| Question |
Answer |
| aesthetic |
artistic or pertaining to beauty; having a faculty for discerning beauty |
| altruistic |
thinking of others; unselfish |
| ambivalent |
feeling at least two ways about something; experiencing contradictory emotions |
| amorphous |
shapeless; formless |
| anachronism |
something happeneing out of its proper time frame |
| annul |
to void or cancel as though something never happened |
| anomaly |
abnormality; irregularity |
| antiquated |
aged, obsolete |
| arable |
farmable |
| assiduous |
diligent; persistent |
| asylum |
safe haven |
| atrophy |
wasting away; diminution |
| audacious |
bold; fearless or daring |
| austere |
stern, strict, ascetic; bare |
| authoritarian |
expecting absolute obedience; minimizing personal freedom |
| belligerent |
aggressive or warlike |
| camaraderie |
friendship, comradship |
| candid |
frank, honest; straightforward |
| cantankerous |
crabby or disagreeable |
| carp |
to complain, find fault with |
| censure |
blame, rebuke |
| charlatan |
fake or fraud |
| chimerical |
fanciful, fantastic; imaginary |
| cliche |
a stale idea or usage |
| compatriot |
person from the same country; colleague |
| concise |
terse |
| curmudgeon |
a grouchy person; a crab |
| dearth |
lack, shortage |
| deleterious |
harmful, injurious |
| demagogue |
a false leader; leader who appeals to emotions |
| depraved |
corrupt, immoral |
| despot |
tyrant, czar; absolute ruler |
| detriment |
harm, loss |
| dilatory |
late or slow; procrastinating |
| disparity |
inequality, difference |
| dogmatic |
authoritative; rigid, unyeilding |
| eclectic |
from many different sources |
| ediface |
a huge impressive building |
| elucidate |
to clarify, make clear |
| enigma |
a puzzle |