Word List 4 Flashcards by Lakshay Chauhan

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Apotheosis

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Elevation to goodhood, an ideal example of something

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Apothegm

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Pithy, compact saying

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Appall

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Dismay, shock,

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Apparition

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Ghost, phantom

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Appease

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Pacify

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Appellation

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Name, title

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Append

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Attach

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Apposite

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Appropriate, fitting

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Appraise

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Estimate value of

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Apprehend

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Arrest, dread, perceive

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Apprehensive

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Fearful

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Apprise

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Inform

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Approbation

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Approval

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Appropriate

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Acquire

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Appurtenances

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Subordinate possessions

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Apropos

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With reference to

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Aquiline

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Curved or hooked

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Arable

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For for growing crops

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Arbiter

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Person with power to decide matter in dispute

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Arbitrary

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Unreasonable or capricious

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Arbitrate

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Ac as a judge

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Arboretum

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Place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied

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Arcade

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A coveted passage usually Lainey’s with shops

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Arcane

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Secret, mysterious

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Arechetype

Prototype

Archipelago

Group of closely related islands

Archives

Public record

Ardor

Heat, passion, zeal

Arduous

Hard, strenuous

Argot

Slang

Aria

Operatic solo

Arid

Dry, barren

Aristocracy

Hereditary mobility, privileged class

Armada

Fleet of warships

Aromatic

Fragrant

Arraign

Charge in court, indict

Array

Draw in order

Array

Adorn

Arrears

Being in debt

Arrhythmic

Lacking rhythm or regularity

Arroyo

Gully

Arsenal

Storage place for military equipment

Artifice

Deception , trickery

Artisan

Annually skilled worker

Artless

Without guile, open and honest

Ascendancy

Controlling influence ,

Ascertain

Find out for certain

Ascetic

Practicing self denial, austere

Ascribe

Refer, attribute, assign

Aseptic

Preventing infection

Ashen

Ash colored. Deadly pale

Asnine

Stupid

Askance

With a sideways or indirect look

Askew

Crooked, slanted at an angle

Asperity

Sharpness ;temper)

Aspersions

Slanderous remarks

Assail

Assault

Assay

Analyze

Assent

Agree, consent

Assert

State strongly

Assiduous

Diligent

Assimilate

Absorb,

Assuage

Relieve

Astigmatism

Eye defect that prevents proper focus