Word List 5

Question 1

arrogance

Answer 1

pride; haughtiness

Question 2

articulate

Answer 2

effective; distinct

Question 3

ascendancy

Answer 3

controlling influence

Question 4

ascetic

Answer 4

practicing self-denial; austere

Question 5

aspire

Answer 5

to seek to attain; long for

Question 6

assail

Answer 6

to assault

Question 7

assert

Answer 7

to state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.)

Question 8

assiduous

Answer 8

diligent

Question 9

assauge

Answer 9

to ease or lessen (pain)

Question 10

assumption

Answer 10

something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of

Question 11

assurance

Answer 11

promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence

Question 12

astute

Answer 12

wise; shrewd; keen

Question 13

asylum

Answer 13

place of refuge; safety

Question 14

atrophy

Answer 14

to waste away

Question 15

attain

Answer 15

to reach or accomplish; fain

Question 16

attentive

Answer 16

watching carefully; considerate; thoughtful

Question 17

attire

Answer 17

clothing (especially, splendid clothes)

Question 18

attribute

Answer 18

essential quality, to ascribe or credit (to a cause); regard as characteristic of a person or thing

Question 19

attrition

Answer 19

gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work for without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

Question 20

audacity

Answer 20

boldness

Question 21

augment

Answer 21

to increase

Question 22

aura

Answer 22

distinctive atmosphere; luminous flow

Question 23

auspicious

Answer 23

favoring success; fortunate

Question 24

austere

Answer 24

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Question 25

authentic

Answer 25

genuine

Question 26

authoritative

Answer 26

having the weight of authority; overbearing and dictatorial