Set 10

Question 1

APPROBATION (ap ruh BAY shun) n

Answer 1

approval; praise

The crowd expressed its approbation of the team’s performance
by gleefully covering the 􀉹eld with toilet paper.

Question 2

APPROPRIATE (uh PROH pree ayt) v

Answer 2

to take without permission; to
set aside for a particular use

Nick appropriated my lunch; he grabbed it out of my hands and
ate it. So I appropriated Ed’s.

Question 3

APTITUDE (AP tuh tood) n

Answer 3

capacity for learning; natural ability

Some rare students have a marked aptitude for taking the SAT.
They earn high scores without any prep.

Question 4

ARBITER (AHR buh tur) n

Answer 4

one who decides; a judge

An arbiter of fashion determines what other people will wear by
wearing it herself.

Question 5

ARBITRARY (AHR buh trer ee) adj

Answer 5

random; capricious

The grades Mr. Simone gave his English students appeared to be
arbitrary; they didn’t seem related the work the students had
done in class.

Question 6

ARCANE (ahr KAYN) adj

Answer 6

mysterious; known only to a select few

The rites of the secret cult were arcane; no one outside the cult
knew what they were.

Question 7

ARCHAIC (ahr KAY ik) adj

Answer 7

extremely old; ancient; outdated

The tribe’s traditions are archaic. They have been in force for
thousands of years.