"E" is the First Letter Trivia Quiz

Answer: EMERGE

E + merge = Emerge

Merge means to unify, sincretize, combine. A merger is very common in the business world; it occurs when two or more existing companies come together and form a new single company.

Emerge means to appear, come out, originate, materialize. After a crisis in general new solutions and opportunities emerge.

Answer: EQUALITY

E + quality = Equality

Quality refers to the grade of excellence, a property.

Equality refers to the state of being equal. The term equation actually refers to equality; the two terms or expressions on each side of the equal sign are equivalent. Gender equality is a constant issue in our society, not only because it is a human right but also for a better and more peaceful world.

Answer: ERADICATE

E + radicate = Eradicate

Radicate is to take root or to be firmly established.

Eradicate means to eliminate, tear up by the roots, decimate, extirpate. For example: Smallpox has almost been eradicated in the world.

Answer: ELAPSE

E + lapse = Elapse

Lapse is a small mistake, usually due to lack of attention or forgetfulness.

Elapse is an intransitive verb that means to pass or go by. The word is used in the sense of the passage of time or the end of a period of time. For example: Fifty years had elapsed since I finished the graduate school.

Answer: EMIGRANT

E + migrant = Emigrant

Migrant is a broad term that refers to an individual who is purposefully on the move in search of a better life, but can return home at any time as they choose. There are countless species, especially animals, that migrate seasonally to change their habitat.

Emigrant is someone who leaves a country or a region in general looking for permanent residence. Its prefix, e-, comes from Latin and means "out of". Emigrant and immigrant are two views of the same movement and the terms only apply to people.

Answer: ELICIT

E + licit = Elicit

Licit is to be sanctioned by law, by customs. It means legitimate, lawful, innocent.

Elicit is to arouse, evoke, ask for, bring about; to produce something like a reaction or an information. For example: The census intends to elicit information about the national population.

Answer: ESTATE

E + state = Estate

State is the physical or emotional condition of a person at a given moment or period of time. Or it can refer to the state of matter in terms of structure, phase, etc. and also can mean to declare formally.

Estate generally refers to property, especially large tracts of land with a big house. A good example of an estate is the "Biltmore Estate" in Asheville, North Carolina. It took several years to be built and it is the largest privately-owned home in the United States; it is open for visitation.

Answer: EVENT

E + vent = Event

A lot of things can be called a vent. For example, the opening through which lava and gases from a volcano erupt can be named vent. The slit in the side or in the back of a coat or other garment at the bottom part of a seam is also called a vent.

Musical, sports, political meetings of some importance can be called events. The word event reminds me of Woodstock the music festival, held in 1969 in Bethel, New York. It was considered a key moment in the history of popular music as well as an event for the counterculture generation.

Answer: EBONY

E + bony = Ebony

Bony, emaciated, skeletal are synonyms of fleshless.

Ebony means a dry dark black, deep and lustrous black. Ebony also refers to tropical and subtropical trees found in Asia and belonging to the genus Diospyros especially those of the Ebenaceae family, which has hard dark wood.

The word ebony always reminds me of the song "Ebony and Ivory", a number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder that starts like this: "Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony, side by side on my piano keyboard". In essence the song deals with integration and racial harmony.

Answer: EVERY

E + very = Every

Very means in a high degree, truly, plain. The word very is used to emphasize that the information is totally correct.

The word every is used when all the person or things in a group are included. For example: I hope that you got the answer to every question correctly and now you can rest.