Part 5

arrogant, a. See haughty. arrow, n. dart; matras. Associated Words: barb, ouabain, sagittal, sagittary, quiver, sheaf, belomancy. arrowhead, n. Associated Words: cuneiform, sagittate. arsenal, n. armory, magazine. art, n. (fine arts) music, painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, engraving; (liberal arts) grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy, the sciences, philosophy, history; craft, dexterity, clevernes, ingenuity, cunning, artifice. Associated Words: technical, paleotechnics, technics, technic, intransigeant, intransigeance, artist, artistic, artistry. artful, a. designing, crafty, diplomatic, disingenuous, ingenious, dexterous, politic. article, n. thing, commodity; portion, clause, stipulation, detail, item; contribution, piece, essay, feature. articulation, n. joint; utterance, pronunciation, enunciation. artifice, n. stratagem, finesse, craft, guile, subtlety, wile, machination, ruse, diplomacy. artificial, a. factitious; feigned, affected, assumed, fictitious, counterfeit, spurious. artisan, n. artificer, craftsman, mechanic, handcraftsman. artist's workshop. studio, atelier. artless, a. ingenuous, naïve, guileless, simple, sincere, unaffected, undesigning. artlessness, n. ingenuousness, naïveté, guilelessness, sincerity, candor, innocence. ascent, n. rising, ascension; elevation, height. ascetic, n. hermit, recluse, eremite, anchoret, solitary. Antonyms: voluptuary, sensualist, sybarite, worldling, epicure, gormand. ascribable, a. attributable, assignable, chargeable, imputable, referrible. ascribe, v. attribute, assign, impute. ascription, n. attribution, imputation. ashamed, a. abashed, confused, mortified, disconcerted. Antonyms: unashamed, brazen-faced. ashes, n. pl. cinders; lapilli. Associated Words: ashery, mortuary urn, spodomancy, leach. ashes of barilla. pulverine. ashy, a. ashen, cineraceous, cineritious, cinereous. Asia, n. Associated Words: Asiatic, Asiaticism, Eurasian, Eurasiatic, Asian. ask, v. inquire, question, interrogate, quiz, catechize; request, solicit, petition, supplicate, entreat, desire, beg, seek, beseech, crave, implore, importune, dun, apply; require, demand, expect, challenge, exact, claim; invite, bid. askance, adv. sidewise, obliquely, askant, askew, asquint. asker, n. petitioner, inquirer, questioner, solicitor, solicitant, suitor, supplicant, postulant. askew, adv. awry, askance, asquint, obliquely, sidewise, askant. asking, n. petition, solicitation, inquiry, quiz, interrogation, question, instance, entreaty, supplication, request, importunity, application, imploration, invitation. aslant, adv. obliquely. aspect, n. appearance, look; view, scene, prospect; position, posture. aspiring, a. ambitious, emulous, aspirant. asquint, adv. obliquely, awry, askance, askew. ass, n. donkey, jackass. Associated Word: bray. assail, v. attack, assault, oppugn; asperse, defame, vilify, malign. assailant, n. assailer, aggressor, assaulter, antagonist. assault, n. onset, onslaught, charge, aggression, assailing, invasion, incursion. assault, v. attack, assail. assaulter, n. assailant. assay, n. Associated Words: docimology, docimacy, docimastic. assemble, v. convene, congregate, gather, meet; muster, convoke. assembly, n. concourse, congregation, assemblage, meeting; convention, convocation, congress, synod, diet, council, caucus, consistory, conclave, conventicle, conference; galaxy. assent, n. consent, agreement, acquiescence, concurrence; placet. Antonyms: dissent, declension. assent, v. concur, acquiesce, concede, yield, consent. Antonyms: dissent, refuse. assert, v. affirm, state, say, aver, predicate, asseverate, maintain, declare. assertion, n. affirmation, statement, declaration, averment assertive, a. positive, peremptory, declaratory, affirmative