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arduous

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adj. hard;strenuous
Her ARDUOUS efforts had taken away all her energy.
Hard work

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aria

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n. operatic solo
At her Metropolitan Opera audition, she sang an ARIA from Carmen.
Solo in opera

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aromatic

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adj. fragrant
The AROMATIC herbs that the witch got the princess were very gruesome.
Fragrance

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arousal

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n. awakening; provocation
They would AROUSE their mother by continuously not committing to their chores.
To provoke

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arraign

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v. charge in court; indict.
She was ARRAIGNED for committing the murder of the three innocent children.
Accused, blamed

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array

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v. Marshal; draw up in order

His actors were bound to ARRAY public sentiment against him

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array

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v. clothe; adorn
She liked to watch her mother ARRAY herself in her finest clothes.
Dress, clothe

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arrears

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n. being in debt
He was ARREARS in paying the bills to his apartment.
Debt

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arsenal

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n. storage place for military equipment
People are forbidden to smoke in the ARSENAL because if a spark from the cigarette falls and hits the munitions, it can set off.
Storage place for military

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articulate

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adj. effective; distinct
Her ARTICULATE presentation impressed the judges.
Interesting, effective, distinct

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artifice

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n. deception; trickery
The ARTIFICE the magician demonstrated was unbelievable!
Trickery

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artless

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adj. without guile; open and honest
She was very ARTLESS that she easily believed that if you swallow a watermelon seed, you would grow a watermelon in your stomach.
Simple, Innocent, Naive

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ascendancy

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n. controlling influence; domination
Many weak countries had leaders that maintained ASCENDANCY towards their followers.
domination

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ascertain

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v. find out the reason
Please ASCERTAIN the reason for why he is mad at me.
To find out

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ascetic

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adj. practicing self-denial; austere

The wealthy self indulgent man felt drawn to the ASCETIC life led by members of some monastic orders.

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Ascribe

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V. Refer, attribute; assign
I can ASCRIBE no motive for her acts
Refer

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Aseptic

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Adj. Preventing infection, having a cleansing effect.
Hospitals are always sanitary because they have to be ASEPTIC.
Preventing infections

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Ashen

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Adj. Ash-colored
Her face was ASHENED with fear.
Ash-colored.

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Asinine

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Adj. Stupid
Why did you say such an ASININE and foolish comment?
Stupid, ridiculous

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Askance

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Adj. With a sideways or indirect look
After I explained to her the math problem, she looked at me with ASKANCE.
Questioning,

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Askew

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Adj. Crookedly; slanted; at an angle
She thought the shelf was straight but it was actually in an ASKEW position
Crooked, not straight

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Asperity

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N. Sharpness (of temper)
The remarks, spoken with ASPERITY, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.
Sharpness

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Aspersion

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N. Slander; slur; derogatory remark
She was giving her ASPERSION on his speech.
Remarks

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Aspirant

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N. Seeker after position or status
He would do anything to be the manage of that compay he worked in because he was ASPIRANT.
Seeking position

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Aspire

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V. Seek to attain; long for
She ASPIRED to get into that college without passing her classes; that wouldn’t happen!
To seek, to want

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Assail

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V. Assault
He was ASSAILED by the two thugs.
Assault

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Assay

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V. Analyze; evaluate
My teacher told me to throughly ASSAY my English paper
Analyze

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Assent

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V. Agree; accept
She ASSENTED my request to go to the super market.
Agree, accept

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Assert

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V. Declare or state with confidence
She ASSERTED her answer because she knewshe was correct.
Say something with confidence

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Assessment

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N. Evaluation, judgement

Her ASSESSMENT by the judges on her math project was a little harsh but it helped her.evaluation

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Assidous

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Adj. Diligent, an effort to accomplish something
He was ASSIDOUS working on his chores.
With effort

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Assuage

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V. Ease or lessen (pain); satisfy; sooth (anger)
She tried to ASSUAGE her daughter’s pain by kissing her scar
Ease , soothe the pain

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Catechism

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N. Book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer.
When I was in Catholic school, there were certain classes of CATECHISM.
Catholic, Catechism

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Categorical

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adj. Without expectations; unqualified; absolute
Though the captain claimed he was never, never sea sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his CATEGORICAL denial.
Unqualified

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Cater to

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v. supple something desired (whether good or bad)
The chief was happy to CATER TO the queen of England.
Something desired

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Catharsis

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n. purging or cleansing of any passage of the body.

The native Americans believe in CATHARSIS of the soul; they always cleanse themselves.

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Caucas

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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
At the opening of Congress, the members of the Democratic Party held a CAUCAS to elect the majority leader of the House.
Private meeting

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Caulk

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v. make watertight by filling in cracks
Tom had to CAULK the floor of the upstairs
bathroom because the water was leaking.
To fill in cracks

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Caustic

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adj. burning; sarcastically biting
The student’s CAUSTIC comments got the teacher so aggravated that she gave him detention.
Sarcastically rude

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Cavalcade

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n. procession; parade
As described by Chaucer, the CAVALCADE of Canterbury motley group.
Procession

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Cavalier

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adj. offhand or casual; haughty.
The disguised prince resented the CAVALIER way in which the palace guards treat him.
Offhand or casual

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Cavil

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v. make frivolous objections
I don’t intend to CAVIL or compromise.
Faultfinder

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Cede

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v. yield (title, territory) to; surrender formality
Eventually the dictator CEDED and stopped trying to take over the country.
Surrender

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Celerity

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n. speed; rapidity
He couldn’t stand the CELERITY of how his girlfriend was driving the car.
Speed

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Celibate

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adj. unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
Her and her boyfriend decided that they would be CELIBATE until they got married.
Not having sex

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Censorious

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adj. critical
CENSORIOUS people delight in blaming other people.
Critical

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Censure

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v. blame, criticize
The senator was CENSURED for his inappropriate behavior on national television.
Blame

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Centrifugal

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adj. radiating; departing from the center
Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by CENTRIFUGAL force.
Departing from the center

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Centripetal

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adj. tending toward the center
Does CENTRIPETAL force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth’s surface?
Shifting towards the center

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Cerebral

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adj. pertaining to the brain or intellect

The heroes of Dumb and Dumber were poorly equipped for CEREBRAL pursuits.

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Cerebration

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n. thought
Mathematical questions often require a lot of CEREBRATION.
Though

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Certitude

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n. certainty
Though there was no CERTITUDE that he would pass his SATs, he had confidence when he entered to take it.
Confidence, for sure

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Cessation

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n. stoppage
The bus drivers weren’t getting paid well, so they threatened a CESSATION of all driving of the buses.
Stoppage

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cession

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n. yielding to another; ceding
The CESSION of Alaska to the U.S is discussed during the Manifest Destiny.
Taking into another

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Chafe

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v. warm by rubbing, making sore (by rubbing)
She kept on CHAFING her leg that it became red
Rubbing, to make warm

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Chaff

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n. worthless products of an endeavor
When you separate the wheat from the CHAFF, be sure you throw out the CHAFF.
Worthless products

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Chaffing

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adj. bantering; joking
Sometimes, when the teachers are in a good mood, they will be CHAFFING with their students.
Joking

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Chagrin

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n. vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment
Embarrassed by the teacher’s remarks on her grades that were a CHAGRIN, she ended up crying.
Disappointment

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