Set 10 Flashcards
APPROBATION (ap ruh BAY shun) n
approval; praise
The crowd expressed its approbation of the team’s performance
by gleefully covering the eld with toilet paper.
APPROPRIATE (uh PROH pree ayt) v
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.
APTITUDE (AP tuh tood) n
capacity for learning; natural ability
Some rare students have a marked aptitude for taking the SAT.
They earn high scores without any prep.
ARBITER (AHR buh tur) n
one who decides; a judge
An arbiter of fashion determines what other people will wear by
wearing it herself.
ARBITRARY (AHR buh trer ee) adj
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.
ARCANE (ahr KAYN) adj
mysterious; known only to a select few
The rites of the secret cult were arcane; no one outside the cult
knew what they were.
ARCHAIC (ahr KAY ik) adj
extremely old; ancient; outdated
The tribe’s traditions are archaic. They have been in force for
thousands of years.
