CAT Verbal Ability | Vocabulary List #5

1. archaeology - the study of ancient cultures;

• archaic - belonging to an earlier period;
• archive - a collection of historical materials

2. arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint;

• arthritis - inflammation of a joint;
• arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects

3. artifact - object made by a person's skill;

• artisan - a person skilled in a craft;
• artist - a person who creates skillfully

4. astronaut - a person traveling to the stars;

• astronomer - someone who studies the stars;
• asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool

5. audible - loud enough to be heard;

• audience - people who listen to a program;
• audiovisual - relating to sound and vision

6. autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power;

• autograph - a person's own signature;
• automatic - moving by itself