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Question 1

Archetype

Answer 1

Prototype; primitive pattern

Question 2

Archipelago

Answer 2

Group of closely located islands

Question 3

Archives

Answer 3

Public records ; place where public records are kept

Question 4

Ardor

Answer 4

Heat; passion ; zeal ; adj. Ardent

Question 5

Arduous

Answer 5

Hard; strenuous ;ex. Arduous work

Question 6

Argot

Answer 6

Slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people

Question 7

Aria

Answer 7

Operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio

Question 8

Arid

Answer 8

(Of land ) dry; barren ; unproductive

Question 9

Aristocracy

Answer 9

Hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility ;n . Aristocrat

Question 10

Armada

Answer 10

Fleet of warships

Question 11

Aromatic

Answer 11

Fragrant; having a sweet smell; n . Aroma : strong pleasant smell

Question 12

Arraign

Answer 12

Charge in court ; indict

Question 13

Array

Answer 13

Marshal ; draw up in order; arrange in order ; clothe splendidly ; adorn; n: fine clothes ; ordered group ; ex. In battle array

Question 14

Arrears

Answer 14

Being in debt ; money that should have been paid ; work that should have been done

Question 15

Arrhythmic

Answer 15

Lacking rhythm or regularity ; n . Arrhythmia

Question 16

Arrogance

Answer 16

Pride; haughtiness ; adj. Arrogant : unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one’s own importance and a lack of respect for other People)

Question 17

Arroyo

Answer 17

Gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater

Question 18

Arsenal

Answer 18

Storage place for military equipment

Question 19

Artery

Answer 19

Blood-vessel; cf. vein

Question 20

Artful

Answer 20

Exhibiting art or skill ; deceitful ; cunning ; cf. Artifice

Question 21

Articulate

Answer 21

Effective; distinct ; expressing ideas clearly ; having clear sounds ; having joints ; ex . Articulate speech ; v: express thoughts and feelings clearly ; pronounce clearly ; unite by joints

Question 22

Artifacts

Answer 22

Object made by human beings , either hand-made or mass-produced

Question 23

Artifice

Answer 23

Deception; trickery

Question 24

Artisan

Answer 24

A manually skulked worker

Question 25

Artless

Answer 25

Without guile ; open and honest

Question 26

Ascendancy

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Controlling influence ; position of controlling influence: cf . In the ascendant

Question 27

Ascertain

Answer 27

Find out for certain ; make certain

Question 28

Ascetic

Answer 28

Practicing self-denial ; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere ; ex. Ascetic life if Buddhist monks ; n . Asceticism