A: ANSWERS—LOOK ONLY AFTER TAKING THE TEST FOR “A” WORDS
A: Identify the Word
From the meanings given, fill in the gaps and identify
the words:
1.
To abolish, or cancel the
validity of something
annul
2. Deviating from the norm or usual
anomalous
3. Obsessional fear of becoming fat by refusing food anorexia
4. A collection of literary works, excerpts, or passages anthology
5. A course of hors d’oeuvres in an Italian meal
antipasto
6. A feeling of intense dislike or hatred
antipathy
7. Something that’s the exact opposite
antithesis
8. A word that means the opposite of another word antonym
9. A laxative
aperient
10. A short pithy saying expressing a general truth aphorism
11. Someone who keeps bees
apiarian
12. Extreme self-confidence or self-possession
aplomb
13. A prophetic revelation or disclosure apocalypse
14. Of questionable authenticity
apocryphal
15. The highest point
apogee
16. Abandonment of one’s faith or religion
apostasy
17. A short cryptic remark containing an accepted truth apothegm
18. The elevation of a person to the status of a god apotheosis
19. Ideally suited for the purpose
apposite
20. Praise and commendation approbation
21. A less significant part or thing
appurtenance
22. Appropriate of pertinent apropos
23. The domed or vaulted recess at one end of a church apse
24. Having the curved shape of an eagle’s beak
aquiline
25. Describing land capable of being cultivated for crops arable
26. The scientific group name for spiders
arachnid
27. Subject to personal whims and prejudices
arbitrary
28. Requiring secret knowledge to be understood arcane
29. The jargon peculiar to a group, often thieves
argot
30. A catastrophic conflict; the war to end all wars Armageddon
31. A large French-style chest or cabinet
armoire
32. To bring a prisoner before a court to answer an indictment arraign
33. Someone unscrupulously ambitious arriviste
34. Someone who abstains from worldly pleasures ascetic
35. Acting obstinately or stupidly
asinine
36. A malicious or disparaging remark
aspersion
37. A sharp temper
asperity
38. Persevering and hard-working
assiduous
39. To soothe or relieve pain or grief
assuage
40.
The wasting away of part of the
body atrophy