A

Question 0

Acerbic

Answer 0

A

Harsh, acid like in tone

Question 1

Avuncular

Answer 1

A

Uncle-like kindness and indulgence

Question 2

Antithetical

Answer 2

A

Sharply contrasting

Question 3

Arcane

Answer 3

A

Requiring secret knowledge

Question 4

Ambivalent

Answer 4

A

“I can’t decide”

Question 5

Altruistic

Answer 5

A

Unselfish concern for welfare of others

Question 6

Acrimonious

Answer 6

A

Marked by strong resentment or cynicism (ex of an argument)

Question 7

Acme

Answer 7

N

Zenith of achievement

Question 8

Archetype

Answer 8

N

Basis and model

Question 9

Augury

Answer 9

N

Event that indicates the future

Question 10

Aggrandize

Answer 10

V
Add details to

Spice up a tale

Question 11

Anachronism

Answer 11

N

located in time where it doesn’t belong

Question 12

Amicable ::amiable

Answer 12

Relationship::person

In friendliness

Question 13

Antipathy——animosity

Answer 13

Intense dislike—–hostile relations

Question 14

Alacrity

Answer 14

N

Liveliness, eagerness

Question 15

Auspicious

Answer 15

A

Auguring good stuff

Question 16

Artifice

Answer 16

N

Rise, deceptive manuever

Question 17

Antecedent

Answer 17

Ancestor

Question 18

Adroit

Answer 18

Adept in action or thought

Question 19

Audacious

Answer 19

A

Takes risks, bold

Question 20

Abject

Answer 20

A

Most miserable of all situations

Question 21

Apathy

Answer 21

N

No enthusiasm

Question 22

Allegory

Answer 22

N

Extended metaphor, fable

Question 23

Avarice

Answer 23

N

Greed

Question 24

Aloof

Answer 24

A | Remote

Question 25

Admonish

Answer 25

V Scold and warn

Question 26

Austere

Answer 26

A Severe, foreboding (Negative conn.)

Question 27

Ardent

Answer 27

A | Characterized by intense emotion