arbiter |
person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
arbitrary |
unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler |
arbitrate |
act as judge (at the request of both sides) |
arboreal |
of or living in trees |
arboretum |
place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
arcade |
a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
arcane |
esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener |
arch- |
chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
archaeology |
study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
archaic |
antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. |
archetype |
prototype; primitive pattern |
archipelago |
group of closely located islands |
archives |
public records; place where public records are kept |
ardor |
heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent |
arduous |
hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
argot |
slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people |
aria |
operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
arid |
(of land) dry; barren; unproductive |
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