Word List 3

Question 1

apathy

Answer 1

lack of caring; indifference

Question 2

amphibian

Answer 2

able to live both on land and in water

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amnesty

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pardon

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anecdote

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short account of an amusing or interesting event

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animated

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lively; spirited

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antagonism

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hostility; active resistance

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apocalyptic

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prophetic; pertaining to revelations

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antipathy

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aversion; dislike

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analogous

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comparable

Question 10

antiseptic

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substance that prevents infection

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annul

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make void

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amiss

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wrong; faulty

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antidote

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medicine to counteract a poison or disease

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animus

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hostile feeling or intent

Question 15

apologist

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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution

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amputate

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cut off part of body; prune

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amenities

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convenient features; courtesies

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anguish

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acute pain; extreme suffering

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annals

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records; history

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amplify

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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger

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anonymous

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having no name

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anonymity

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state of being nameless; anonymousness

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anemia

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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles

Question 24

antithesis

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contrast; direct opposite of or to

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anesthetic

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substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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anarchist

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person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolished authority

Question 27

apostate

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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

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apolitical

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having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

Question 29

angular

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sharp cornered; stiff in manner

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anthem

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song of praise or patriotism

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annihilate

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destroy

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apex

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tip; summit; climax

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anticlimax

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letdown in thought or emotion

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anthropocentric

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regarding human beings as the center of the universe

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anthropologist

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a student of the history and science of mankind

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anachronistic

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having an error involving time in a story

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anathema

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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

Question 38

animosity

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active enmity

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amphitheater

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oval building with tiers of seats

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anomaly

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irregularity

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amiable

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agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly

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anomalous

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abnormal; irregular

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apocryphal

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untrue; made up

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ancestry

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family descent

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annex

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attach; take possession of

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amoral

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nonmoral

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ample

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abundant

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amity

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friendship

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anoint

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consecrate

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anthropoid

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manlike

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annotate

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comment; make explanatory notes

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antiquated

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old fashioned; obsolete

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aphorism

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pithy maxim

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analogy

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similar; parallelism

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amorous

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moved by sexual love; loving

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amicable

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politely friendly; not quarrelsome

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antediluvian

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antiquated; extremely ancient

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amnesia

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loss of memory

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anthology

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book of literary selections by various authors

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amorphous

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formless; lacking shape or definition

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ape

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imitate or mimic

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antecedents

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preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

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anchor

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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place

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antecede

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precede

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aplomb

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poise; assurance