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Question 1

Apparition

Answer 1

Ghost ; phantom

Question 2

Appease

Answer 2

Pacify or soothe ;ex. Appease a crying baby ; n . Appeasement

Question 3

Appellation

Answer 3

Name ; title

Question 4

Append

Answer 4

Attach

Question 5

Application

Answer 5

Diligent attention ; diligence ;v. Apply oneself

Question 6

Apposite

Answer 6

Appropriate ; fitting

Question 7

Appraise

Answer 7

Estimate value of ; n . Appraisal

Question 8

Appreciate

Answer 8

Be thankful for ; increase in worth ; be thoroughly conscious of ; adj . Appreciable : enough to be felt ; ex. Appreciable difference

Question 9

Apprehend

Answer 9

Arrest (a criminal) ; dread ; perceive ; n . Apprehension

Question 10

Apprehensive

Answer 10

Fearful ; discerning

Question 11

Apprise

Answer 11

Inform

Question 12

Approbation

Answer 12

Approval

Question 13

Appropriate

Answer 13

Acquire; take possession of for one’s own use without permission : set aside for a particular purpose ; allocate ; cf . Misappropriate

Question 14

Appurtenances

Answer 14

Subordinate possessions ; something added to a more important thing

Question 15

Apropos

Answer 15

With reference to ; regarding ; ex. Remarks apropos (of) the present situation ; adj . Adv

Question 16

Aptitude

Answer 16

Fitness; talent

Question 17

Aquiline

Answer 17

Curved ; hooked ; or or like an eagle ; ex. Aquiline nose

Question 18

Arable

Answer 18

Fit for growing crops ; ex. Arable land

Question 19

Arbiter

Answer 19

Person with power to decide a matter in dispute ; judge who is in a position to make influential judgments ;ex. Supreme arbiter of fashion in beach ware

Question 20

Arbitrary

Answer 20

Unreasonable or capricious ; random ; tyrannical ; ex. Arbitrary ruler

Question 21

Arbitrate

Answer 21

Act as judge (at the request of bight sides)

Question 22

Arboreal

Answer 22

Of or living in trees

Question 23

Arboretum

Answer 23

Place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited

Question 24

Arcade

Answer 24

A covered passageway usually lined with shops

Question 25

Arcane

Answer 25

Esoteric; secret ; mysterious ; known only to the initiated ;ex . Arcane ritual; ex. Arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener

Question 26

Arch

Answer 26

Chief; first ; ex. Archbishop

Question 27

Archaeology

Answer 27

Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

Question 28

Archaic

Answer 28

Antiquated; no longer used ; belonging to the past ; n