Words that start with "A"
To agree passively
acquiesce
Secret; mysterious
Cryptic
A scholar so __________ and stern, Whose theories made students all yearn To escape from his class, With a groan and a pass, His wisdom they'd struggle to learn!
Dogmatic- stubbornly opinionated
Stalin, Lenin, Hitler
Infamous
Chechaquo is translated to mean...
newcomer
Greed
Avarice
Rapid; hasty
Cursory
There once was an effort _______, To build a grand castle from tile, The walls would collapse, Through numerous gaps, A project completely fragile!
Futile- hopeless; without effect
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Astute
______ was an African-American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems, including Sonny's Blues.
James Baldwin
Astute
Wise
Harsh sounding
Cacophonous
A lady of __________ rare, Would look down her nose with a glare, Her pride was so high, It could touch the sky, No humility found anywhere!
Haughtiness- pride; arrogance
Reading device, volcano, riots
Kindle
Flannery O'Connor raised this animal on her farm in Milledgeville, Georgia until her death in 1964.
Peacocks
Antithesis
Direct opposite
The detective was looking for evidence to ________ the witnesses testimony against the stalker.
Corroborate
A manager ________ in his speech, Would brevity always impeach, His words were so short, No feelings to import, His meaning would rarely just reach!
Terse- concise; abrupt
grooming, migration, nest building
He is the abusive husband of two central protagonists, Laila and Mariam, in the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Rasheed
Friendly; agreeable
Affable or Amiable
There once was a fellow ________, who knew that his actions weren't right. He apologized quick, With a heartfelt sick, And made everything perfectly light!
Contrite
A plan that would________ all delight, Seemed destined to make spirits sink tight, But with wit and some cheer, They conquered their fear, And turned the dark moment to bright!
Preclude- to make impossible; eliminate
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey
Philanthropist or Opulence
Littlerock High was founded in this year. It is also the title of Taylor Swift CD/ album.
1989