Day 9

Question 1

divine

Answer 1

Discover through divination or supernatural
means; perceive by insight

They prayed for divine intervention.

Question 2

doctrinaire

Answer 2

Person who applies doctrine in an impractical
or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely
theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about
other people accepting one’s ideas (adj)

a doctrinaire conservative, the columnist takes special delight in baiting liberals

Question 3

document

Answer 3

Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed

way, create documentary evidence of

Question 4

doff

Answer 4

Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove
one's hat as a gesture

They doffed their coats when they came inside.

Question 5

dogma

Answer 5

A system of principles laid down by an
authority; established belief

He was known for his ability to burst the bubble of generally accepted dogma, to puncture it with data and detached observations.

Question 6

dovetail

Answer 6

Join or fit together

the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don’t dovetail at all

Question 7

droll

Answer 7

Funny in an odd way

a droll little man with a peculiar sense of humor

Question 8

duplicity

Answer 8

Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different
ways for the purpose of deception

“the president was accused of duplicity in his dealings with Congress”

Question 9

dyspeptic

Answer 9

Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from

dyspepsia (indigestion)

Question 10

echelon

Answer 10

A level, rank or grade; the people at that level

involved employees at every echelon

Question 11

edify

Answer 11

Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a
spiritual or moral way

a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it

Question 12

efficacy

Answer 12

The quality of being able to produce the
intended effect

Vaccines exist, but their efficacy against aerosolized plague is unknown.

Question 13

effigy

Answer 13

Representation or image of a person, esp. a
crude facsimile used to mock a hated person

In New London, Arnold’s body is burned in effigy, and a replica of his leg is placed in a coffin and sent to Norwich.

Question 14

egress

Answer 14

An exit or the action of exiting

His phone averaged about 430 KB of egress per day in the six months prior to receiving the WhatsApp video.

Question 15

elicit

Answer 15

Call forth, bring out, evoke

her remarks elicited cheers

Question 16

emaciate

Answer 16

Make abnormally thin, cause to physically
waste away

The 6-month-old calico and her sibling were found to be emaciated, with low body temperatures and stomach issues.