assets, n. pl. resources, property, effects, possessions. assiduity, n. sedulity, diligence, sedulousness, perseverance assiduous, a. sedulous, diligent, persistent, industrious, unremitting. assign, v. allot, apportion, appoint; transfer, make over, convey: advance, adduce, specify. assignment, n. transfer, conveyance; apportionment, appointment, allotment, allocation, emplacement; determination specification, adducing. assish, a. asinine. assishness, n. asininity. assist, v. abet, coöperate with, aid. See help. assistance, n. aid, succor, relief, coöperation, reinforcement, collaboration, subservience. assistant, a. helping, auxiliary, subsidiary, coöperating, adjuvant. assistant, n. helper, auxiliary, aider, coöperator, collaborator, coadjutor; abettor, aid, accessory, ally, adjuvant, adjunct, confrère, accomplice, confederate, subsidiary. assisting, a. auxiliary, subsidiary, assistant. associate, v. join, connect, affiliate; fraternize, consort, hobnob. associate, n. companion, intimate, mate, fellow, consort, comrade, yoke-fellow, chum, crony, compeer; colleague, confrère, partner, collaborator, coöperator. association, n. affiliation, connection, intimacy, conjunction, combination, participation, collaboration, collusion, coöperation, coadjuvancy; fraternity, sodality, syndicate, confraternity, league, corporation, guild. Antonyms: disassociation, disconnection. assume, v. undertake; presume, presuppose, postulate, take for granted; arrogate, appropriate; affect, simulate, pretend, feign. assumed, a. supposed, postulated; make-believe, pretended, feigned. assuming, a. pretentious, presumptuous. assurance, n. surety, promise; confidence, conviction, assuredness; effrontery, audacity, impudence; insurance. astonish, v. amaze, stagger, astound, overwhelm, flabbergast (Jocular). astonishing, a. amazing, astounding. astonishment, n. amazement, surprise, wonder, flabbergastation (Jocular). astraddle, adv. astride. asylum, n. retreat, sanctuary. Athanasian Creed. Quicunque, Quicunque vult. athlete, n. gymnast, pancratist. athletic, a. gymnastic, agonistic, pancratic; stalwart, muscular, able-bodied, brawny, lusty. athletics, n. pl. gymnastics, athletism. Associated Words: agonistics, stadium. atom, n. monad, molecule, particle, bit, iota, grain, scrap, scintilla. atomic, a. molecular. atonable, a. expiable. Antonyms: unatonable, inexpiable. atone, v. expiate. atonement, n. expiation, amends, reparation, propitiation. atoning, a. expiatory, propitiatory. at short notice. summarily, promptly. atrocious, a. heinous, flagitious, nefarious, felonious, infamous, outrageous. atrocity, n. heinousness, enormity, nefariousness, flagrancy, crime, outrage. attach, v. affix, annex, append, subjoin; distress, distrain, seize. attachment, n. devotedness, devotion, adherence; adjunct appendage, appurtenance; seizure, distress. attack, n. assault, onset, aggression, onslaught, invasion, escalade, siege, descent, charge, bombardment, fusillade, allonge, oppugnancy; access, fit. attack, v. assault, assail, invade, charge, beset, storm, besiege, bombard, waylay; impugn, censure. attain, v. achieve, compass, gain. attainable, a. achievable, compassable, practicable, obtainable. attainment, n. achievement, culmination, acquisition, accomplishment, acquirement. attend, v. guard, look after; accompany, escort; pay regard, heed, listen. attendant, a. consequent, accompanying, concomitant, attending. attention, n. heed, regard, advertence, vigilance, circumspection, consideration, alertness, watchfulness, notice; civility, courtesy, deference, _devoirs_, addresses. Antonyms: inattention, inadvertence, slight, disregard. attentive, a. heedful, observant, intent, mindful, wary, alert, circumspect, watchful; courteous, deferential, considerate. Antonyms: See inattentive. attest, v. corroborate, confirm, authenticate, certify, indorse, ratify. attestation, n. corroboration, witness, authentication, ratification, confirmation. at the same time. simultaneous.