Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #8.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

28 Essential Vocabulary

1. appalling


2. apparent


3. appearance


4. appreciate


5. approach


6. appropriate


7. aquarium


8. arable


9. arbitration


10. arboreal


11. architect


12. arena

a. esteem

b. tank

c. creator

d. plowable

e. wooded

f. shocking

g. approximate

h. evident

i. theater

j. look

k. settlement

l. fit

argument (AHR gyoo mint) n.1. a reason or reasons offered for doing or not
doing something; 2. the putting forth of such reasons; 3. a discussion containing
disagreement; debate; dispute

• The argumentfor preserving our natural resources is that they are irreplace-
  able and in many cases unrenewable.


• Randi might make the argumentthat iced drinks, drunk too fast, make you
  feel like they’re freezing your brain.


• The candidates had an argumentabout the pros and cons of trying to eat
  French toast through a straw.
  arid*(AR id) adj.1. absent enough water for things to grow; dry; barren; 2. dull;
  lifeless; of no interest


• Most of Nevada is ariddesert, despite the Colorado River.


• Moesha’s social life is as aridas a mouthful of unsalted, fat-free tortilla chips.
  [-ness, -ity n., -ly adv.] [Syn. dry]
  aristocratic (uh RIS tuh KRAT ik) adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or favoring rule
  by an elite group as a form of government; 2. of the upper class or nobility; 3. like
  a member of the upper class or nobility in manner and/or taste or carrying oneself
  (used favorably, as proud, distinguished, etc. or unfavorably as snobbish, haughty, etc.)


• During the French Revolution, aristocratic government was rejected by the
  revolutionaries, but it wasn’t long until Napoleon changed all that.


• The aristocraticclass in England sits in the House of Lords.


• William was much admired for his aristocraticdemeanor.


• Elaine’s aristocraticmanner was loathed by most, who felt she was looking
  down her blue-blooded nose at them.
  [aristocratically adv.]