starting with A

Question 1

Accrue

Answer 1

to accumulate; grow by additions

Question 2

adjunct

Answer 2

a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

Question 3

affected

Answer 3

pretentious; phony

Question 4

aggrandize

Answer 4

to make larger or greater

Question 5

allay

Answer 5

to lessen; ease; soothe

Question 6

allure

Answer 6

the power to entice by charm

Question 7

ambrosia

Answer 7

something delicious; the food of the gods

Question 8

amenity

Answer 8

something that increases comfort

Question 9

amulet

Answer 9

ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

Question 10

analgesic

Answer 10

medication that reduces or eliminates pain

Question 11

antecedent

Answer 11

something that comes before

Question 12

antediluvian

Answer 12

prehistoric

Question 13

apprise

Answer 13

to inform

Question 14

appropriate

Answer 14

to take possession of for one’s own use; confiscate

Question 15

apropos

Answer 15

relevant

Question 16

ardor

Answer 16

great emotion or passion

Question 17

argot

Answer 17

a specialized vocabulary used by a group

Question 18

artifact

Answer 18

item made by human craft

Question 19

aver

Answer 19

to affirm; declare to be true; to assert in a convincing way

Question 20

avocation

Answer 20

secondary occupation

Question 21

avuncular

Answer 21

like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

Question 22

axiomatic

Answer 22

taken for granted; self-evident truth