Word Smart 3

Question 1

Antithetical (an tuh THET i cul)

Answer 1

adj. diametrically opposed, as in antithesis

Question 2

Antithesis

Answer 2

the opposite of something

e.g. The antithesis of poverty is wealth

Question 3

Apathy (A puh thee)

Answer 3

n. lack of interest of feeling

Question 4

Apathetic

Answer 4

adj.

Question 5

Apocryphal (uh PAH cri ful)

Answer 5

adj. of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious

Question 6

Apogee (A poh jee)

Answer 6

n. farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith

Question 7

Perigee

Answer 7

the lowest or closest point, or the nadir

Question 8

Apostate (uh PAH stayt)

Answer 8

n. one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of cause

Question 9

Apotheosis (uh pah thee O sis)

Answer 9

n. deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example

Question 10

Apposite (A pah zit)

Answer 10

adj. appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos

Question 11

pertinent

Answer 11

adj. relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

Question 12

Apprise (uh PRIZ)

Answer 12

v. give notice to, inform

Question 13

Approbation (a pruh BAY shun)

Answer 13

n. an expression of approval or praise

Question 14

Approbate

Answer 14

to approve of something officially

Question 15

Appropriate (uh PRO pree ayt)

Answer 15

v. to take for one’s own use, confiscate

Question 16

deify

Answer 16

v. worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god