A Words

Question 1

Accolade

Answer 1

Praise and Approval

Syn: commendation, honor, praise

Question 2

Aesthete

Answer 2

Someone who loves and appreciates works of art and beautiful things

Syn: Connoisseur, Esthete, person of good taste

Question 3

Abashed

Answer 3

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

Syn: Remorseful, humiliated, mortified

Question 4

Anarchy

Answer 4

A sense of lawlessness or political due to the absence of governmental authority

Syn: lawlessness, misrule, chaos, turmoil

Question 5

Aphorism

Answer 5

A short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth

Syn: Axion, Proverb, Saying, Motto

Question 6

Austerity

Answer 6

Sternness or severity of manner or attitude

Syn: Somberness, Austere, graveness, seriousness

Question 7

Automation

Answer 7

The use of machines that operate automatically

Syn: computerization, industrialization, mechanization

Question 8

Adjudicate

Answer 8

To act as a judge of an argument

Syn: decide, settle, mediate, arbitrate

Question 9

Adhere

Answer 9

Stick to or be attached firmly to a surface

Syn: comply, obey, heed, follow

Question 10

Adversely

Answer 10

In a way that is harmful or likely to cause problems

Syn: negatively, skeptically, resentfully

Question 11

Arouse

Answer 11

1. To stir to action or strong response; excite
2. To stimulate sexually
3. To awaken; wake up

Syn: incite, provoke, instigate, animate, rouse

Question 12

Antecedent

Answer 12

1. A thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another

Syn: precursor, predecessor

2. A person’s ancestors or family and social background

Syn: ancestor, forefather, forebear, ancestry

Question 13

Agape

Answer 13

(of the mouth) wide open, especially with surprise it wonder

Syn: astonishment, ajar, confounded, shocked

Question 14

Assuage

Answer 14

1. Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

Syn: alleviate, soothe, abate, relieve

2. Satisfy (an appetite or desire)

Syn: gratify, relieve, appease

Question 15

Acumen

Answer 15

The ability to make good judgements and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain

Syn: awareness, shrewdness, perspicacity, ingenuity, intuition

Question 16

Abate

Answer 16

(of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) become less intense or widespread.

Syn: diminish, decrease, fade, recline

Question 17

Arduous

Answer 17

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Syn: vigorous, laboring, taxing, burdensome, strenuous

Question 18

Auspicious

Answer 18

conducive to success; favorable

Syn: promising, hopeful, advantage