Day1.q Flashcards

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assiduous

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hardworking, busy, quite diligent

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ascetic

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hermitlike, practicing self denial

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ascendancy

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supremacy, domination

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artifice

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a clever trick, cunning

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artful

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crafty, wily, sly

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arduous

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hard, difficult

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archetype

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an original model or pattern

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archaic

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extremely old, ancient, outdated

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arcane

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mysterious, known only to a select few

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arbiter

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one who decides, a judge

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aptitude

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capacity for learning, natural ability

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appropriate

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to take without permission, to set aside for a particular use

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approbation

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approval, praise

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appreciate

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to increase in value

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apotheosis

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elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something

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apocryphal

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of dubious authenticity, fictitious, spurious

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apocalypse

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a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

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aphorism

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a brief, often witty saying, a proverb

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apathy

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lack of interest, lack of feeling

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apartheid

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the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

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anthithesis

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the direct opposite

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antipathy

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firm dislike, a dislike

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antecedent

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someone or something that went before, something that provides a model for something that come after it

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anomaly

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an aberration, an irregularity, a deviation

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animosity
resentment, hostility, ill will
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anguish
agonizing physical or mental pain
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anarchy
absence of government or control, lawlessness, disorder
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anachronism
something out of place in time or history, an incongruity
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amorous
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense, in love, relating to love
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amoral
lacking a sense of right and wrong, neither good nor bad, neigther moral nor immoral, without moral feelings
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amnesty
an official pardon for a group of ppl who have violated a law or policy
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amiable
friendly, agreeable
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amenity
pleasantness, attractive or comfortable feature
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amenable
obedient, willing to give in to the wishes of another
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allusion
an indirect reference (often to a literary work), a hint