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Question 1

edify

Answer 1

to enlighten, to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters

Question 2

eclectic

Answer 2

choosing the best from many sources, drawn from many sources

Question 3

eccentric

Answer 3

not conventional, a little kooky, irregular

Question 4

dogmatic

Answer 4

arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas, stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute

Question 5

doctrinaire

Answer 5

inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practiccality, dogmatic

Question 6

docile

Answer 6

easily taught, obedient, easy to handle

Question 7

distend

Answer 7

to swell, to extend a great deal

Question 8

disseminate

Answer 8

to spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make widely known

Question 9

disparate

Answer 9

different, incompatible, unequal

Question 10

disparage

Answer 10

to belittle, to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

Question 11

disinterested

Answer 11

not taking sides, unbiased

Question 12

disdain

Answer 12

arrogant scorn, contempt

Question 13

dilettante

Answer 13

someone w/ the superificial knowledge of the arts, an amateur, a dabbler

Question 14

diffident

Answer 14

timid, lacking in self-confidence

Question 15

didactic

Answer 15

intended to teach, morally instructive, pedantic

Question 16

dictum

Answer 16

an authoritative saying, an adage, a maxim, a proverb

Question 17

dialectical

Answer 17

relating to discussions, relation to the rules and methods of reasoning, approaching truth in themiddle of opposing extremes

Question 18

desultory

Answer 18

w/o a plan or purpose, disconnected, random

Question 19

destitute

Answer 19

extremely poor, utterly lacking

Question 20

despot

Answer 20

an absolute ruler, an autocrat