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Question 1

engulf

\in-ˈgəlf\

Answer 1

D. to swallow up or overwhelm

E. The valley was engulfed in a thick fog. / the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island

Question 2

enhance

Answer 2

D. to make greater

Question 3

enigma

Answer 3

D. a puzzle

Question 4

enjoin

\in-ˈjȯin\

Answer 4

D. to order; to prohibit

E. He was enjoined by his conscience from telling a lie. / The judge enjoined them from selling the property.

Question 5

ennui

\ˌä-nō-ˈē\

Answer 5

D. boredom

E. the kind of ennui that comes from having too much time on one’s hands and too little will to find something productive to do

Question 6

enormity

Answer 6

D. great wickedness; immensity

E. We were shocked at the enormity of the crime. / the inconceivable enormity of the universe

Question 7

ensconce

\in-ˈskän(t)s\

Answer 7

D. to shelter; to settle

E. The sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass. / ensconced in a new job

Question 8

ensue

\in-ˈsü\

Answer 8

D. to follow right after

E. He had become separated from his parents in the ensuing panic. / They lost track of each other in the ensuing years.

Question 9

enthrall

Answer 9

D. to captivate

E. for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions

Question 10

entity

\ˈen-tə-tē\

Answer 10

D. a being or thing

E. These countries can no longer be viewed as a single entity.

Question 11

entourage

\ˌän-tə-ˈräsh\

Answer 11

D. a group of associates or attendants

E. the President and his entourage

Question 12

entreaty

\ēn-ˈtrē-tē\

Answer 12

D. a serious request

E. our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears

Question 13

entrepreneur

\ˌäⁿn-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər\

Answer 13

D. a man of business

Question 14

envenom

\in-ˈve-nəm\

Answer 14

D. to make poisonous; to embitter

E. thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates

Question 15

environs

Answer 15

D. surroundings; vicinity

E. a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs

Question 16

ephemeral

\i-ˈfem-rəl\

Answer 16

D. short-lived

E. the autumnal blaze of colors is always to be treasured, all the more so because it is so ephemeral

Question 17

epicure

\ˈe-pi-ˌkyu̇r\

Answer 17

D. a connoisseur of food and drink

E. Thomas Jefferson was one of America’s first great epicures.

Question 18

epigram

\ˈe-pə-ˌgram\

Answer 18

D. a short, pointed saying or poem

E. Benjamin Franklin’s famous epigram, “Remember that time is money”.

Question 19

epistle

\i-ˈpi-səl\

Answer 19

D. a long, formal letter

E. St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans.

Question 20

epithet

\ˈe-pə-ˌthet\

Answer 20

D. a descriptive phrase; an uncomplimentary name

E. His charitable works have earned him the epithet “Mr. Philanthropy.” / a group of angry people hurling epithets at one another

Question 21

epitome

\i-ˈpi-tə-mē\

Answer 21

D. an abstract; the part that represents the whole; a perfect example

E. He is the epitome of a modern young man.

Question 22

epoch

\ˈe-pək\

Answer 22

D. a period of time

E. The development of the steam engine marked an important epoch in the history of industry.

Question 23

equable

\ˈe-kwə-bəl\

Answer 23

D. uniform; tranquil

E. an area with an equable climate would be our first choice for a place in which to settle

Question 24

equanimity

Answer 24

D. even temper

E. nothing could disturb his equanimity

Question 25

equestrian

\i-ˈkwes-trē-ən\

Answer 25

D. pertaining to horses

E. equestrian Olympic events

Question 26

equilibrium

\ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-əm\

Answer 26

D. a state of balance between different forces and factors

E. trying to recover his equilibrium / we must find an equilibrium between commercial development and conservation of our natural treasures

Question 27

equity

Answer 27

D. fairness

Question 28

equivocal

\i-ˈkwi-və-kəl\

Answer 28

D. ambiguous; doubtful

E. He responded to reporters’ questions with equivocal answers.

Question 29

equivocate

\i-ˈkwi-və-ˌkāt\

Answer 29

D. to deceive; to lie

E. The applicant seemed to be equivocating when we asked him about his last job.

Question 30

erode

Answer 30

D. to eat away (erosive)

E. inflation eroding buying power / glaciers erode U-shaped valleys

Question 31

errant

Answer 31

D. wandering; straying outside the proper path or bounds; behaving wrongly

E. what he considers to be no more than errant conduct toward women would be regarded as sexual harassment by most people

Question 32

erudite

Answer 32

D. scholarly

Question 33

escarpment

\i-ˈskärp-mənt\

Answer 33

D. a steep slope

E. the castle sits atop an escarpment that for hundreds of years made it virtually invulnerable to attack

Question 34

eschew

\e-ˈshü\

Answer 34

D. to avoid

E. a psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy

Question 35

esculent

\ˈes-kyə-lənt\

Answer 35

D. edible

E. harvesting wild mushrooms is no business for amateurs, since some of the esculent ones closely resemble poisonous varieties

Question 36

esoteric

Answer 36

D. for a limited’ intimated group

Question 37

espouse

Answer 37

D. to marry; to advocate (a cause)

E. The new theory has been espoused by many leading physicists.

Question 38

esprit de crops

\is-ˌprē-də-ˈkȯr\

Answer 38

D. group spirits

E. The troops showed great esprit de corps.

Question 39

estimable

Answer 39

D. worthy of respect

Question 40

estival

Answer 40

D. pertaining to the summer

Question 41

estranged

\i-ˈstrānj\

Answer 41

D. separated

E. she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head

Question 42

ethereal

\i-ˈthir-ē-əl\

Answer 42

D. celestial; spiritual

E. The windows give the church an ethereal glow.

Question 43

ethnis

Answer 43

D. pertaining to races or cultures

Question 44

eugenic

Answer 44

D. pertaining to the bearing of genetically healthy offspring

Question 45

eulogy

Answer 45

D. high praise

Question 46

euphemism

\ˈyü-fə-ˌmi-zəm\

Answer 46

D. an inoffensive expression substituted for an unpleasant one

E. ‘User fees’ is just a politician’s euphemism for taxes.