Deck 4

Question 0

Anomalous

Answer 0

Abnormal; irregular

Question 1

Apposite

Answer 1

Highly pertinent or relevant

Question 2

Aplomb

Answer 2

Self confidence; poise

She handled the tough questions thrown at her with aplomb.

Question 3

Aphorism

Answer 3

A saying; proverb; maxim

Question 4

Adage

Answer 4

Proverb or saying; maxim

Question 5

Annihilate

Answer 5

Destroy largely or completely

Question 6

Apprehension

Answer 6

Anxiety about the future; expectation of something unpleasant

Question 7

Aphasia

Answer 7

Loss of ability to use or understand speech

Question 8

Approbation

Answer 8

Official recognition or approval

She badly wanted her parents approbation.

Question 9

Appraise

Answer 9

Estimate the value of something

Question 10

Aquiline

Answer 10

Curved down like an eagle’s beak

Question 11

Anthropoid

Answer 11

Resembling apes; a person who resembles a primate

Question 12

Arable

Answer 12

Capable of being farmed productively

Question 13

Appellation

Answer 13

Name or title, specifically one that is added to a person’s actual name
eg. Alexander ‘The Great’

Question 14

Apall

Answer 14

Dismay; shock

Question 15

Apropos

Answer 15

At an opportune time

Question 16

Antediluvian

Answer 16

A very old person; so extremely old as seeming to belong to another period

Question 17

Aviary

Answer 17

Place where birds are kept

Question 18

Apiary

Answer 18

Place where bees are kept

Question 19

Apotheosis

Answer 19

Highest development; perfect example

Question 20

Antipathy

Answer 20

A feeling of intense dislike

Question 21

Arbitrate

Answer 21

Act between parties to reconcile differences

Question 22

Apparition

Answer 22

Something remarkable or startling; Spector or phantom

Question 23

Appurtenance

Answer 23

Minor thing that goes with a more important one

Question 24

Arbiter

Answer 24

Person in power to decide on a matter in dispute

Question 25

Anneal

Answer 25

Bring to a desired consistancy, texture or hardness by a process of gradual heating and cooling

Question 26

Apopletic

Answer 26

Violently excited or angry; convulsion or seizure

He was crippled by an attack of apoplexy

Question 27

Anoint

Answer 27

Apply ointment or oil to

Question 28

Appease

Answer 28

Cause to be more favorably inclined to; gain the goodwill of; pacify
We discovered that we fare better when try to appease our enemies than in war.

Question 29

Apprise

Answer 29

Inform

Question 30

Apothegm

Answer 30

Adage; proverb

Question 31

Annotate

Answer 31

Provide explanations for words or phrases

Question 32

Apostate

Answer 32

A disloyal person who betrays a religion or party; not faithful to a religion or party

Question 33

Antecedent

Answer 33

Anything that precedes another in time; preceding in time or order

Question 34

Aptitude

Answer 34

Natural ability or skill; talent

Question 35

Apocryphal

Answer 35

A false story; anything widely believed which is actually not true

Question 36

Apocalyptic

Answer 36

Pertaining to some misfortune; also relating to the end of the world

Question 37

Antithesis

Answer 37

Exact opposite

Question 38

Apathy

Answer 38

An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Question 39

Aperture

Answer 39

Opening; hole in the camera through which light can pass

Question 40

Anthropologist

Answer 40

Student of the history and science of mankind

Question 41

Anthropomorphic

Answer 41

Having human form or characteristics

Question 42

Anticlimax

Answer 42

A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one