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Question 1

eclectic

ih-KLEK-tik

Answer 1

adj
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources; wide-ranging; varied
n
a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Question 2

adj
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources; wide-ranging; varied
n
a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Answer 2

eclectic

ih-KLEK-tik

Question 3

My father had _ taste in music. We’d listen to hip-hop, classical, and jazz.

Answer 3

eclectic

ih-KLEK-tik

Question 4

edict

EE-dikt

Answer 4

noun

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Question 5

noun

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Answer 5

edict

EE-dikt

Question 6

The soldiers must obey the _ from their commanding officer.

Answer 6

edict

EE-dikt

Question 7

edifice

ED-uh-fis

Answer 7

n

a building, especially a large, imposing one.

Question 8

n

a building, especially a large, imposing one.

Answer 8

edifice

ED-uh-fis

Question 9

One of the famous _ that people like to visit in New York is the Empire State Building.

Answer 9

edifices

ED-uh-fis

Question 10

effigy

EF-uh-gee

Answer 10

noun

a sculpture or model of a person.

Question 11

noun

a sculpture or model of a person.

Answer 11

effigy

EF-uh-gee

Question 12

The citizens happily destroyed the _ of their dictator after learning he was dead.

Answer 12

effigy

EF-uh-gee

Question 13

egalitarian

ee-ga-luh-TAR-ee-un

Answer 13

adjective

relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Question 14

adjective

relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

Answer 14

egalitarian

ee-ga-luh-TAR-ee-un

Question 15

This is an _ country with equal rights for all citizens.

Answer 15

egalitarian

ee-ga-luh-TAR-ee-un

Question 16

egregious

uh-GREE-jes

Answer 16

adj

outstandingly bad; shocking.

Question 17

adj

outstandingly bad; shocking.

Answer 17

egregious

uh-GREE-jes

Question 18

His cheating on the exam was considered an _, unforgivable mistake.

Answer 18

egregious

uh-GREE-jes

Question 19

elegy

EL-uh-gee

Answer 19

noun

a poem or song of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Question 20

noun

a poem or song of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Answer 20

elegy

EL-uh-gee

Question 21

She sang an _ to her dead dog at the small memorial service she held for it.

Answer 21

elegy

EL-uh-gee

Question 22

elicit

uh-LIS-it

Answer 22

verb

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.

Question 22

elicit

uh-LIS-it

Answer 22

verb

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions.

Question 23

The photos of the crime _ cries from the courtroom attendees.

Answer 23

elicited

uh-LIS-it

Question 24

elucidate

uh-LOO-se-dayt

Answer 24

verb

make (something) clear; explain.

Question 25

verb

make (something) clear; explain.

Answer 25

elucidate

uh-LOO-se-dayt

Question 26

To make life easy for my math students, I go out of my way to _ the complex problems before each test.

Answer 26

elucidate

uh-LOO-se-dayt

Question 27

emaciated

uh-MAY-shee-ayt-ed

Answer 27

adjective

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Question 28

adjective

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Answer 28

emaciated

uh-MAY-shee-ayt-ed

Question 29

The prisoners of war appeared _ from their long captivity.

Answer 29

emaciated

uh-MAY-shee-ayt-ed