Definitions A
Able to move quickly and easily.
a. affable b. agile c. aplomb d. abut
b. agile
A wise saying.
a. aloof b. aver c. avow d. adage
d. adage
Students cheating __________ me.
a. abut b. adage c. agile d. aggravates
d. aggravates
Bertie is a bright, _____ fellow.
a. abet b. affable c. apposite d. acrid
b. affable
The masonry may crumble where the roof _____ it.
a. aberrant b. aloof c. abut d. adage
c. abut
To relieve, make more bearable
a. alleviate b. adamant c. avarice d. abscond
a.alleviate
Not friendly; cool and distant
a. aggravate b. aloof c. austere d. ambiguous
b. aloof
We grow tomatoes in the small _____ in the corner of the backyard.
a. accede b. apprise c. assiduous d. alcove
d. alcove
He wanted to find a way to make _____ for his sins.
a. austere b. ardor c. atonement d. abet
c. atonement
We are aiding and _____ this illegal traffic.
a. admonishing b. acceding c. abetting
d. aggravating
c. abetting
Unyielding, firm in opinion
a. admonition b. abstruse c. adamant d. aver
c. adamant
Hatred
a. animosity b. apprise c. astute d. ardor
a animosity
Wall Street receives much negativity for its _____ and power.
a. avarice b. autocrat c. arrant d. aplomb
a. avarice
The criminal _____ his innocence throughout his entire trial.
a. auxiliary b. aberrant c. accede d. avowed
d. avowed
The mountain climber completed the _____ feat of Mount Kilimanjaro.
a. apprise b. apparition c. aver d. audacious
d. audacious
Unclear in meaning
a. assiduous b. ambiguous c. auxiliary d. abut
b. ambiguous
Harsh or severe
a. audacious b. antidote c. austere
d. astringent
d. astringent
The lass greeted her lost love with complete _____.
a. aver b. ardor c. acumen d. agile
b. ardor
She _____ with the remaining thousand dollars.
a. absconded b. admonished c. alleviated
d. assuaged
a. absconded
They _____ him of his rights when he was arrested.
a. apprised b. arrant c. astute d. avowed
a. apprised
Strong dislike
a. aversion b. ardor c. arrant d. aberrant
a. aversion
Favorable or fortunate
a. accede b. acquiesce c. affable d. auspicious
d. auspicious
The principal's _____ facial expressions leave many students afraid of her.
a. autocrat b. auxiliary c. austere d.affable
c. austere
She completed all exams with equal _____.
a. antidote b. aplomb c. aver d. accede
b. aplomb
When a parent dies, it takes a long time for children to _____ their grief.
a. arrant b. assiduous c. assuage d. abscond
c. assuage