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Question 1

ecumenical

\ˌe-kyə-ˈme-ni-kəl\

Answer 1

D. universal; intended to bring together Christian churches

E. an ecumenical committee

Question 2

edict

\ˈē-ˌdikt\

Answer 2

D. a decree (an order usually having the force of law)

E. The government issued an edict banning public demonstrations.

Question 3

edifice

\ˈe-də-fəs\

Answer 3

D. a (usually large) building

E. a magnificent edifice with a domed ceiling

Question 4

edify

\ˈe-də-ˌfī\

Answer 4

D. to instruct and improve

E. These books will both entertain and edify readers.

Question 5

educe

\i-ˈdüs also -ˈdyüs\

Answer 5

D. to rub out

E. the gift of a puppy finally educed a response from the shy boy

Question 6

efface

Answer 6

D. to rub off

E. coins with dates effaced by wear / a memory effaced by time

Question 7

effectual

Answer 7

D. efficient

E. acting like a jerk has generally not been a terribly effectual dating strategy

Question 8

effervesce

\ˌe-fər-ˈves\

Answer 8

D. to bubble; to be lively or boisterous

E. The parents effervesced with pride over their new baby.

Question 9

effete

\i-ˈfēt\

Answer 9

D. exhausted; worn out

E. the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire

Question 10

efficacy

\ˈe-fi-kə-sē\

Answer 10

D. power to have effect

E. questioned the efficacy of the alarms in actually preventing auto theft

Question 11

effigy

\ˈe-fə-jē\

Answer 11

D. an image or figure that demonstrate a disliked person

E. The president was burnt in effigy.

Question 12

effluence

\ˈe-ˌflü-ən(t)s\

Answer 12

D. a flowing forth

E. No effluence or water may be discharged onto the ground.

Question 13

effulgent

\i-ˈfu̇l-jən(t)s\

Answer 13

D. radiant

E. the exceptional effulgence of the harvest moon is always a striking sight

Question 14

effusive

Answer 14

D. pouring out, marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm; gushing

E. They offered effusive thanks for our help. / often effusive no matter what the occasion, my aunt is even more so at weddings and funerals

Question 15

egotism

\ˈē-gə-ˌti-zəm\

Answer 15

D. constant reference to oneself

E. In his egotism he thought everyone was coming just to see him.

Question 16

egregious

\i-ˈgrē-jəs\

Answer 16

D. flagrant, conspicuously bad

E. the student’s theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling

Question 17

egress

\ˈē-ˌgres\

Answer 17

D. emergence; exit

E. the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below

Question 18

elation

Answer 18

D. high spirits

Question 19

eleemosynary

\ˌe-li-ˈmä-sə-ˌner-ē\

Answer 19

D. pertaining to charity

E. used his vast fortune for establishing and funding a host of eleemosynary institutions

Question 20

elegy

\ˈe-lə-jē\

Answer 20

D. a poem, particularly a lament for the dead

E. “O Captain! My Captain!” is Walt Whitman’s elegy on the death of President Lincoln

Question 21

elicit

Answer 21

D. to draw out

E. My question elicited no response. / She’s been unable to elicit much sympathy from the public.

Question 22

elucidate

\i-ˈlü-sə-ˌdāt\

Answer 22

D. to explain; to throw light on

E. When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.

Question 23

elusive

Answer 23

D. hard to grasp

Question 24

emaciated

\i-ˈmā-shē-ˌāt\

Answer 24

D. Become thin

E. without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate

Question 25

emanate

\ˈe-mə-ˌnāt\

Answer 25

D. to flow forth

E. a sweet scent emanating from the blossoms / Constant criticism has emanated from her opponents. / She seems to emanate happiness.

Question 26

embellish

Answer 26

D. to ornament

Question 27

embody

Answer 27

D. to give bodily form to; to make concrete

E. a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth / This model embodies many new features.

Question 28

embroil

\im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l\

Answer 28

D. to confuse by discord; to involve in confusion

E. The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.

Question 29

embryonic

\ˌem-brē-ˈä-nik\

Answer 29

D. undeveloped

E. The tourism industry there is still in an embryonic stage.

Question 30

emend

\ē-ˈmend\

Answer 30

D. to correct

E. the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended

Question 31

eminent

\ˈe-mə-nənt\

Answer 31

D. lofty; distinguished

E. many eminent surgeons are on the hospital’s staff

Question 32

emollient

\i-ˈmäl-yənt\

Answer 32

D. sth that soothed or softens (the body)

E. soothe us in our agonies with emollient words / an emollient hand lotion

Question 33

emolument

\i-ˈmäl-yə-mənt\

Answer 33

D. one’s fees or salary

E. the annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar

Question 34

empirical

Answer 34

D. based on observation

Question 35

empyreal

\ˌem-ˌpī-ˈrē-əl\

Answer 35

D. heavenly

E. a painting depicting the Deity as seated on an empyreal throne surrounded by saints and angels

Question 36

emulate

\ˈem-yə-ˌlāt\

Answer 36

D. to imitate with the hope of equaling or surpassing

E. She grew up emulating her sports heroes.

Question 37

enclave

Answer 37

D. an area enclosed in a foreign territory

E. a Chinese-speaking enclave in London. / The desert enclaved the little settlement.

Question 38

encomium

\en-ˈkō-mē-əm\

Answer 38

D. high praise

E. the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies

Question 39

encompass

\in-ˈkəm-pəs\

Answer 39

D. to encircle; to contain

E. The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. / The fog soon encompassed the whole valley.

Question 40

encroach

\in-ˈkrōch\

Answer 40

D. to trepass

E. The suburbs encroach further into the rural areas each year.

Question 41

encumber

\in-ˈkəm-bər\

Answer 41

D. to impede or burdon

E. tourists encumbered by heavy luggage / negotiations encumbered by a lack of trust

Question 42

endemic

\en-ˈde-mik\

Answer 42

D. native to a particular area

E. problems endemic to translation / the fish is not an endemic species of the lake, and it is rapidly devouring the native trout population

Question 43

endue

\in-ˈdü\

Answer 43

D. to invest or endow

E. she’s always been endued with an unquenchable optimism

Question 44

enervate

Answer 44

D. to weaken

Question 45

engender

\in-ˈjen-dər\

Answer 45

D. to cause or produce

E. The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate. / a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn’t seem to engender any interest

Question 46

engrossed

\in-ˈgrōs-d\

Answer 46

D. absorbed; fully occupied

E. a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending