List 1

 amulet = ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits, talisman 

USE = many people in villages wear amulets 

analogous = similar, comparable, parallel

USE Hypnotic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep 

anarchy = absence of government or law 

USE = there was anarchy after the government fell 

animosity = dislike, hatred 

USE animosity between the teams 

antipathy = repulsion, hatred 

USE = He is a private man with a deep antipathy towards the press 

apathy indifference, lack of emotion 

USE = the government's apathy during the accident was shocking 

aperture = opening 

USE = aperture of the camera 

appease = pacify, satisfy 

USE = they changed the law in order to appease their critics 

append = affix, attach 

USE append a short footnote to the text 

apprise = inform, to give notice of 

USE = The President has been apprised of the situation 

arbitrary = tyrannical, capricious, depending solely on individual will 

USE = an arbitrary decision 

arcane = secret 

USE the arcane details of the agreement 

arduous = extremely difficult, hard

USE = an arduous journey 

arid = dry, dull 

USE an arid climate 

articulate = well-spoken

USE = an articulate speech 

ascertain = discover, determine, make certain of

USE = to ascertain the cause of 

ascetic = a self-denying, simple person 

USE = Gandhiji lived as an ascetic 

astral = pertaining to stars, exalted, elevated in position 

USE = astral body 

astute = wise 

USE = politically astute 

atrophy = the wasting away of muscle 

USE = After months in a hospital bed, his leg muscles had atrophied 

attenuate = weaken, to make thin or slender 

USE = Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the Earth's atmosphere 

attest = testify 

USE = attested copy of mark sheet 

augment = increase, expand, extend 

USE He would have to find work to augment his income 

auspicious = favorable, promising

USE = auspicious start 

austere = stern, strict, unadorned, harsh, Spartan 

USE an austere room 

autonomous = Self-governing, separate, independent 

USE = an autonomous university 

auxiliary = secondary, supplementary, reserve

USE = an auxiliary nurse