|
Patient
|
To express regret for one's sins or transgressions
|
Repent
|
A one-hundreth part
|
Percent
|
Often or regularly
|
Frequent
|
Slang for a lady's male counterpart
|
Gent
|