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APE Vocab. to Know 1
APE Vocab. to Know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnormal or deviant | aberrant |
| theoretical; not concrete | abstract |
| award of merit | accolade |
| assent; agree without protesting | acquiesce |
| bitter in words or manner | acrimonious |
| quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe | acute |
| flattery; admiration | adulation |
| opponent | adversary |
| urge; plead for | advocate |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly | affable |
| improve; make more satisfactory | ameliorate |
| formless; lacking shape or definition | amorphous |
| hostile; opposed | antagonistic |
| contrast; direct opposite of | antithesis |
| fear, disconcernment | apprehension |
| antiquated | archaic |
| practicing self-denial; austere | ascetic |
| ease or lesson, satisfy, soothe (pain) | assuage |
| wise; shrewd | astute |
| daring; bold | audacious |
| commonplace; trite | banal |
| quarrelsome | belligerent |
| generous; charitable | benevolent |
| fickle; incalculable | capricious |
| agree in opinion | concur |