Set 11

Question 1

ARCHETYPE (AHR kuh type) n

Answer 1

an original model or pattern An
archetype is similar to a prototype

Plato is the archetype of all philosophers

Question 2

ARDENT (AHR dunt) adj

Answer 2

passionate; enthusiastic

To be ardent is to have ardor.

Larry’s ardent wooing nally got on Cynthia’s nerves, and she
told him to get lost.

Question 3

ARDUOUS (AHR joo us) adj

Answer 3

hard; difficult

Climbing the mountain was arduous. We were so exhausted when we got to the top that we forgot to enjoy the view.

Question 4

ARISTOCRATIC (uh ris tuh KRAT ik) adj

Answer 4

of noble birth; snobbish

Prince Charles is aristocratic. He is a member of the British aristocracy.

Question 5

ARTFUL (AHRT ful) adj

Answer 5

crafty; wily; sly

After dinner, the artful counselor told the campers that there was a madman loose in the woods, thus causing them to lie quietly in the tent.

Question 6

ARTIFICE (AHRT uh fus) n

Answer 6

a clever trick; cunning

The Trojan Horse was an artice designed to get the soldiers
inside the walls.

Question 7

ASCENDANCY (uh SEN dun see) n

Answer 7

supremacy; domination

Handheld gadgets have been in the ascendancy for the past few years.

Question 8

ASCETIC (uh SET ik) adj

Answer 8

hermitlike; practicing self-denial

The college student’s apartment, which contained no furniture
except a single tattered mattress, was uncomfortably ascetic.

Question 9

ASSIDUOUS (uh SIJ oo us) adj

Answer 9

hardworking; busy; quite diligent

The workmen were assiduous in their effort to get nothing done; instead of working, they drank coffee all day long.