Definitions
What are Annals?
A record of events year by year, or historical records generally.
Abashed
Embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed.
Abate
Intensify, increase, or rise.
The manager held the team ______ for the errors found in the final report.
A) Accountable
B) Abashed
C) Adroit
D) Asinine
A) Accountable
A person who is enthusiastic or devoted to a specified thing or activity (e.g., a "coffee ______").
Addict
What is Ancillary?
Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization.
Adroit
Clever, skillful, or dexterous (especially in using the hands or mind).
Agog
Uninterested, indifferent, or incurious.
If you leave the money in the savings account, the interest will ______ over time.
A) Abate
B) Accrue
C) Ascribe
D) Appease
B) Accrue
This verb is famously used in the movie The Big Lebowski ("The Dude ______s") and means to accept or act in accordance with a rule.
Abide
What is an Ablution?
An act of washing oneself (often used in a religious context).
Animated
Lively, spirited, or full of life.
Ambulatory
Bedridden, immobile, or confined.
He was a strict ______ of the new political movement, attending every rally.
A) Addict
B) Acme
C) Adherent
D) Annals
C) Adherent
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; often used to describe an artistic style.
Aesthetic
What is Armament?
Military weapons and equipment.
Apex
Peak, summit, or the highest point of a shape.
Animosity
Goodwill, friendship, or benevolence.
She felt a deep sense of ______ about the promotion; she wanted the raise but feared the extra work.
A) Ambivalence
B) Animosity
C) Armament
D) Ablution
A) Ambivalence
To attribute something to a cause (e.g., "He ______d his success to hard work").
Ascribe
What is Abstract?
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Appease
Placate, pacify, or soothe.
Asinine
Intelligent, sensible, or smart.
The city council voted to ______ the vacant land next to the park to build a new playground.
A) Abide
B) Annex
C) Appease
D) Ascribe
B) Annex
The point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful (often seen on crates in Looney Tunes).
Acme