Past Daily Challenge
September 7, 2026
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Question 1 · adverb
as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; as a modifier to add slight emphasis
Answer: actually
actually, we all help clear up after a meal
Original choices and explanations
- never
- not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future
- obviously
- unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
- actually
- as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; as a modifier to add slight emphasis
- definitely
- without question and beyond doubt
Question 2 · adverb
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
Answer: evidently
she was in bed and evidently in great pain
Original choices and explanations
- nevertheless
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- presumably
- by reasonable assumption
- likewise
- equally
- evidently
- unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
Question 3 · adverb
with unfortunate consequences
Answer: catastrophically
catastrophically complex
Original choices and explanations
- catastrophically
- with unfortunate consequences
- miserably
- in a miserable manner
- spectacularly
- in a spectacular manner
- disastrously
- in a disastrous manner
Question 4 · adjective
having the shape of a sphere or ball
Answer: orbicular
nearly orbicular in shape
Original choices and explanations
- terete
- especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering
- orbicular
- having the shape of a sphere or ball
- crenate
- having a margin with rounded scallops
- tuberculate
- covered with tubercles
Question 5 · adjective
given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead
Answer: necromantic
a necromantic sorcerer
Original choices and explanations
- mantic
- resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
- sorcerous
- possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
- necromantic
- given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead
- eldritch
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
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