list 4 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Anomaly

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Irregularity

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Anonymity

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State of being nameless, anonymousness

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Anonymous

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Having no name

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Antagonism

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Hostility, active resistance

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5
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Antecede

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Precede

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Anthology

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Book of literary selections by various authors

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7
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Anthropoid

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Manlike

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Anthropologists

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A student of the history and science relics of prehistoric man in this area

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Anti-climax

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Letdown in thought or emotion

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Antidote

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Medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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Antipathy

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Aversion or dislike

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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned; obsolete

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Anti-septic

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Substance that prevents infection

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Anti-thesis

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Contrast; direct opposite of or to

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Apathy

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Lack of caring or indifference

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Apocalyptic

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Prophetic or pertaining to relevations

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Apocryphal

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Untrue; made up

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Apolitical

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Lack of concern for political affairs

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Appall

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Dismay; shock

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Apparatus

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Equipment

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Appease

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Pacify or Soothe

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Application

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Request or act of putting something to use or diligent attention or relevance

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Apposite

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Appropriate or fitting

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Appraise

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Estimate value of

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Appreciate
Thankful for or increase in worth or be thoroughly conscious of
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Apprehension
Fear of future evil or understanding or arrest of a criminal
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Apprenticeship
Time spent as a novice learning trade from a skilled worker
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Approbation
Approval
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Appropriate
Acquire; take possession of one's own use
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Apropos
With reference; regarding
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Aptitude
Fitness or talent
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Aquatic
Pertaining to water
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Arable
Fit for growing crops
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Arbiter
A person with power to decide a dispute
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Arbitrary
Capricious or randomly chosen or tyrannical
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Arbitrator
Judge
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Arcane
Secret or mysterious or known only to the initiated
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Archaeology
Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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Archaic
Antiquated
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Archetype
Prototypes or primitive pattern
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Archives
Public records or place where public records are kept
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Ardent
Intense or passionate or zealous
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Arduous
Hard or strenuous
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Arid
Dry or Barren
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Aristocracy
Hereditary nobility; privilege class
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Aromatic
Fragrant
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Arousal
Awakening or provocation of a response
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Arrest
Stop or slow down or catch someone's attention
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Arrogance
Pride or haughtiness
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Articulate
Effective; distant; express an idea clearly; pronounce distinctlt