Deck 4

Question 1

appellation

Answer 1

a name

Question 2

appendage

Answer 2

something added on to something else, a supplement

Question 3

apportion

Answer 3

to distribute proportionally, to divide into portions

Question 4

apposite

Answer 4

distinctly suitable, pertinent

Question 5

appraise

Answer 5

to estimate the value or quality of, to judge

Question 6

appreciate

Answer 6

to increase in value

Question 7

apprise

Answer 7

to give notice to, to inform

Question 8

approbation

Answer 8

approval, praise

Question 9

appropriate

Answer 9

to take without permission, to set aside for a particular use

Question 10

appurtenance

Answer 10

something extra, an appendage, an accessory

Question 11

apropos

Answer 11

appropriate, coming at the right time

Question 12

arbiter

Answer 12

one who decides, a judge

Question 13

arbitrary

Answer 13

random, capricious

Question 14

arcade

Answer 14

a passageway defined by a series of arches

Question 15

arcane

Answer 15

mysterious, known only to a select few

Question 16

archetype

Answer 16

an original model or pattern

Question 17

ardent

Answer 17

passionate, enthusiastic

Question 18

armament

Answer 18

implements of war, the process of arming for war

Question 19

arraign

Answer 19

to bring to court to answer an indictment, to accuse

Question 20

arrant

Answer 20

• utter, unmitigated, bad
• arrant nonsense: complete, total nonsense
• arrant fool: absolute fool

Question 21

arrears

Answer 21

• the state of being in debt, unpaid debts

- similar to INSOLVENT

Question 22

arsenal

Answer 22

a collection of armaments, a facility for storing or producing armaments, a supply of anything useful

Question 23

artful

Answer 23

• crafty, wily, sly
• artful Dodger: sly con man in Oliver Twist
• artless: simple and honest

Question 24

artifice

Answer 24

a clever trick, cunning

Question 25

ascendancy

Answer 25

supremacy, domination