211. approbation : approval

　　* Wanting her parents' regard, she looked for some sign of their approbation

　　212. appropriate : acquire; take possession of for one's own use

　　* The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside

　　for the Indians' use.

　　215. aptitude : fitness; talent

　　* The counselor evaluated his aptitudes before advising him about the careerhe should follow.

　　222. arcade : a covered passageway, usually lined with shops

　　* The arcade was popular with shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and the winter rain.

　　223. arcane : secret; mysterious

　　* What was arcane to us was clear to the psychologist.

　　226. archetype : prototype; primitive pattern

　　* The Brooklyn Bridge was the archetype of the many spans that now connect Manhattan with Long Island and New Jersey.

　　229. ardor : heat; passion; zeal

　　* Katya's ardor was contagious; soon all her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and handing out flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause.

　　232. aria : operatic solo

　　* At her Metropolitan Opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.

　　233. arid : dry; barren

　　* The cactus had adapted to survive in an arid environment.

　　234. aristocracy : hereditary nobility; privileged class

　　* Americans have mixed feelings about hereditary aristocracy: