list 4 Flashcards

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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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3
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Anonymous

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Having no name

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4
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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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6
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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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8
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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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9
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Anti-climax

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Letdown in thought or emotion

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10
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Antidote

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Medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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11
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Antipathy

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Aversion or dislike

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12
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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned; obsolete

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13
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Anti-septic

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Substance that prevents infection

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14
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Anti-thesis

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Contrast; direct opposite of or to

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15
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Apathy

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Lack of caring or indifference

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16
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Apocalyptic

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Prophetic or pertaining to relevations

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17
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Apocryphal

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Untrue; made up

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18
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Apolitical

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Lack of concern for political affairs

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19
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Appall

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Dismay; shock

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20
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Apparatus

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Equipment

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21
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Appease

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Pacify or Soothe

22
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Application

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

23
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Apposite

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Appropriate or fitting

24
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Appraise

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Estimate value of

25
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Appreciate

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Thankful for or increase in worth or be thoroughly conscious of

26
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Apprehension

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Fear of future evil or understanding or arrest of a criminal

27
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Apprenticeship

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Time spent as a novice learning trade from a skilled worker

28
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Approbation

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Approval

29
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Appropriate

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Acquire; take possession of one’s own use

30
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Apropos

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With reference; regarding

31
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Aptitude

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Fitness or talent

32
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Aquatic

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Pertaining to water

33
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Arable

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Fit for growing crops

34
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Arbiter

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A person with power to decide a dispute

35
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Arbitrary

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Capricious or randomly chosen or tyrannical

36
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Arbitrator

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Judge

37
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Arcane

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Secret or mysterious or known only to the initiated

38
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Archaeology

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Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

39
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Archaic

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Antiquated

40
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Archetype

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Prototypes or primitive pattern

41
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Archives

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Public records or place where public records are kept

42
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Ardent

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Intense or passionate or zealous

43
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Arduous

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Hard or strenuous

44
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Arid

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Dry or Barren

45
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Aristocracy

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Hereditary nobility; privilege class

46
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Aromatic

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Fragrant

47
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Arousal

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Awakening or provocation of a response

48
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Arrest

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Stop or slow down or catch someone’s attention

49
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Arrogance

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Pride or haughtiness

50
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Articulate

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Effective; distant; express an idea clearly; pronounce distinctlt