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Terms
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- archaic
- antiquated
- archetype
- prototype; primitive pattern
- archipelago
- group of closely located islands
- archives
- public records; place where public records are kept
- ardently
- with full of ardor
- ardor
- enthusiasm
- arduous
- steep, difficult ascent; laborious
- argot
- jargon, slang
- aria
- operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio
- arid
- (of land) dry; barren; unproductive
- aristocracy
- hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility
- armada
- fleet of warships
- aromatic
- fragrant
- arraign
- charge in court; indict
- arrant
- in the highest degree
- array
- marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn
- arrears
- being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
- arrhythmic
- lacking rhythm or regularity
- arrogance
- proud, superior manner of behavior
- arroyo
- gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
- arsenal
- storage place for military equipment
- artery
- blood-vessel
- artful
- exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning
- articulate
- speak distinctly, connect by joints
- artifacts
- object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
- artifice
- deception; trickery
- artisan
- a manually skilled worker
- artless
- without guile; open and honest
- ascend
- go or come up
- ascendancy
- controlling influence; position of controlling influence
- ascent
- the act of ascending
- ascertain
- get to know
- ascetic
- practicing self-denial, austere, stark
- ascribe
- consider to be the origin of or belonging to
- aseptic
- surgically clean
- ashen
- ash-colored
- asinine
- stupid
- askance
- with a sideways or indirect look
- askew
- crookedly; slanted; at an angle
- asperity
- roughness, harshness, ill temper, irritability
- aspersion
- slander
- aspirant
- seeker after position or status
- aspire
- seek to attain (position or status); long for
- assail
- attack violently
- assay
- analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
- assent
- agree; accept
- assert
- state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action)
- asset
- valuable quality, smth that has money value
- assiduous
- diligent, hard-working, sedulous
- assimilate
- absorb; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly