A — The Judaism dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5arameanA person from Aram, an ancient land in what is now Syria.7 sentencesarbiterA person who settles an argument or decides who is right.10 sentencesarbitraryArbitrary means chosen by chance or by someone's wish, not for a good reason or rule.10 sentencesarbitratorA person chosen to settle a dispute between two sides.5 sentencesarcAn arc is part of the curved line of a circle, or any curved line shaped like this.10 sentencesarchAn arch is a curved shape or structure, like the top of a doorway or a bridge, that goes up and over.21 sentencesarchaeologicalAbout archaeology: the study of the past by digging up and studying old objects, buildings and bones.9 sentencesarchaeologistAn archaeologist is a scientist who studies how people lived long ago by digging up and examining old things they left behind, such as bon…10 sentencesarchaicVery old and from the distant past.9 sentencesarcherAn archer is a person who shoots arrows from a bow.11 sentencesarchetypeThe first or perfect model from which other things are copied.2 sentencesarchitectAn architect is a person whose job is to design buildings and draw plans for how they should be built.10 sentencesarchiveAn archive is a place where old records, papers and documents are kept safe for many years.13 sentencesarchivesThe archives are the old records and papers of a town, a country or a family, kept together in one place.8 sentencesardA man's name in the Bible, used as a personal name and as the name of a family. It is not an everyday English word.6 sentencesareaArea is how much flat space a shape covers; we measure it in squares, like square meters or square feet.14 sentencesargueTo argue means to speak angrily with someone because you disagree.16 sentencesargumentAn argument is an angry talk or quarrel between people who disagree.22 sentencesariesThe first sign of the zodiac, shown as a ram. It is one of the twelve groups of stars (constellations).7 sentencesarightAright means correctly or rightly, with no mistake.9 sentencesariseTo arise is to begin or appear, usually a problem, question or chance.20 sentencesarithmeticArithmetic is the part of maths about numbers and the four basic operations: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.16 sentencesarithmeticalAbout arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers.10 sentencesarkNoah's ark was the huge wooden boat Noah built to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the great flood.21 sentencesarmOne of the two long body parts from your shoulder to your hand.25 sentencesarmholeThe opening in a garment for the arm, or the armpit.4 sentencesarmletA band or bracelet worn around the upper arm as a piece of jewelry.4 sentencesarmourArmour is a strong covering of metal or leather that soldiers and knights wore in the past to protect their bodies in battle.14 sentencesarmouryA place where weapons and armour are kept, such as a room in a castle or a building used by an army.16 sentencesarmsThe two body parts from your shoulders to your hands (plural of arm).24 sentencesarmyAn army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country.21 sentencesaroundAround means on every side of something, or in a circle.17 sentencesarouseTo arouse a feeling is to cause it, like interest, curiosity, anger or suspicion.16 sentencesarrangeTo arrange things is to put them in a neat or useful order or position.13 sentencesarrangedArranged means put in a certain order or pattern, such as in rows, by size or by colour.18 sentencesarrangementA plan made in advance for something to happen (travel arrangements).18 sentencesarrayAn array is a set of things put in equal rows and columns.26 sentencesarriveTo arrive is to get to a place at the end of a trip.16 sentencesarroganceBehaving as if you are more important, cleverer or better than other people.11 sentencesarrogantBehaving as if you are better or more important than other people.14 sentencesarrogantlyin a proud way, as if you were better than others.5 sentencesarrowA thin straight stick with a sharp point at the front and feathers at the back, shot from a bow.20 sentencesartArt is making pictures, sculptures and other things that are beautiful or show ideas and feelings, like painting and drawing.23 sentencesarteryAn artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.11 sentencesarticulateAn articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words.16 sentencesarticulatedAn articulated lorry, bus or vehicle has two or more parts joined by a bendy joint so it can turn corners.10 sentencesartificerAn artificer is a skilled craftsman who makes or builds things, especially with metal.6 sentencesartisanAn