Word List 4

Question 1

appropriate

Answer 1

acquire; take possession of one’s own use

Question 2

appease

Answer 2

pacify or soothe; relieve

Question 3

aspersion

Answer 3

slander; slur; derogatory remark

Question 4

arrest

Answer 4

stop or slow down; catch someone’s attention

Question 5

assail

Answer 5

assault

Question 6

appreciate

Answer 6

be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

Question 7

archives

Answer 7

public records; place where public records are kept

Question 8

apparition

Answer 8

ghost; phantom

Question 9

arbiter

Answer 9

a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

Question 10

arsenal

Answer 10

storage place for military equipment

Question 11

aptitude

Answer 11

fitness; talent

Question 12

aquiline

Answer 12

curved; hooked

Question 13

assiduous

Answer 13

diligent

Question 14

articulate

Answer 14

effective; distinct

Question 15

assimilate

Answer 15

absorb; cause to become homogeneous

Question 16

assessment

Answer 16

evaluation; judgement

Question 17

arousal

Answer 17

awakening; provocation

Question 18

asperity

Answer 18

sharpness

Question 19

artless

Answer 19

without guile; open and honest

Question 20

archaeology

Answer 20

study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

Question 21

aseptic

Answer 21

preventing infection

Question 22

apparatus

Answer 22

equipment

Question 23

aria

Answer 23

operatic solo

Question 24

ascertain

Answer 24

find out for certain

Question 25

aspire

Answer 25

seek to attain; long for

Question 26

application

Answer 26

diligent attention

Question 27

archetype

Answer 27

prototype; primitive pattern

Question 28

assent

Answer 28

agree; accept

Question 29

artisan

Answer 29

manually skilled worker; craftsman

Question 30

ascribe

Answer 30

refer; attribute; assign

Question 31

arcane

Answer 31

secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

Question 32

array

Answer 32

clothe; adorn

Question 33

approbation

Answer 33

approval

Question 34

ascetic

Answer 34

practicing self denial; austere

Question 35

aspirant

Answer 35

seeker after position or status

Question 36

assuage

Answer 36

ease or lessen; satisfy; soothe

Question 37

arrears

Answer 37

being in debt

Question 38

askance

Answer 38

with a sideways or indirect look

Question 39

arbitrary

Answer 39

capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical

Question 40

artifice

Answer 40

deception; trickery

Question 41

assay

Answer 41

analyze; evaluate

Question 42

array

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marshal; draw up in order

Question 43

append

Answer 43

attach

Question 44

asinine

Answer 44

stupid

Question 45

ashen

Answer 45

ash colored

Question 46

arraign

Answer 46

charge in court; indict

Question 47

apprenticeship

Answer 47

time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker

Question 48

assumption

Answer 48

something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of

Question 49

apprehension

Answer 49

fear

Question 50

askew

Answer 50

crookedly; slanted; at an angle

Question 51

ardent

Answer 51

intense; passionate; zealous

Question 52

assurance

Answer 52

promise or pledge; certainty; self confidence

Question 53

archaic

Answer 53

antiquated

Question 54

aristocracy

Answer 54

hereditary nobility; privileged class

Question 55

arduous

Answer 55

hard; strenuous

Question 56

aromatic

Answer 56

fragant

Question 57

artifact

Answer 57

object made by human beings, either handmade or mass produced

Question 58

ascendancy

Answer 58

controlling influence; domination

Question 59

arrogance

Answer 59

pride; haughtiness

Question 60

apropos

Answer 60

with, reference to; regarding

Question 61

arable

Answer 61

fit for growing crops

Question 62

arid

Answer 62

dry; barren

Question 63

apposite

Answer 63

appropriate; fitting

Question 64

appraise

Answer 64

estimate value of

Question 65

arcade

Answer 65

a covered passageway, usually lined with shops

Question 66

appall

Answer 66

dismay; shock

Question 67

arbitrator

Answer 67

judge

Question 68

assert

Answer 68

declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

Question 69

apprehend

Answer 69

arrest; dread; perceive

Question 70

apprise

Answer 70

inform

Question 71

aquatic

Answer 71

pertaining to water

Question 72

apotheosis

Answer 72

elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

Question 73

appellation

Answer 73

name; title