Deck 4 Flashcards

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Anomalous

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Abnormal; irregular

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Apposite

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Highly pertinent or relevant

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Aplomb

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Self confidence; poise

She handled the tough questions thrown at her with aplomb.

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Aphorism

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A saying; proverb; maxim

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Adage

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Proverb or saying; maxim

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Annihilate

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Destroy largely or completely

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Apprehension

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Anxiety about the future; expectation of something unpleasant

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Aphasia

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Loss of ability to use or understand speech

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Approbation

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Official recognition or approval

She badly wanted her parents approbation.

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Appraise

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Estimate the value of something

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Aquiline

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Curved down like an eagle’s beak

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Anthropoid

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Resembling apes; a person who resembles a primate

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Arable

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Capable of being farmed productively

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Appellation

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Name or title, specifically one that is added to a person’s actual name
eg. Alexander ‘The Great’

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Apall

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Dismay; shock

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Apropos

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At an opportune time

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Antediluvian

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A very old person; so extremely old as seeming to belong to another period

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Aviary

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Place where birds are kept

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Apiary

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Place where bees are kept

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Apotheosis

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Highest development; perfect example

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Antipathy

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A feeling of intense dislike

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Arbitrate

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Act between parties to reconcile differences

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Apparition

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Something remarkable or startling; Spector or phantom

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Appurtenance

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Minor thing that goes with a more important one

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Arbiter
Person in power to decide on a matter in dispute
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Anneal
Bring to a desired consistancy, texture or hardness by a process of gradual heating and cooling
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Apopletic
Violently excited or angry; convulsion or seizure | He was crippled by an attack of apoplexy
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Anoint
Apply ointment or oil to
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Appease
Cause to be more favorably inclined to; gain the goodwill of; pacify We discovered that we fare better when try to appease our enemies than in war.
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Apprise
Inform
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Apothegm
Adage; proverb
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Annotate
Provide explanations for words or phrases
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Apostate
A disloyal person who betrays a religion or party; not faithful to a religion or party
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Antecedent
Anything that precedes another in time; preceding in time or order
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Aptitude
Natural ability or skill; talent
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Apocryphal
A false story; anything widely believed which is actually not true
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Apocalyptic
Pertaining to some misfortune; also relating to the end of the world
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Antithesis
Exact opposite
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Apathy
An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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Aperture
Opening; hole in the camera through which light can pass
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Anthropologist
Student of the history and science of mankind
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Anthropomorphic
Having human form or characteristics
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Anticlimax
A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one