A student must be astute to outwit the Evil Testing Serpent.
attribute
(n.) a characteristic, usually a good one
(v.) to explain by indicating a cause
In her article on Chris Evans, the reporter attributed the actor’s physical
attributes to exercise and a high-protein diet.
atypical
not typical
Note: The prefix “a-” usually means “not.” For example, amoral means “not
moral,” asexual means “not sexual,” apolitical means “not into politics,” and, as
we have seen, amorphous means “not shaped.”
Although Stewart was in every other respect a typical boy, his blue skin was
atypical for an earthling.
audacity
boldness
Their audacity was evident when they published their odd SAT book.
august
majestic; awe-inspiring
When Cleopatra saw Augustus in all his finery, she said, “Aw, Gus, you look
august.”
austerity
severity; strictness
His austerity is actually a rarity; severity is not his specialty.
averse
opposed; unwilling
I was averse to writing a verse
So at the teacher I did curse
And put mounds of coleslaw in her purse.
Note: It’s easy to confuse averse with adverse. You use averse when
you want to say that a person or thing is opposed to something else.