Group13

Question 0

Empirical

Answer 0

Derived from observation or experiment

Question 1

Emollient

Answer 1

Soothing; mollifying

Question 2

Emulate

Answer 2

To imitate; copy

Question 3

Heuristic

Answer 3

Relating to a speculative formulation guiding the investigation or solution of a problem

Question 4

Encomium

Answer 4

A formal expression of praise

Question 5

Endemic

Answer 5

Inherent, belonging to an area

Question 6

Enervate

Answer 6

To weaken

Question 7

Engender

Answer 7

To cause, produce

Question 8

Enunciate

Answer 8

To pronounce clearly

Question 9

Efficacy

Answer 9

Efficiency, effectiveness

Question 10

Effrontery

Answer 10

Shameless boldness, presumptuousness

Question 11

Egoism

Answer 11

The tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness

Question 12

Conceited

Answer 12

Excessively proud of oneself; vain

Question 13

Elegy

Answer 13

Poem or song expressing lamentation

Question 14

Elicit

Answer 14

To provoke, draw out

Question 15

Socratic method

Answer 15

Method of seeking the truth about a subject through systematic questioning; often results in questioning of assumptions

Question 16

Ematiated

Answer 16

Thin and wasted

Question 17

Doggerel

Answer 17

Poetry that is irregular in rhythm or rhyme; often for burlesque or comic effect

Question 18

Dogmatic

Answer 18

Stating opinions without proof

Question 19

Dogma

Answer 19

A belief asserted on authority without evidence

Question 20

Dross

Answer 20

Waste; worthless matter, trivial matter

Question 21

Dupe

Answer 21

To deceive or trick

Question 22

Ebullient

Answer 22

Exhilarated; enthusiastic

Question 23

Eclectic

Answer 23

Selecting from various sources

Question 24

Emancipation

Answer 24

The act or state of being freed

Question 25

Effervescence

Answer 25

State of high spirits or liveliness

Question 26

Effete

Answer 26

Depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent

Question 27

Masochism

Answer 27

The condition in which one's gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation

Question 28

Dissident

Answer 28

Person who disagrees about beliefs etc

Question 29

Dissolution

Answer 29

Disintegration; debauchery

Question 30

Dissonance

Answer 30

Discord, lack of harmony

Question 31

Distend

Answer 31

To expand, swell out

Question 32

Distill

Answer 32

Extract essential elements

Question 33

Distrait

Answer 33

Inattentive, preoccupied

Question 34

Divest

Answer 34

To strip, deprive, rid

Question 35

Divulge

Answer 35

To make known something that is secret

Question 36

Doctrinaire

Answer 36

Relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine, dogmatic, unyielding

Question 37

Discrete

Answer 37

Constituting a separate thing, distinct

Question 38

Discretion

Answer 38

Quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection, freedom to act on one's own

Question 39

Disingenuous

Answer 39

Not candid; crafty

Question 40

Disparage

Answer 40

To belittle

Question 41

Dissemble

Answer 41

To pretend, disguise one's motives

Question 42

Disseminate

Answer 42

To spread, scatter, disperse

Question 43

Transcendent

Answer 43

Beyond the range of normal or merely physical human experience