Word List 4 Flashcards
(61 cards)
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Apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
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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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Apparition
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Ghost, phantom
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Appease
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Pacify or soothe; relieve
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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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Application
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Diligent attention
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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
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Apprehension
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Fear
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Apprenticeship
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Time spent as a novice
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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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Apropos
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With reference to, regarding to
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Aptitude
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Fitness, talent
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Aquatic
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Pertaining to water
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Aquiline
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Curved, hooked
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Arable
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Fit for growing crops
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Arbiter
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A person with power to decide a dispute
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Arbitrary
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Capricious
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Arbitrator
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Judge
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Arcade
A covered passageway
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Arcane
Secret, mysterious
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Archetype
Prototype, primitive pattern
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Archipelago
group of closely related islands
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Arduous
Hard, strenuous
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Arid
Dry, barren
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Aristocracy
Hereditary nobility, privileged class
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Armada
Fleet of warships
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Aromatic
Fragrant
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Arousal
Awakening; provocation
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Arraign
Charge in court
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Array
Marshal; draw up in order
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Arrears
Being in debt
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Arrest
Stop or slow down
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Arroyo
Gully
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Arsenal
Storage place for military equipment
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Articulate
Effective, distinct
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Artifice
Deception, trickery
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Artless
Without guile
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Ascendancy
Controlling influence, domination
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Ascertain
Find out for certain
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Ascetic
Practicing self-denial, austere
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Ascribe
Refer, attribute
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Aseptic
Preventing infection
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Ashen
Ash-colored
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Asinine
Stupid
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Askew
Crookedly, slanted
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Asperity
Sharpness
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Aspersion
Slander, slur
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Aspirant
Having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career
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Aspire
Seek to attain
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Assail
Assault
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Assay
Analyze, evaluate
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Assent
Agree, accept
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Assert
Declare or state with confidence
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Assiduous
Dilligent
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Assuage
Ease or lessen
