Vocabulary and Synonyms

In this context, application means diligent attention or care in doing something. Option C is correct. Option A means planning ahead, Option B refers to sound resonance, and Option D describes something sporadic - none match the meaning of focused, careful effort.

Appraise means to estimate the value, quality, or worth of something. Option C is correct. Option A refers to prior warning, Option B describes being filled with sound, and Option D means a sudden rush - none relate to value assessment.

Apprehensive means fearful, anxious, or worried about something. Option C is correct. Option A refers to attractiveness, Option B describes rest time, and Option D means producing eggs - none relate to fear or anxiety.

Apprise means to inform or notify someone about something. Absurd means ridiculous, brilliant means exceptionally clever, and seemingly reasonable but incorrect describes specious arguments.

Approbation refers to formal approval, praise, or commendation. A privilege is a special right, reacting readily describes compliance, and a small piece or mark suggests a fragment.

Aptitude refers to natural ability, fitness, or readiness for a particular task or activity. Respect or admiration is esteem, taking up again is resumption, and a wasteful spender is a spendthrift.

Aquiline describes something curved or hook-shaped, especially used for an aquiline nose. Taking for granted is assuming, rising again is resurrecting, and enigmatic means mysterious.

Arbitrary means based on random choice rather than reason, or being unreasonable and capricious. Pretentiousness is showing off, keeping means retaining, and spoiling others' pleasure describes a killjoy.

Arbitrate means to act as an impartial judge or referee to settle a dispute, typically at the request of both parties. Ostentatious means showy, repaying in kind is retaliation, and lack of premeditation is spontaneity.

Arcane means secret, mysterious, or understood by only a few people - esoteric knowledge. 'Widespread' is the opposite of arcane. 'Following' has no relation to mystery or secrecy. 'Playful' describes a lighthearted attitude, completely unrelated to hidden knowledge.

The prefix 'arch-' means chief, principal, or first in rank (as in archbishop, archenemy, architect). It does not mean 'lie' (that would be 'prevaricate'). 'Shy and reserved' would be described by words like introverted or timid. 'Begin to grow' would be described by germinate or sprout.

Archaic means antiquated, outdated, or characteristic of an earlier period. 'Proper to the point of affectation' describes prim or priggish behavior. 'Withdraw' means to pull back or retreat. '(Esp. of older people) vigorously active' describes someone spry or energetic - the opposite of old-fashioned.

An archetype is the original model or prototype from which all other things of the same kind are patterned - the ideal example. 'First in rank or importance' describes paramount or preeminent. 'Cut down' describes truncate or curtail. 'False' is a placeholder distractor with no meaning.

Ardor means heat, passion, or intense enthusiasm - literally and figuratively. 'Period of ideal or peak condition' describes prime or heyday. 'Taking effect before enactment' describes retroactive. 'Condition of being squalid' describes squalor.

Argot is the slang or jargon used by a particular group, often to exclude outsiders. 'Existing at the beginning' describes aboriginal or primordial. 'Looking back on the past' describes nostalgic or retrospective. 'Crush' is completely unrelated to specialized language.