Unit 1 Lesson 4

Front 1

appliance

Back 1

A device or instrument designed to perform a specific function, especially an electrical device, such as a toaster, for household use. See Synonyms at tool.
A dental or surgical device designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.

Hint 1

Freezer
Dental braces

Front 2

application

Back 2

The act of applying.
Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.

The act of putting something to a special use or purpose: an application of a new method.
A specific use to which something is put: the application of science to industry.
The capacity of being usable; relevance: Geometry has practical application in aviation and navigation.
Close attention; diligence: shows application to her work.

A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.
The form or document on which such a request is made.

Hint 2

job
good grades

Front 3

apprehend

Back 3

To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer.
To grasp mentally; understand: a candidate who apprehends the significance of geopolitical issues.
To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive.

Hint 3

bank robber caught

Front 4

appropriate

Back 4

Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.

To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education.
To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it.

Hint 4

proper clothes
money for college
take others stuff

Front 5

approval

Back 5

The act or an instance of approving.
An official approbation; a sanction.
Favorable regard; commendation.

Hint 5

clothes

Front 6

approximate

Back 6

Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.
Very similar; closely resembling: sketched an approximate likeness of the suspect.

Hint 6

start time

Front 7

apt

Back 7

Exactly suitable; appropriate: an apt reply.
Having a natural tendency; inclined: She is apt to take offense easily. See Usage Note at liable. See Usage Note at likely.
Quick to learn or understand: an apt student.

Hint 7

sharp student

Front 8

arbitrary

Back 8

Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle: stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice.
Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference: The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.
Established by a court or judge rather than by a specific law or statute: an arbitrary penalty.
Not limited by law; despotic: the arbitrary rule of a dictator.

Hint 8

jump to do it

Front 9

arbitration

Back 9

The process by which the parties to a dispute submit their differences to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent or statutory provision.

Hint 9

lawsuit

Front 10

arch

Back 10

A structure, especially one of masonry, forming the curved, pointed, or flat upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as in a bridge or doorway.
A structure, such as a freestanding monument, shaped like an inverted U.
A curve with the ends down and the middle up: the arch of a raised eyebrow.
Anatomy. An organ or structure having a curved or bowlike appearance, especially either of two arched sections of the bony structure of the foot.

Hint 10

arch de triompe

Front 11

armament

Back 11

The weapons and supplies of war with which a military unit is equipped.
All the military forces and war equipment of a country. Often used in the plural.
A military force equipped for war.
The process of arming for war.

Hint 11

canons

Front 12

arsenal

Back 12

A governmental establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel.
A stock of weapons.
A store or supply: an arsenal of retorts.

Hint 12

storage for guns

Front 13

artificial

Back 13

Made by humans; produced rather than natural.
Brought about or caused by sociopolitical or other human-generated forces or influences: set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom.
Made in imitation of something natural; simulated: artificial teeth.
Not genuine or natural: an artificial smile.

Hint 13

fake

Front 14

ascertain

Back 14

To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation. See Synonyms at discover.
Archaic. To make certain, definite, and precise.

Hint 14

find or determine

Front 15

aspect

Back 15

A particular look or facial expression; mien: “He was serious of aspect but wholly undistinguished” (Louis Auchincloss).
Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point.
A way in which something can be viewed by the mind: looked at all aspects of the situation. See Synonyms at phase.

Hint 15

way of looking