Barrons 05 Flashcards
Apolitical
Having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
Appease
To pacify or soothe
To relieve
Application
Request
Diligent attention
Relevance
Apposite
Appropriate; fitting
Appreciate
To increase in worth
To be thoroughly conscious of
Apprehension
Understating
Arrest
Approbation
Approval
Appropriate
To acquire; take possession for one’s own use
Apropos
With reference to; regarding
preposition
Aptitude
Fitness; talent
Arable
Fit for growing crops
Arbiter
A person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Arbitrary
Capricious (subject to random changes); randomly chosen; tyrannical
Arbitrator
A judge
Arcane
Secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
Archaic
Antiquated (old fashioned or outdated)
Ardent
Intense; passionate; zealous
Arduous
Hard; strenuous
Arrest
To stop or slow down
To catch someone’s attention
Articulate
Effective; distinct
August
Impressive; majestic