artisan is a skilled worker who makes things by hand, such as a carpenter, potter or weaver.10 sentencesartsThe arts are activities like painting, drawing, music, dance, drama, film and writing, where people make things to express ideas and feeli…17 sentencesasAs means in the role of: she works as a nurse.34 sentencesascendTo ascend means to go up, to climb or rise.22 sentencesascentAn ascent is a climb up a mountain, hill or stairs.17 sentencesascertainTo find out for certain whether something is true, usually by checking carefully.26 sentencesascribeTo say that something was caused by something, as in «ascribe her success to hard work».20 sentencesashThe grey powder left after something has burned.23 sentencesashamedAshamed means feeling bad and guilty because you did something wrong or something you think is embarrassing.17 sentencesasideTo one side; out of the way.22 sentencesaskTo ask is to say a question so that you get an answer.36 sentencesaskanceTo look askance at something or someone is to look at them with doubt, suspicion or disapproval.10 sentencesasleepSleeping.17 sentencesaspAn asp is a small, poisonous snake, found in hot countries and in old stories.11 sentencesaspectOne part or side of a situation, problem or idea that you can think about.15 sentencesaspirateTo aspirate a sound is to say it with a puff of breath, like the «h» in «hat» or the «p» in «pin».16 sentencesassAn ass is a donkey, an animal like a small horse with long ears.19 sentencesassailTo assail someone is to attack them violently.13 sentencesassailantAn assailant is a person who attacks someone physically.10 sentencesassaultAn assault is a violent attack on a person, or a threat to hurt them; it is a crime.12 sentencesassayA test of a metal or ore to find out how pure it is, or to try something out. The word is old and not common.2 sentencesassembleTo assemble is to come together in one place as a group.23 sentencesassemblyAssembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards.23 sentencesassertTo assert something is to say firmly that it is true.13 sentencesassertionAn assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given.9 sentencesassignTo give someone a task or a share, or to say that something belongs to a person, place or group.2 sentencesassignedAssigned means given as a job or task to someone: «the homework assigned by the teacher».14 sentencesassistTo help someone do something.14 sentencesassociateTo associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind.18 sentencesassociationAn association is a group of people who join together for a shared purpose, like a club or society.12 sentencesassuageto make a pain, anger or sadness less strong.7 sentencesassumeTo assume is to think something is true without checking or having proof.19 sentencesassumptionSomething you believe is true without proof.12 sentencesassuranceAn assurance is a promise or a statement that makes someone feel sure or less worried.12 sentencesassuredAssured means sure and confident in yourself: «She gave an assured speech.».14 sentencesassuredlyCertainly, without any doubt; for sure.10 sentencesassyrianAssyrian means to do with ancient Assyria, a powerful empire in Mesopotamia (today mostly northern Iraq), with cities like Nineveh and Ass…21 sentencesastirUp and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active.7 sentencesastonishedVery surprised, so much that you can hardly believe it.17 sentencesastonishmentAstonishment is a feeling of very great surprise.18 sentencesastrayAstray means away from the right path or place, lost.21 sentencesastrologerA person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them.9 sentencesastrologicalHaving to do with astrology, the belief that the stars and planets shape what happens to people.2 sentencesastronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space.16 sentencesastronomyThe science that studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space.10 sentencesasunderApart, into pieces, split or torn apart.14 sentencesatAt shows where something is: at the shop, at school.34 sentencesathirstvery thirsty.3 sentencesatmosphereThe atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet.12 sentencesatmosphericAtmospheric means to do with the atmosphere, the layer of air around the Earth or another planet («atmospheric pressure»).11 sentencesatomAn atom is the smallest piece of a chemical element, far too small to see even with an ordinary microscope; everything around us is made o…12 sentencesatoneTo make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm.6 sentencesattachedJoined or fixed to something.15 sentences1 2 3 4 5This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/page/4/