Barrons 05 Flashcards

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Apolitical

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Having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

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Appease

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To pacify or soothe

To relieve

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Application

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Request
Diligent attention
Relevance

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Apposite

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Appropriate; fitting

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Appreciate

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To increase in worth

To be thoroughly conscious of

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Apprehension

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Understating

Arrest

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Approbation

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Approval

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Appropriate

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To acquire; take possession for one’s own use

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Apropos

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With reference to; regarding

preposition

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Aptitude

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Fitness; talent

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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; judge

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Arbitrary

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Capricious (subject to random changes); randomly chosen; tyrannical

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Arbitrator

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A judge

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Arcane

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Secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

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Archaic

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Antiquated (old fashioned or outdated)

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Ardent

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Intense; passionate; zealous

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Arduous

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Hard; strenuous

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Arrest

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To stop or slow down

To catch someone’s attention

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Articulate

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Effective; distinct

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August

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Impressive; majestic