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Question 1

entangle

Answer 1

verb [with object] (usually be entangled)
cause to become twisted together with or caught in: fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled.
• involve (someone) in difficulties or complicated circumstances from which it is difficult to escape: the case of murder in which she had found herself so painfully entangled.

Question 2

episodic

Answer 2

adjective
containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events: an episodic narrative.
• occurring occasionally and at irregular intervals: volcanic activity is highly episodic in nature.
• (of a television or radio program or magazine story) broadcast or published as a series of installments.

Question 3

entice

Answer 3

verb [with object]
attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage: a show that should entice a new audience into the theater | [with object and infinitive] : the whole purpose of bribes is to entice governments to act against the public interest.

Question 4

entrance

Answer 4

verb [with object]
fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention: I was entranced by a cluster of trees that were lit up by fireflies | (as adjective entrancing) : he had never seen a more entrancing woman.
• cast a spell on: Orpheus entranced the wild beasts.

Question 5

entrap

Answer 5

verb (entraps, entrapping, entrapped) [with object]
catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap: she was entrapped by family expectations.
• trick or deceive (someone), especially by inducing them to commit a crime in order to secure their prosecution.

Question 6

entreat

Answer 6

verb
1 [reporting verb] ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something: [with object and infinitive] : his friends entreated him not to go.
• [with object] ask earnestly or anxiously for (something): a message had been sent, entreating aid for the Navajos.

Question 7

enunciate

Answer 7

verb [with object]
say or pronounce clearly: she enunciated each word slowly.
• express (a proposition, theory, etc.) in clear or definite terms: a written document enunciating this policy.
• proclaim: a prophet enunciating the Lord’s wisdom.

Question 8

ephemeral

Answer 8

adjective
lasting for a very short time: fashions are ephemeral.
• (chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle.

Question 9

epicure

Answer 9

noun

a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.

Question 10

epigram

Answer 10

noun
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
• a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.

Question 11

epithet

Answer 11

noun
an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned: old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet “dirty.”.
• an epithet as a term of abuse: people jeered and hurled racial epithets.

Question 12

epitomize

Answer 12

verb [with object]

1 be a perfect example of: Hearst’s newspapers epitomized bare-knuckle yellow journalism.

Question 13

equable

Answer 13

adjective
(of a person) not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
• not varying or fluctuating greatly: an equable climate.

Question 14

equity

Answer 14

noun (plural equities)
1 the quality of being fair and impartial: equity of treatment.
• Law a branch of law that developed alongside common law in order to remedy some of its defects in fairness and justice, formerly administered in special courts.
2 the value of the shares issued by a company: he owns 62% of the group’s equity.
• (equities) stocks and shares that carry no fixed interest.
3 the value of a mortgaged property after deduction of charges against it.
4 (Equity) (in the US, UK, and several other countries) a trade union to which most professional actors belong.

Question 15

equivalent

Answer 15

noun
a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.: the French equivalent of the FBI.

Question 16

equivocate

Answer 16

verb [no object]
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself: [with direct speech] : “Not that we are aware of,” she equivocated.

Question 17

errant

Answer 17

adjective
1 formal or humorous erring or straying from the proper course or standards: he could never forgive his daughter’s errant ways.

Question 18

erratic

Answer 18

adjective

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable: her breathing was erratic.

Question 19

erudite

Answer 19

adjective

having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Question 20

eschew

Answer 20

verb [with object]

deliberately avoid using; abstain from: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence.

Question 21

esoteric

Answer 21

adjective
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest: esoteric philosophical debates.

Question 22

espouse

Answer 22

verb [with object]

1 adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life): he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth.

Question 23

esteem

Answer 23

noun
respect and admiration, typically for a person: he was held in high esteem by colleagues.
verb [with object] (usually be esteemed)
respect and admire: many of these qualities are esteemed by managers | [as adjective, with submodifier] (esteemed) : a highly esteemed scholar.
• formal consider; deem: [with two objects] : I should esteem it a favor if you could speak to them.

Question 24

estimable

Answer 24

adjective

worthy of great respect.

