Lesson 3

Question 1

Destitute:

Answer 1

Adjective: Very poor

Question 2

Diatibe:

Answer 2

Noun: Harsh, angry speech or lecture

Question 3

Didactic:

Answer 3

Adjective: Instructive; intended to educate

Question 4

Diffuse:

Answer 4

Wordly - Verb: to spread widely

Question 5

Digress:

Answer 5

Verb: To stray from the main subject

Question 6

Discerning:

Answer 6

Adjective: Perceptive (understanding things others may not get)

Question 7

Docile:

Answer 7

Adjective: Easily tought; submissive

Question 8

Dogmatic:

Answer 8

Adjective: arrogantly positive about unproven ideas

Question 9

Dupe:

Answer 9

Verb: To deceive or trick

Question 10

Ebb:

Answer 10

Verb: To decline or recede

Question 11

Eccentric:

Answer 11

Adjective: Nonconventional; “kooky”

Question 12

Eclectic:

Answer 12

Adjective: Drawn from many other sources; including many styles

Question 13

Efface:

Answer 13

Verb: To erase or obscure

Question 14

Egocentric:

Answer 14

Adjective: Self-involved; selfish

Question 15

Egregious:

Answer 15

Adjective: extremely bad

Question 16

Elucidate

Answer 16

Verb: To make clear or evident

Question 17

Emissary:

Answer 17

Noun: Messenger or representative

Question 18

Emulate:

Answer 18

Verb: To imitate or strive to equal

Question 19

Enigma:

Answer 19

Noun: A puzzle or baffling situation

Question 20

Esoteric:

Answer 20

Adjecive: Understood by only a few