--adv. simultaneously. attic, n. garret, loft, cockloft. attitude, n. posture, position, pose. attract, v. allure, entice, draw, decoy, interest, engage, induce. Antonyms: repel, repulse, alienate, deter. attraction, n. allurement, fascination, charm, inducement, witchery, magnetism, enticement, lure. Antonyms: repulsion, repellence, repugnance, antipathy. attraction, n. chemism, affinity (chemical attraction). attractive, a. alluring, engaging, enticing, magnetic, prepossessing, personable, winning, mesmeric, taking, seductive, bewitching. Antonyms: unattractive, repellent, repulsive, forbidding, repugnant. attributable, a. ascribable, imputable, referrible, assignable, traceable. attribute, v. ascribe, impute, assign, refer, trace. attribute, n. characteristic, peculiarity, predicate; symbol. at variance. bickering, contending, at loggerheads, dissenting. auction, n. vendue. audacious, a. presumptuous, impudent, insolent, brazen, unabashed. See bold. augur, v. portend, forebode, presage, indicate, betoken. augury, n. divination, prophecy; omen, portent, auspice, sign. august a. majestic, sublime, imposing, impressive, grand, pompous. auspices, n. pl. protection, favor, guidance, patronage, charge. auspicious, a. propitious. Antonym: inauspicious. Austrian Parliament. Reichsrath. authentic, a. genuine, trustworthy, authoritative, credible. authenticate, v. verify, attest, confirm. authentication, n. verification, attestation, confirmation. author, n. creator, originator, father; _littérateur_, writer. authority, n. dominion, jurisdiction, authorization, right; prestige, influence, ascendency, supremacy; precedent; justification, warrant; permission, sanction, permit, license, warranty; credibility, reliability, trustworthiness. Associated Word: purview. authorize, v. empower, commission; sanction, warrant, justify, confirm. authorless, a. anonymous. autocracy, n. absolutism, despotism, dictatorship; self government, autonomy. autocratic, a. absolute, despotic, arbitrary. automatic, a. self-propelling, self-moving; involuntary, mechanical. autopsy, n. necropsy, post-mortem examination. auxiliary, n. assistant, coadjutor, helper. avarice, n. cupidity. avaricious, a. covetous, greedy. average, a. medium, ordinary, mediocre, middling. averse, a. disinclined, indisposed, reluctant, loath. aversion, n. dislike, antipathy, disinclination, loathing, abhorrence. avid, a. eager, greedy, desirous. avidity, n. eagerness, greediness, intense desire. avoid, v. evade, shun, elude, eschew, shirk, parry. avoidance, n. evasion, eluding, eschewing, parrying. awaken, v. wake, awake, rouse, arouse, excite. aware, a. cognizant, conscious, apprised, mindful. away, adv. hence, absent, gone, aside, off; (Colloq.) on, uninterruptedly. awe, n. veneration, reverence.--v. overawe, intimidate. awful, a. appalling, terrible, dreadful, frightful, grewsome, horrible, shocking, heinous, flagrant; awe-inspiring, majestic; (Slang) immoderate, great, serious, flagrant, egregious, excessive. awfully, adv. fearfully, dreadfully; (Slang) very, excessively, extremely, exceedingly. awkward, a. clumsy, ungraceful, bungling, maladroit, gawky, inelegant, ungainly, loutish, unskillful, unwieldy, uncourtly; embarrassing. Antonyms: graceful, dexterous, deft, courtly, elegant, adroit, clever. awning, n. sun-shade, canopy, baldaquin, tilt. awry, a. distorted, wry, crooked, asquint, askant, perverse. ax, n. adz, mattock, broadax, battleax, dolabra, hatchet, poleax, bipennis. axiom, n. truism; postulate. axle, n. arbor, axletree, spindle (of a wheel), axis; gudgeon. B Baa, n. bleat, bleating.--v. bleat. babble, v. prattle, gabble; murmur, purl. See ta