ARE 5.0 PROGRAMMING &
ANALYSIS - BRIGHTWOOD
GLOSSARY (A-C) EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
abutment - ....ANSWER ...-A buttressing or supporting structure.
access right - ....ANSWER ...-Right of an owner to have ingress and egress to and
from a property.
accessory building - ....ANSWER ...-A building or structure on the same lot as the
main or principle building.
acropolis - ....ANSWER ...-In an ancient Greek city, a citadel, usually on a high
plateau.
addenda - ....ANSWER ...-Statements or drawings that modify the basic contract
documents after the latter have been issued to the bidders, but prior to taking of bids.
addition (to the contract sum) - ....ANSWER ...-An amount added to the contract
sum either by an accepted additive alternate or by a change order.
Advertisement for Bids - ....ANSWER ...-Published public notice soliciting
proposals for a construction project.
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, air rights - ....ANSWER ...-The rights to the use or control of the air space above a
property, such as highways, railroad tracks or buildings.
albedo - ....ANSWER ...-Reflectivity measured as the relative permeability of a
surface to radiant energy flowing in either direction.
alignment - ....ANSWER ...-Horizontal or vertical deviation from the straight or
level centerline of the road.
alternate bid - ....ANSWER ...-Proposal by bidder for an amount to be subtracted
from, or added to, the base bid if the corresponding change in the work is accepted.
altitude - ....ANSWER ...-the angle that the sun makes with the horizon.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ....ANSWER ...-Federal civil rights
legislation that establishes the right of persons with disabilities to equal access to sites
and buildings, and sets design guidelines for it's implementation.
annunciator - ....ANSWER ...-An electromagnetic device that indicates the
activation of certain circuits; a device to signal the existence and location of a fire in a
building.
application for payment - ....ANSWER ...-Contractor's written request for payment
of the amount due on account of work completed and/or materials suitably stored on the
site. Also called payment request.
approved equal - ....ANSWER ...-Material or method that is approved by the
architect as being equivalent to what was originally specified.
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ANALYSIS - BRIGHTWOOD
GLOSSARY (A-C) EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
abutment - ....ANSWER ...-A buttressing or supporting structure.
access right - ....ANSWER ...-Right of an owner to have ingress and egress to and
from a property.
accessory building - ....ANSWER ...-A building or structure on the same lot as the
main or principle building.
acropolis - ....ANSWER ...-In an ancient Greek city, a citadel, usually on a high
plateau.
addenda - ....ANSWER ...-Statements or drawings that modify the basic contract
documents after the latter have been issued to the bidders, but prior to taking of bids.
addition (to the contract sum) - ....ANSWER ...-An amount added to the contract
sum either by an accepted additive alternate or by a change order.
Advertisement for Bids - ....ANSWER ...-Published public notice soliciting
proposals for a construction project.
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 1
, air rights - ....ANSWER ...-The rights to the use or control of the air space above a
property, such as highways, railroad tracks or buildings.
albedo - ....ANSWER ...-Reflectivity measured as the relative permeability of a
surface to radiant energy flowing in either direction.
alignment - ....ANSWER ...-Horizontal or vertical deviation from the straight or
level centerline of the road.
alternate bid - ....ANSWER ...-Proposal by bidder for an amount to be subtracted
from, or added to, the base bid if the corresponding change in the work is accepted.
altitude - ....ANSWER ...-the angle that the sun makes with the horizon.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ....ANSWER ...-Federal civil rights
legislation that establishes the right of persons with disabilities to equal access to sites
and buildings, and sets design guidelines for it's implementation.
annunciator - ....ANSWER ...-An electromagnetic device that indicates the
activation of certain circuits; a device to signal the existence and location of a fire in a
building.
application for payment - ....ANSWER ...-Contractor's written request for payment
of the amount due on account of work completed and/or materials suitably stored on the
site. Also called payment request.
approved equal - ....ANSWER ...-Material or method that is approved by the
architect as being equivalent to what was originally specified.
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 2
