LandaBooks Word Quiz Answers: Straight A's
- To acerbate is to make bitter, or to exasperate (from Latin acerbare, to make bitter).
- Argyle means having a diamond-shaped pattern, usually of two or more colors. The design was worn by the Campbell clan of Argyll, Scotland—in Old Irish, it literally means "land of the Gaels."
- To alleviate is to lighten, make easier to endure. (From Latin al-levi, not heavy.)
- To adumbrate is to outline or sketch, make a faint image of—from Latin ad (to) and umbr (shade, shadow).
- Arugula is a pungent Mediterranean plant of the mustard family, used in making salads. (From Latin eruca.)
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