Word List 4 Flashcards
animated
lively; spirited
animosity
active enmity
anomaly
irregularity; something out of place or abnormal
antagonism
hostility; active resistance
antecedents
preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
anticlimax
letdown in thought or emotion
antipathy
aversion; dislike
antiquated
obsolete; outdated
antiseptic
substance that prevents infection
antithesis
contrast; direct opposite of or to
apathy
lack of caring; indifference
aplomb
poise; assurance
apocryphal
untrue; made up
apostate
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
append
to attach
apprehension
fear; discernment; capture
apprenticeship
time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker
appropriate
fitting or suitable; pretinent
appropriate
to acquire; take possession of for one’s own use; set aside for a special purpose
arable
fit for growing crops
arbiter
a person with power to decide a dispute; judge
arbitrary
unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any reason; based solely on one’s unrestricted will or judgment
archipelago
group of closely located islands
arduous
hard; strenuous
aria
operatic solo
arid
dry; barren
aristocracy
hereditary nobility; privileged class
