Word List 4 Flashcards
(43 cards)
Apparition
Ghost, phantom.
On the castle battlements, an apparition materialized and spoke to hamlet.
Apotheosis
Elevation to god hood, an ideal example of something.
The apotheosis of a roman emperor was designed to insure his eternal greatness: people would worship at his altar forever.
Appellation
Name, title.
Macbeth was startled when the witches greeted him an incorrect appellation.
Append
Attach.
So this is the verb form of appendix.
Application
Diligent attention.
Pleased with how week Tom had whitewashed the fence, aunt Polly praised him for his application to the task.
Apposite
Appropriate, fitting.
He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.
Apprehend
Arrest, dread, perceive.
The police will apprehend the culprit and convict him before long.
Apprehension
Fear.
His nervous glances at the passerby on the deserted street revealed his apprehension.
Apprise
Inform.
When he was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, he decided to postpone his trip.
Approbation
Approval.
She looked for so e sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
Appropriate
Acquire, take possession of for one’s own use.
The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians use.
Apropos
With reference to; regarding.
I find your remarks apropos of the present situation timely and pertinent.
Aquiline
Curved,hooked.
He can be recognized by his aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.
Arable
Fit for growing crops.
The first settlers wrote home glowing reports of the new world, praising its vast acres if arable land ready for the plow.
Arbiter
A person with power to decide a dispute, judge.
As an arbiter in labor disputes, she has won the confidence of the workers and employers.
Similar To arbitrator.
Arboretum
Place where different tree varieties are exhibited.
Walking along the tree- lined paths of the aboretum, Rita noted Polars, firs, and some particularly fine sycamores.
Arcade
A covered passageway, usually lined with shops.
The arcade was popular with shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and winter rain.
Arcane
Secret, mysterious, known only go the initiated.
Secret brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane rituals and trappings to mystify outsiders.
Archipelago
Group of closely located islands.
When Gauguin looked at the nap and saw the archipelagos In the south seas he longed to visit them.
Aria
Operatic solo.
At her metropolitan opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.
Ardent
Intense, passionate, zealous.
Ardor
Arduous
Hard, strenuous.
Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.
Arid
Dry, barren.
The cactus had adapted to the arid environment.
Armada
Fleet of warships.
Queen Elizabeth’s navy defeated the might armada that threatened the English coast.
