Week 7

Question 1

Edible, adj.

Answer 1

Fit to be eaten as food; eatable.

Question 2

Editorial, n.

Answer 2

An article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers.

Question 3

Efficiency, n.

Answer 3

The quality or property of being efficient.

Question 4

Elasticity, n.

Answer 4

The condition or property of being elastic; flexibility.

Question 5

Elementary, adj.

Answer 5

Fundamental, essential, simple.

Question 6

Eligible, adj.

Answer 6

Qualified; desirable.

Question 7

Eloquence, n.

Answer 7

Discourse marked by apt and fluent diction and imaginative fervor.

Question 8

Embellish, v.

Answer 8

To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.

Question 9

Embezzlement, n.

Answer 9

Fraudulent appropriation of money by a person to whom it has been entrusted.

Question 10

Emblem, n.

Answer 10

An object or a representation that functions as a symbol.

Question 11

Emeritus, adj.

Answer 11

Retired from an office after gaining recognition.

Question 12

Emissary, n.

Answer 12

An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.

Question 13

Empathy, n.

Answer 13

Identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives.

Question 14

Empirical, adj.

Answer 14

Originating in or relying or based on factual information, observation, or direct sense of experience usually as opposed to theoretical knowledge.

Question 15

Enclave, n.

Answer 15

A district or region (as in a city) inhabited by a particular race or set apart for a special purpose.

Question 16

Endorsement, n.

Answer 16

A validation.

Question 17

Energetic, adj.

Answer 17

Marked by energy.

Question 18

Engineer, n.

Answer 18

A person trained to plan and supervise projects in a technical field.

Question 19

Enigmatic, adj.

Answer 19

Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling.

Question 20

Enlightenment, n.

Answer 20

The act or means of furnishing with useful information.

Question 21

Ensemble, n.

Answer 21

A unit or group of complementary parts that contribute to a single effect; a group of performers who perform together.

Question 22

Entertain, v.

Answer 22

To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting.

Question 23

Entitle, v.

Answer 23

To give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim.

Question 24

Entrance, n.

Answer 24

The act or an instance of entering; something allowing entry.

Question 25

Entrepreneur, n.

Answer 25

The organizer of an economic venture, especially one who organizes, own, manages, and assumes the risks

Question 26

Epidemic, n.

Answer 26

A temporary prevalence of a disease.

Question 27

Epidermis, n.

Answer 27

The outer layer of the skin of a vertebrate.

Question 28

Epilepsy, n.

Answer 28

A chronic nervous disorder of humans and other animals that involves changes in the state of consciousness and of motion.

Question 29

Equator, n.

Answer 29

The imaginary great circle around the Earth’s surface, equidistant from the poles and perpendicular to the Earth’s axis of rotation.

Question 30

Equilateral, adj.

Answer 30

Having all sides equal.

Question 31

Equilibrium, n.

Answer 31

Emotional or mental balance.