"A" vocab

Question 1

Define: apprise

Answer 1

To give notice to; to inform

Question 2

Define: approbation

Answer 2

Sanction

Question 3

Define: arboreal

Answer 3

Of or pertaining to a tree or trees

Question 4

Define: ardor

Answer 4

Intensity of passion or affection

Question 5

Define: argot

Answer 5

A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group

Question 6

Define: apostate

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Define: apotheosis

Answer 7

Deification

Question 8

Define: apparition

Answer 8

Ghost

Question 9

Define: appease

Answer 9

To soothe by quieting anger or indignation

Question 10

Define: apposite

Answer 10

Appropriate

Question 11

Define: antediluvian

Answer 11

Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah

Question 12

Define: antidote

Answer 12

Anything tht will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like

Question 13

Define: aplomb

Answer 13

Confidence, coolness

Question 14

Define: apocryphal

Answer 14

Of doubtful authority or authenticity

Question 15

Define: apogee

Answer 15

The climax

Question 16

Define: ambiguous

Answer 16

Having a double meaning

Question 17

Define: ameliorate

Answer 17

To relieve, as from pain or hardship

Question 18

Define: anathema

Answer 18

Anything forbidden, as by social usage

Question 19

Define animadversion

Answer 19

The user acne of criticism or censure

Question 20

Define: animosity

Answer 20

Hatred

Question 21

Define: alcove

Answer 21

A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room

Question 22

Define: alleviate

Answer 22

To make less burdensome or less hard to bear

Question 23

Define: aloof

Answer 23

Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others

Question 24

Define: amalgamate

Answer 24

To Mix or blend together in homogeneous body

Question 25

Define: ambidextrous

Answer 25

Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease

Question 26

Define: aberrant

Answer 26

Markedly different from an accepted norm

Question 27

Define: aberration

Answer 27

Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course

Question 28

Define: abet

Answer 28

To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of ( an offense)

Question 29

Define: abeyance

Answer 29

A state of suspension or temporary inaction

Question 30

Define: abjure

Answer 30

To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath

Question 31

Define: ablution

Answer 31

A washing or cleansing, especially of the body

Question 32

Define: abrogate

Answer 32

To abolish, repeal

Question 33

Define: abscond

Answer 33

To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest

Question 34

Define: abstemious

Answer 34

Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food

Question 35

Define: abstruse

Answer 35

Dealing with matters difficult to be understood

Question 36

Define: abut

Answer 36

To touch at the end or boundary line

Question 37

Define: accede

Answer 37

To agree

Question 38

Define: acquiesce

Answer 38

To comply; submit

Question 39

Define: acrid

Answer 39

Harshly pungent or bitter

Question 40

Define: acumen

Answer 40

Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination

Question 41

Define: adage

Answer 41

An old saying

Question 42

Define: adamant

Answer 42

Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability

Question 43

Define: admonition

Answer 43

Gently reproof

Question 44

Define: adumbrate

Answer 44

To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem

Question 45

Define: affable

Answer 45

Easy to approach

Question 46

Define: aggrandize

Answer 46

To cause to appear greatly

Question 47

Define: aggravate

Answer 47

To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

Question 48

Define: agile

Answer 48

Able to love or act quickly, physically, mentally

Question 49

Define: agog

Answer 49

In eager desire

Question 50

Define: alacrity

Answer 50

Cheerful willingness

Question 51

Define: augury

Answer 51

Omen

Question 52

Define: auspicious

Answer 52

Favorable omen

Question 53

Define: austere

Answer 53

Severely simple; unadorned

Question 54

Define: autocrat

Answer 54

Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence

Question 55

Define: auxiliary

Answer 55

One who or tht which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory

Question 56

Define: assuage

Answer 56

To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease

Question 57

Define: astringent

Answer 57

Harsh in disposition or character

Question 58

Define: astute

Answer 58

Keen in discernment

Question 59

Define: atonement

Answer 59

Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury

Question 60

Define: audacious

Answer 60

Fearless

Question 61

Define: arrant

Answer 61

Notoriously bad

Question 62

Define: ascetic

Answer 62

Given to serve self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion

Question 63

Define: ascribe

Answer 63

To assign as a quality or attribute

Question 64

Define: asperity

Answer 64

Harshness or roughness of temper

Question 65

Define: assiduous

Answer 65

Unceasing; persistent

Question 66

Define: Avarice

Answer 66

Passion for getting and keeping riches

Question 67

Define: aversion

Answer 67

a mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing

Question 68

Define: avow

Answer 68

To declare openly