Unit 3 (anarchy-assiduous)

Question 1

anarchy

Answer 1

n. absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

Question 2

anecdote

Answer 2

n. a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

Question 3

anguish

Answer 3

n. agonizing physical or mental pain

Question 4

animosity

Answer 4

n. resentment; hostility; ill will

Question 5

anomaly

Answer 5

n. an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation

Question 6

antecedent

Answer 6

n. someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it

Question 7

antipathy

Answer 7

n. firm dislike; a dislike

Question 8

antithesis

Answer 8

n. the direct opposite

Question 9

apartheid

Answer 9

n. the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa

Question 10

apathy

Answer 10

n. lack of interest; lack of feeling

Question 11

aphorism

Answer 11

n. a brief, often witty saying

Question 12

apocalypse

Answer 12

n. a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

Question 13

apocryphal

Answer 13

adj. of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious

Question 14

apotheosis

Answer 14

n. elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something

Question 15

appease

Answer 15

v. to soothe; to pacify by giving into

Question 16

appreciate

Answer 16

v. to increase in value

Question 17

apprehensive

Answer 17

adj. worried; anxious

Question 18

approbation

Answer 18

n. approval; praise

Question 19

appropriate

Answer 19

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

Question 20

aptitude

Answer 20

n. capacity for learning; natural ability

Question 21

arbiter

Answer 21

n. one who decides; a judge

Question 22

arbitrary

Answer 22

adj. random; capricious

Question 23

arcane

Answer 23

adj. mysterious; known only to a select few

Question 24

archaic

Answer 24

adj. extremely old; ancient; outdated

Question 25

archetype

Answer 25

n. an original model or pattern

Question 26

ardent

Answer 26

adj. passionate; enthusiastic

Question 27

arduous

Answer 27

adj. hard; difficult

Question 28

aristocratic

Answer 28

adj. of noble birth; snobbish

Question 29

artful

Answer 29

adj. crafty; wily; sly

Question 30

artifice

Answer 30

n. a clever trick; cunning

Question 31

ascendancy

Answer 31

n. supremacy; domination

Question 32

ascetic

Answer 32

adj. hermit-like; practicing self denial

Question 33

assiduous

Answer 33

adj. hardworking; busy; quite diligent

Question 34

n. absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

Answer 34

anarchy

Question 35

n. a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

Answer 35

anecdote

Question 36

n. agonizing physical or mental pain

Answer 36

anguish

Question 37

n. resentment; hostility; ill will

Answer 37

animosity

Question 38

n. an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation

Answer 38

anomaly

Question 39

n. someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it

Answer 39

antecedent

Question 40

n. firm dislike; a dislike

Answer 40

antipathy

Question 41

n. the direct opposite

Answer 41

antithesis

Question 42

n. the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in South Africa

Answer 42

apartheid

Question 43

n. lack of interest; lack of feeling

Answer 43

apathy

Question 44

n. a brief, often witty saying

Answer 44

aphorism

Question 45

n. a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

Answer 45

apocalypse

Question 46

adj. of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious

Answer 46

apocryphal

Question 47

n. elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something

Answer 47

apotheosis

Question 48

v. to soothe; to pacify by giving into

Answer 48

appease

Question 49

v. to increase in value

Answer 49

appreciate

Question 50

adj. worried; anxious

Answer 50

apprehensive

Question 51

n. approval; praise

Answer 51

approbation

Question 52

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

Answer 52

appropriate

Question 53

n. capacity for learning; natural ability

Answer 53

aptitude

Question 54

n. one who decides; a judge

Answer 54

arbiter

Question 55

adj. random; capricious

Answer 55

arbitrary

Question 56

adj. mysterious; known only to a select few

Answer 56

arcane

Question 57

adj. extremely old; ancient; outdated

Answer 57

archaic

Question 58

n. an original model or pattern

Answer 58

archetype

Question 59

adj. passionate; enthusiastic

Answer 59

ardent

Question 60

adj. hard; difficult

Answer 60

arduous

Question 61

adj. of noble birth; snobbish

Answer 61

aristocratic

Question 62

adj. crafty; wily; sly

Answer 62

artful

Question 63

n. a clever trick; cunning

Answer 63

artifice

Question 64

n. supremacy; domination

Answer 64

ascendancy

Question 65

adj. hermit-like; practicing self denial

Answer 65

ascetic

Question 66

adj. hardworking; busy; quite diligent

Answer 66

assiduous

Question 67

anim root

Question 68

anti root

Question 69

apo root

Question 70

apt/ept root

Question 71

arch/archi root

Question 72

archy root

Question 73

prob root

Question 75

ante root

Answer 75

before