Quiz 2 Flashcards
Animosity
Noun - hostility or hatred
Animus
Noun - hostility or hatred
Annals
Noun - historical records
Anthology
Noun - collection of poems or other sources of writing
Apprise
Vb - to inform or tell or notify
Approbation
Noun - approval or praise
Apt
Noun - appropriate circumstances
OR
likely to do something
Arbiter
Noun - someone who settles a dispute
Archetype
Noun - a typical example of something
Arid
Adj - having little or no rain
OR
lacking interest
Aristocracy
Noun - highest class in certain societies
Armistice
Noun - agreement made by opposing sides in a war; truce
Artful
Adj - clever or skillful
Artisan
Noun- worker in a skilled trade especially one that involves making things by hand
Askance
Adv - with an attitude or look of suspicion/disapproval
Asseverate
Vb - to affirm positively
Asylum
Noun - protection or refuge
Anecdote
Noun - a short or interesting story about something that actually happened
Antidote
Noun - medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison
Anachronism
Noun - something belonging to a different time period in which it exists