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Past Daily Challenge

September 27, 2026

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Question 1 · adverb

To the extent required

Answer: enough

have I eaten enough?

Original choices and explanations

enough
To the extent required
least
Used to form a superlative indicating the smallest size or degree
clear
In a manner that is easy to perceive
together
At the same time

Question 2 · adjective

widely accepted as true or worthy

Answer: received

a received moral idea

Original choices and explanations

effected
Settled securely and unconditionally
codified
Established in a written code of laws
violated
Treated with disrespect toward what is sacred
received
widely accepted as true or worthy

Question 3 · adverb

In a deliberately reckless or unrestrained manner

Answer: wantonly

the animals were killed wantonly for sport

Original choices and explanations

frugally
In an economical, careful way
wantonly
Deliberately and without concern for consequences
stoically
Without showing emotion
ruefully
With regret or sorrow

Question 4 · adjective

stupid and lacking energy

Answer: gormless

Original choices and explanations

seraphic
Sweet and innocent like an angel
recusant
Refusing to submit to authority
gormless
stupid and lacking energy
stoical
Calm and unmoved by pleasure or pain

Question 5 · adjective

Growing on a plant stem

Answer: cauline

cauline leaves

Original choices and explanations

flexuous
having many bends or curves
capitate
Abruptly enlarged and rounded at the tip
plangent
Loud and resounding
cauline
Growing on a plant stem

Definitions and examples adapted from Princeton WordNet and the Open English WordNet team’s 2025 data. Lexifour rewrites clues and explanations and blanks example sentences; this archive preserves the game’s original wording and choice order. License and attribution notices; Open English WordNet development is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Reference: McCrae, Rademaker, Bond, Rudnicka, and Fellbaum (2019), English WordNet 2019 – An Open-Source WordNet for English.

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