Vocab 4

Question 1

dither

Answer 1

to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

Question 2

diurnal

Answer 2

daily

Question 3

dogmatic

Answer 3

rigidly, fixed in opinion

Question 4

doleful

Answer 4

sad, mournful

Question 5

dolt

Answer 5

idiot, dimwit

Question 6

dotard

Answer 6

senile old person

Question 7

dour

Answer 7

sullen and gloomy

Question 8

drivel

Answer 8

stupid talk, slobber

Question 9

droll

Answer 9

amusing in a wry, subtle way

Question 10

dross

Answer 10

waste produced during metal smelting, garbage

Question 11

duress

Answer 11

threat of force or intimidation, imprisionment

Question 12

ebullient

Answer 12

exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

Question 13

edict

Answer 13

law, command, public order

Question 14

edify

Answer 14

to instruct morally and spiritually

Question 15

efface

Answer 15

to erase or make illegible

Question 16

effluvia

Answer 16

outpouring of gases or vapors

Question 17

effulgent

Answer 17

brilliantly shining

Question 18

egregious

Answer 18

conspiciously bad

Question 19

egress

Answer 19

exit

Question 20

elegy

Answer 20

mournful poem about the dead

Question 21

embroil

Answer 21

to involve in, to cause to fall into disorder

Question 22

emend

Answer 22

to correct a text

Question 23

encumber

Answer 23

to hinder, burden, restrict motion

Question 24

enervate

Answer 24

to weaken, sap strength from

Question 25

ennui

Answer 25

boredom, lack of interest and energy

Question 26

entreat

Answer 26

to beg

Question 27

ephemeral

Answer 27

momentary, transient, fleeting

Question 28

epicure

Answer 28

person with refined tasted in food and wine

Question 29

epochal

Answer 29

very significant or influential, defining a time period

Question 30

equanimty

Answer 30

calmness, composure

Question 31

equivocal

Answer 31

ambiguous, open to two interpretations

Question 32

erudite

Answer 32

learned, scholarly

Question 33

eschew

Answer 33

to abstain from, avoid

Question 34

esoteric

Answer 34

understood by only a learned few

Question 35

ethos

Answer 35

beliefs or character of a group

Question 36

eurythmics

Answer 36

art of harmonious body movement

Question 37

evince

Answer 37

to who clearly, display, signify

Question 38

exculpate

Answer 38

to clear of blame or fault

Question 39

execrable

Answer 39

utterly detestable

Question 40

exhort

Answer 40

to urge or incite by strong appeals

Question 41

exigent

Answer 41

urgent, excessively demanding

Question 42

expiate

Answer 42

to atone for, make amends for

Question 43

expurgate

Answer 43

to censor

Question 44

extol

Answer 44

to praise

Question 45

facile

Answer 45

very easy