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Arduous

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Arduous(ADJ)

Hard, strenuous.

Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy

ex: wooden table is hard.

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Aria

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Aria (N)

operatic solo.

At her metropolitan opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.

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Arid

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Arid (adj)

dry;barren.

The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment.

ex: desert is dry.

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Aromatic

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Aromatic (Adj)

fragrant.

medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.

ex: perfume

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Arousal

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Arousal (N)

awakening; provocation (of a response).

On arousal, papa was always grumpy as a bear.

ex: alarm is awakening.

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Arraign

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Arraign (V)

Charge in court; indict.

After his indictment by the grand jury, the accused man was arraigned in the county criminal court.

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Array

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Array (V)

marshal; draw up in order.

His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him.

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Array

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Array (v)

clothe; adorn.

She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.

ex: dress, shirts, pants.

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Arrears

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Arrears (N)

being in debt

He was in arrears with his payments on the car.

ex: college payments= debt

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Arrest

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Arrest (v)

stop or slow down; catch someones attention.

Slipping, the trapeze artist plunged from the heights until a safety net luckily arrested his fall.

ex: criminal gets arrested.

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Arrogance

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Arrogance (N)

pride ; haughtiness

Convinced that Emma thought she was better than anyone else in the class, Ed rebuked her for her arrogance.

ex: cocky

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Arsenal

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Arsenal (N)

Storage place for military equipment.

people are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might set off the munitions stored there.

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Articulate

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Articulate (ADJ)

effective; distinct.

Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers.

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Artifice

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Artifice (N)

deception; trickery.

The trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might.

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Artisan

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Artisan (N)

manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist.

A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his inlaid cabinets.

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Artless

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Artless (ADJ)

without guile; open and honest.

Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to me.

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Ascendancy

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Ascendancy (N)

Controlling influence; domination.

Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing.

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Ascertain

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Ascertain (V)

find out for certain.

Please ascertain her present address.

ex: be sure

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Ascetic

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Ascetic (Adj)

Practicing self-denial; austere.

The wealthy self- indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

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Ascribe

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Ascribe (V)

refer; attribute; assign.

i cam ascribe no motive for her acts.

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Aseptic

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Aseptic (Adj)

Preventing infection; having a cleansing effect.

Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions.

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Ashen

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Ashen (adj)

Ash-colored

Her face was ashen with fear.

ex: ashes

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Asinine

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Asinine (Adj)

stupid.

“What an asinine comment!” said bob contemptuously. “I’ve never heard such a stupid remark.”

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Askance

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Askance (adj)

With a sideways or indirect look.

Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn.

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Askew
Askew (adj) Crookedly; slanted at an angle. Judy constantly straightened the dollies on her furniture; she couldn't stand seeing them askew. ex: diagonal is slanted.
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Asperity
Asperity (N) sharpness (of temper). These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.
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Aspersion
Aspersion (N) Slander; slur; derogatory remark. Unscrupulous politicians practice character assassination as a political tool, casting aspersions on their rivals.
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Aspirant
Aspirant (N) Seeker after position or status Although I am an aspirant for public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.
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Aspire
Aspire (V) seek to attain; long for. Because he aspired to a career in professional sports, Phillip enrolled in a graduate program in sports management.
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Assail
Assail (V) Assault. He was assailed with questions after his lectures.
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Assay
Assay (V) analyze ; evaluate. When they assayed the ora they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.
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Assent
Assent (V) agree; accept. It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request.
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Assert
Assert (V) declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly. Malcolm asserted that if Reese quit acting like a wimp and asserted himself a bit more, he'd improve his chances of getting a date. ex: be confidence
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Assessment
Assessment (N) evaluation; judgement. Your high school record plays an important part in the admission committee's assessment of you as an applicant.
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Assiduous
Assiduous (Adj) diligent. He was assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results assiduity.
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Assuage
Assuage (V) ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger) ; soothe (anger) Jilted by Jane, Dick tried to assuage his heartache.
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Catechism
Catechism (N) book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer. He taught by engaging his pupils in a catechism until they gave him the correct answer. ex: bible
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Categorical
Categorical (Adj) without exceptions; unqualified; absolute. Though the captain claimed he was never, never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial: he was "hardly ever" sick at sea.
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Cater to
Cater to (V) supply something desired (whether good or bad). The chef was happy to cater to the tastes of his highly sophisticated clientele.
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Catharsis
Catharsis (N) Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body. Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.
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Caucus
Caucus (N) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy. At the opening of Congress, the members of the Democratic Party held a caucus to elect the Majority Leader of the House and the Party Whip.
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Caulk
Caulk (V) make watertight by filling in cracks. Jack had to caulk the tiles in the shower stall to stop the leak into the basement below.
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Caustic
Caustic (Adj) burning; sarcastically biting. The critic's caustic comments angered the actors, who resented his cutting remarks.
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Cavalcade
Cavalcade (N) procession; parade. As described by Chaucer, the cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was a motley group.
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Cavalier
Cavalier (adj) offhand or casual; haughty. The disguised prince resented the cavalier way in which the palace guards treated him.
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Cavil
Cavil (V) make frivolous objections. It's fine when you make sensible criticisms, but it really bugs me when you cavil about unimportant details.
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Cede
Cede (V) yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally. Eventually the descendants of England's Henry II were forced to cede their French territories to the King of France.
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Celebrated
Celebrated (adj) famous; well-known. Thanks to their race to break Roger Maris's home-run record, Sammy sosa and Mark McGwire are two of America's most celebrated baseball players.
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Celerity
Celerity (N) Speed; rapidity. Hamlet resented his mother's celerity in remarrying within a month after his father's death. ex: fast
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Celestial
Celestial (adj) heavenly; relating to the sky. Pointing his primitive telescope at the heavens, Galileo explored the celestial mysteries.
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Censor
Censor (N) overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks. Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for the precaution.
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Censorious
Censorious (Adj) Critical. Censorious people delight in casting blame.
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Centrifugal
Centrifugal (ADJ) Radiating; departing from the center. Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force.
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Centripetal
Centripetal (adj) tending toward the center. Does centripetal force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth's surface?
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Cerebral
Cerebral (adj) Pertaining to the brain or intellect. The heroes of Dumb and Dumber were poorly equipped for cerebral pursuits. ex: smart
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Cerebration
Cerebration (N) thought. Mathematics problems sometimes require much cerebration.
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Certitude
Certitude (N) Certainty. Though there was no certitude of his getting the job, Lou thought he had a good chance of doing so.
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Cessation
Cessation (N) Stoppage. The airline's employees threatened a cessation of all work if management failed to meet their demands.
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Cession
Cession (N) yielding to another; ceding. The cession of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.
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Chafe
Chafe (V) warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing) The collar of his school uniform chafed Tom's neck, but not as much the school's strict rules chafed his spirit.
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Chaff
Chaff (N) worthless products of an endeavor. When you separate the wheat from the chaff, be sure you throw out the chaff.
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Chaffing
Chaffing (Adj) bantering; joking. Sometimes Chad's flip-pant, chaffing remarks annoy us. Still, Chad's chaffing keeps us laughing.
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Chagrin
Chagrin (N) Vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment. Embarrassed by his parents shabby, working-class appearance, Doug felt their visit to his school would bring him nothing but chagrin. Someone filled with chagrin doesn't grin: he's too mortified.

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