Question 25

estrange

Answer 25

verb [with object]
cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate: are you deliberately seeking to estrange your readers?

Question 26

etch

Answer 26

verb [with object]
1 engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it: (as adjective etched) : etched glass windows.
• use the etching process to produce (a print or design).
2 (of an acid or other solvent) corrode or eat away the surface of (something).
• selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons.
3 cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface: her initials were etched on the table | figurative : his name is etched in baseball history.
• mark (a surface) with a carved text or design: a Pictish stone etched with mysterious designs | figurative : her face was etched with tiredness.
• cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible: Jo watched the outline of the town etched against the sky | (as adjective etched) : her finely etched profile.
• (be etched) (of an experience, image, etc.) be permanently fixed in someone’s memory: the events remain etched in the minds of all who witnessed them.

Question 27

eternal

Answer 27

adjective
lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning: the secret of eternal youth | fear of eternal damnation.
• (of truths, values, or questions) valid for all time; essentially unchanging: eternal truths of art and life.
• informal seeming to last or persist forever, especially on account of being tedious or annoying: eternal nagging demands | she is an eternal optimist.
• used to emphasize expressions of admiration, gratitude, or other feelings: to his eternal credit, he maintained his dignity throughout.
• (the Eternal) used to refer to an everlasting or universal spirit, as represented by God.

Question 28

ethereal

Answer 28

adjective
1 extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world: her ethereal beauty | a singer who has a weirdly ethereal voice.
• heavenly or spiritual: ethereal, otherworldly visions.

Question 29

eulogize

Answer 29

verb [with object]
praise highly in speech or writing: a plaque that eulogizes the workers | contemporaries eulogized him as a great US senator.

Question 30

euphemism

Answer 30

noun
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing: “downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts. The opposite of dysphemism.

Question 31

euphonious

Answer 31

adjective
(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear: this successful candidate delivers a stream of fine, euphonious phrases.

Question 32

euphoria

Answer 32

noun
a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness: the euphoria of success will fuel your desire to continue training.

Question 33

evanescent

Answer 33

adjective chiefly literary

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing: a shimmering evanescent bubble.

Question 34

entail

Answer 34

verb | inˈtāl, enˈtāl | [with object]
1 involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence: a situation that entails considerable risks.
• Logic have as a logically necessary consequence.
2 Law settle the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular group, usually one family: her father’s estate was entailed on a cousin.
• archaic cause to experience or possess in a way perceived as permanent or inescapable: I cannot get rid of the disgrace that you have entailed upon us.
noun | ˈenˌtāl | Law
a settlement of the inheritance of property over a number of generations so that it remains within a family or other group.
• a property that is bequeathed under such conditions.

Question 35

evict

Answer 35

verb [with object]
expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law: he had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps.

Question 36

evince

Answer 36

verb [with object] formal
reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling): his letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey.
• be evidence of; indicate: man’s inhumanity to man as evinced in the use of torture.

Question 37

evoke

Answer 37

verb [with object]
1 bring or recall to the conscious mind: the sight of American asters evokes pleasant memories of childhood.
• elicit (a response): the awkward kid who evoked giggles from his sisters.
2 invoke (a spirit or deity).

Question 38

exacerbate

Answer 38

verb [with object]
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem | the forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain.

Question 39

exacting

Answer 39

adjective

making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources: living up to such exacting standards.

Question 40

exalt

Answer 40

verb [with object]
hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of: the party will continue to exalt its hero.
• raise to a higher rank or a position of greater power: this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society.
• make noble in character; dignify: romanticism liberated the imagination and exalted the emotions.

Question 41

exasperate

Answer 41

verb [with object]
irritate intensely; infuriate: this futile process exasperates prison officials | (as adjective exasperated) : she grew exasperated with his inability to notice anything.

Question 42

exceptional

Answer 42

adjective
unusual; not typical: crimes of exceptional callousness and cruelty.
• unusually good; outstanding: a pepper offering exceptional flavor and juiciness.