words that start with A

Question 1

antithetical

Answer 1

1. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
2. using the rhetorical device antithesis.
   FROM GREEK “antitithenai” or “set against”

Question 2

apogee

Answer 2

highest point, climax, culmination

Question 3

origin of arctic

Answer 3

Arctic comes from the Greek arktos, meaning ‘bear’ – and also ‘Ursa Major’ and ‘pole star’. The connection between bear and star comes from the story in Greek mythology that the nymph Callisto was turned into a bear and placed as a constellation in the heavens by Zeus.

Question 4

aggregation

Answer 4

the formation of a number of things into a cluster.
“a single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets”
a cluster of things that have come or been brought together.
“the pelican is the other bird likely to be found in large aggregations in East Africa’s wetlands”
(on the Internet) the collection of related items of content so that they can be displayed or linked to.
“a desktop aggregation app that brings together Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn”

Question 5

analog

Answer 5

a person or thing seen as comparable to another.

Question 6

aphorism

Answer 6

a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”.
early 16th century: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition,’ from aphorizein ‘define.’