A – Z Tests: Expanding Your Vocabulary, Challenging
Your Brain, Stretching Your Mind
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
a _ _ ul
2. Deviating from the norm or usual ano
_ al _ us
3. Obsessional fear of becoming fat by refusing food a _ _
r _ x _ _
4. A collection of literary works, excerpts, or passages an _ _ o
_ _ gy
5. A course of hors d’oeuvres in an Italian meal
an _ i _ _ sto
6. A feeling of intense dislike or hatred
ant _ pa _ _ y
7. Something that’s the exact opposite
ant _ _h _ s _ s
8. A word that means the opposite of another word a _ _
o _ ym
9. A laxative
aper _ _ _ t
10. A short pithy saying expressing a general truth a
_ h _ r _ sm
11. Someone who keeps bees
api
_ _ i a _
12. Extreme self-confidence or self-possession
ap _ _ _ b
13. A prophetic revelation or disclosure
apo _ _ ly _ _ e
14. Of questionable authenticity
apo _ _ _ ph _ l
15. The highest point ap
_ _ ee
16. Abandonment of one’s faith or religion
ap _ s _ a _ y
17. A short cryptic remark containing an accepted truth apo _ _
egm
18. The elevation of a person to the status of a god ap _ theo _ _ s
19. Ideally suited for the purpose
app _ _ i _
e
20. Praise and commendation
a _ _ _ _bation
21. A less significant part or thing
app _ _ t _ n _ nce
22. Appropriate of pertinent
ap _ _ _ os
23. The domed or vaulted recess at one end of a church a _ se
24. Having the curved shape of an eagle’s beak aq _ _ l _ _ e
25. Describing land capable of being cultivated for crops ar _ _ le
26. The scientific group name for spiders
a _ _ ch _ i _
27. Subject to personal whims and prejudices
a _ b _ _ r _ r _
28. Requiring secret knowledge to be understood
a _ _ a _ e
29. The jargon peculiar to a group, often thieves a _ _ ot
30. A catastrophic conflict; the war to end all wars A
_ _ a _ _ dd _ _
31. A large French-style chest or cabinet
ar _ _ _ _ e
32. To bring a prisoner before a court to answer an indictment ar _ a _ gn
33. Someone unscrupulously ambitious
arr _ vi _ t _
34. Someone who abstains from worldly pleasures as _ _ t _ c
35. Acting obstinately or stupidly
as _ _ i _ e
36. A malicious or disparaging remark
as _ _ r _ _ on
37. A sharp temper
asp _ r _ _ y
38. Persevering and hard-working
ass _ _ u _ _ s
39. To soothe or relieve pain or grief
a _ s _ _ ge
40.
The wasting away of part of the
body a _ _ o
_ h _
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