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