SPELLING AND VOCABULARY –
UNIT 2
WORDS
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY –
UNIT 2
WORDS
1. ambiguous adj. open to or having several possible
meanings or interpretations
2. amnesty n. a general pardon for offenses, especially
political offenses, against a government, often granted
before any trial or conviction
3. anagram n. a word, phrase, or sentence formed from
another by rearranging its letters
4. analogy n. similarity or comparability
5. anneal v. to free from internal stress by heating and
gradually cooling
6. anthropology n. the science of humans and their
works
7. antipathy n. opposition in feeling
8. apprehensive adj. uneasy or fearful about something
that might happen
9. apprise v. to give notice to; inform; advise (often
followed by of )
10. arbiter n. a person who has the sole or absolute
power of judging or determining
11. archaic adj. marked by the characteristics of an
earlier period
12. aroma n. an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking,
etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance
13. artifice n. a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning,
crafty device or expedient
14. ascertain v. to find out definitely; learn with certainty
or assurance; determine
15. assiduous adj. constant
1. ambiguous adj. open to or having several possible
meanings or interpretations
2. amnesty n. a general pardon for offenses, especially
political offenses, against a government, often granted
before any trial or conviction
3. anagram n. a word, phrase, or sentence formed from
another by rearranging its letters
4. analogy n. similarity or comparability
5. anneal v. to free from internal stress by heating and
gradually cooling
6. anthropology n. the science of humans and their
works
7. antipathy n. opposition in feeling
8. apprehensive adj. uneasy or fearful about something
that might happen
9. apprise v. to give notice to; inform; advise (often
followed by of )
10. arbiter n. a person who has the sole or absolute
power of judging or determining
11. archaic adj. marked by the characteristics of an
earlier period
12. aroma n. an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking,
etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance
13. artifice n. a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning,
crafty device or expedient
14. ascertain v. to find out definitely; learn with certainty
or assurance; determine
15. assiduous adj. constant
WORD POWER
WORD POWER
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under – beneath
fore – before in time
bio – life
– ize make
– ion act of, state of, result of
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20.
under – beneath
fore – before in time
bio – life
– ize make
– ion act of, state of, result of