® Apathetic: indifferent: He felt apathetic about the conditions he had observed and did not care to fight against them.
® Apostate: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs: Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends discharged him as an apostate.
® Appease: pacify, soothe: We have discovered that when we try to appease our enemies, we encourage them to make additional demands.
® Append: attach: I shall append this chart to my report.
® Apposite: appropriate, fitting: He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.
® Appraise: estimate value of: It is difficult to appraise the value of old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.
® Apprehended: arrest (a criminal), dread, perceive: The police will apprehended the culprit and convict him before long.
® Apprehensive: fearful, discerning: His apprehensive glances at the people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness.
® Apprise: inform: When he was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, he decided to postpone his trip.
® Aptitude: fitness, talent: He showed great aptitude.
® Arbiter: a person with power to decide a dispute, judge: As an arbiter in labour disputes, he was won the confidence of the workers and the employers.
® Arbitrary: fixed or decided, despotic: Any arbitrary action on your part will be resented by the members of the board whom you do not consult.
® Arduous: hard, strenuous: After we had arduously collected all these statistics, no one bothered to read them.
® Arrogance: haughtiness: The arrogance of the nobility was resented by the middle class.
® Artisan: a manually skilled worker: Artists and artisans alike are necessary to the development of a culture.
® Ascertain: find out for certain: Please ascertain his present address.
® Ascribe: refer, attribute, assign: I can ascribe no motive for his acts.
® Aspiration: noble ambition: Man’s aspirations should be as high as the stars.
® Assail: assault: He was assailed with questions after his lecture.
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