Day1.q Flashcards
assiduous
hardworking, busy, quite diligent
ascetic
hermitlike, practicing self denial
ascendancy
supremacy, domination
artifice
a clever trick, cunning
artful
crafty, wily, sly
arduous
hard, difficult
archetype
an original model or pattern
archaic
extremely old, ancient, outdated
arcane
mysterious, known only to a select few
arbiter
one who decides, a judge
aptitude
capacity for learning, natural ability
appropriate
to take without permission, to set aside for a particular use
approbation
approval, praise
appreciate
to increase in value
apotheosis
elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something
apocryphal
of dubious authenticity, fictitious, spurious
apocalypse
a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
aphorism
a brief, often witty saying, a proverb
apathy
lack of interest, lack of feeling
apartheid
the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
anthithesis
the direct opposite
antipathy
firm dislike, a dislike
antecedent
someone or something that went before, something that provides a model for something that come after it
anomaly
an aberration, an irregularity, a deviation