Dictionary

Question 1

egregious

Answer 1

• adj.*
  1) outstandingly bad: shocking;
  2) remarkably good

Syn: outrageous

Question 2

elegant

Answer 2

• adj.*
  1) pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance/manner
  2) (of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple

Question 3

elucidate

Answer 3

v.

to make (something) clear; explain

Syn: explain, clarify, illustrate, enlighten

Question 4

encomium

Answer 4

n.

a speech or piece of writing that praises some1/something highly

Syn: praise, commendation

Question 5

ennui

Answer 5

n.

a feeling of listlessness/weariness and dissatisfaction arising fr: a lack of occupation/excitement

Syn: boredom

Question 6

enthrall

Answer 6

• v.*
  1) to capture the fascinated attention of
  2) to enslave

Question 7

entrails

Answer 7

• n.*
  1) a person/animal’s intestines or internal organs, esp. when removed/exposed: bowels, viscera

2) the innermost parts of something
e. g. digging copper out of the _______\_ of the earth

Question 8

entropy

Answer 8

• n.*
  1) a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as “the degree of disorder/randomness in the system”
  2) lack of order/predictability; gradual decline into disorder
  3) (in 411 theory) a logarithmic measure of the rate of transfer of 411 in a particular msg/language

Question 9

envy

Answer 9

• n.*
  1) a feeling of discontented/resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions/qualities/luck
  2) a person/thing that inspires such a feeling

v.

1) to desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (some1 else)
2) to desire for oneself (something possessed/enjoyed by another)

Question 10

ephemeral

Answer 10

• adj.*
  1) lasting for a very short time
  2) (chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle
• n.*

a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days

Question 11

reversed

• adj.*
  1) outstandingly bad: shocking;
  2) remarkably good

Synonym: outrageous

Answer 11

egregious

Question 12

reversed

• adj.*
  1) pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance/manner
  2) (of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple

Answer 12

elegant

Question 13

reversed

v.

to make (something) clear; explain

Syn: explain, clarify, illustrate, enlighten

Answer 13

elucidate

Question 14

reversed

n.

a speech or piece of writing that praises some1/something highly

Syn: praise, commendation

Answer 14

encomium

Question 15

reversed

n.

a feeling of listlessness/weariness and dissatisfaction arising fr: a lack of occupation/excitement

Syn: boredom

Answer 15

ennui

Question 16

reversed

• v.*
  1) to capture the fascinated attention of
  2) to enslave

Answer 16

enthrall

Question 17

reversed

• n.*
  1) a person/animal’s intestines or internal organs, esp. when removed/exposed: bowels, viscera

2) the innermost parts of something
e. g. digging copper out of the _______\_ of the earth

Answer 17

entrails

Question 18

reversed

• n.*
  1) a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as “the degree of disorder/randomness in the system”
  2) lack of order/predictability; gradual decline into disorder
  3) (in 411 theory) a logarithmic measure of the rate of transfer of 411 in a particular msg/language

Answer 18

entropy

Question 19

reversed

• n.*
  1) a feeling of discontented/resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions/qualities/luck
  2) a person/thing that inspires such a feeling

v.

1) to desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (some1 else)
2) to desire for oneself (something possessed/enjoyed by another)

Answer 19

envy

Question 20

reversed

• adj.*
  1) lasting for a very short time
  2) (chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle
• n.*

a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a few days

Answer 20

ephemeral