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Arduous

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Arduous(ADJ)

Hard, strenuous.

Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy

ex: wooden table is hard.

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Aria

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Aria (N)

operatic solo.

At her metropolitan opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.

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Arid

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Arid (adj)

dry;barren.

The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment.

ex: desert is dry.

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Aromatic

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Aromatic (Adj)

fragrant.

medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.

ex: perfume

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Arousal

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Arousal (N)

awakening; provocation (of a response).

On arousal, papa was always grumpy as a bear.

ex: alarm is awakening.

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Arraign

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Arraign (V)

Charge in court; indict.

After his indictment by the grand jury, the accused man was arraigned in the county criminal court.

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Array

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Array (V)

marshal; draw up in order.

His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him.

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Array

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Array (v)

clothe; adorn.

She liked to watch her mother array herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening.

ex: dress, shirts, pants.

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Arrears

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Arrears (N)

being in debt

He was in arrears with his payments on the car.

ex: college payments= debt

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Arrest

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Arrest (v)

stop or slow down; catch someones attention.

Slipping, the trapeze artist plunged from the heights until a safety net luckily arrested his fall.

ex: criminal gets arrested.

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Arrogance

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Arrogance (N)

pride ; haughtiness

Convinced that Emma thought she was better than anyone else in the class, Ed rebuked her for her arrogance.

ex: cocky

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Arsenal

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Arsenal (N)

Storage place for military equipment.

people are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might set off the munitions stored there.

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Articulate

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Articulate (ADJ)

effective; distinct.

Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers.

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Artifice

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Artifice (N)

deception; trickery.

The trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might.

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Artisan

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Artisan (N)

manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist.

A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his inlaid cabinets.

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Artless

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Artless (ADJ)

without guile; open and honest.

Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to me.

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Ascendancy

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Ascendancy (N)

Controlling influence; domination.

Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing.

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Ascertain

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Ascertain (V)

find out for certain.

Please ascertain her present address.

ex: be sure

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Ascetic

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Ascetic (Adj)

Practicing self-denial; austere.

The wealthy self- indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

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Ascribe

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Ascribe (V)

refer; attribute; assign.

i cam ascribe no motive for her acts.

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Aseptic

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Aseptic (Adj)

Preventing infection; having a cleansing effect.

Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions.

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Ashen

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Ashen (adj)

Ash-colored

Her face was ashen with fear.

ex: ashes

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Asinine

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Asinine (Adj)

stupid.

“What an asinine comment!” said bob contemptuously. “I’ve never heard such a stupid remark.”

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Askance

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Askance (adj)

With a sideways or indirect look.

Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn.

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Askew

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Askew (adj)

Crookedly; slanted at an angle.

Judy constantly straightened the dollies on her furniture; she couldn’t stand seeing them askew.

ex: diagonal is slanted.

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Asperity

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Asperity (N)

sharpness (of temper).

These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.

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Aspersion

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Aspersion (N)

Slander; slur; derogatory remark.

Unscrupulous politicians practice character assassination as a political tool, casting aspersions on their rivals.

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Aspirant

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Aspirant (N)

Seeker after position or status

Although I am an aspirant for public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.

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Aspire

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Aspire (V)

seek to attain; long for.

Because he aspired to a career in professional sports, Phillip enrolled in a graduate program in sports management.

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Assail

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Assail (V)

Assault.

He was assailed with questions after his lectures.

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Assay

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Assay (V)

analyze ; evaluate. When they assayed the ora they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.

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Assent

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Assent (V)

agree; accept.

It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request.

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Assert

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Assert (V)

declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly.

Malcolm asserted that if Reese quit acting like a wimp and asserted himself a bit more, he’d improve his chances of getting a date.

ex: be confidence

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Assessment

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Assessment (N)

evaluation; judgement.

Your high school record plays an important part in the admission committee’s assessment of you as an applicant.

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Assiduous

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Assiduous (Adj)

diligent.

He was assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results assiduity.

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Assuage

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Assuage (V)

ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger) ; soothe (anger)

Jilted by Jane, Dick tried to assuage his heartache.

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Catechism

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Catechism (N)

book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer. He taught by engaging his pupils in a catechism until they gave him the correct answer.

ex: bible

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Categorical

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Categorical (Adj)

without exceptions; unqualified; absolute.

Though the captain claimed he was never, never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial: he was “hardly ever” sick at sea.

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Cater to

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Cater to (V)

supply something desired (whether good or bad).

The chef was happy to cater to the tastes of his highly sophisticated clientele.

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Catharsis

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Catharsis (N)

Purging or cleansing of any passage of the body. Aristotle maintained that tragedy created a catharsis by purging the soul of base concepts.

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Caucus

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Caucus (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 caucus to elect the Majority Leader of the House and the Party Whip.

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Caulk

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Caulk (V)

make watertight by filling in cracks.

Jack had to caulk the tiles in the shower stall to stop the leak into the basement below.

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Caustic

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Caustic (Adj)

burning; sarcastically biting.

The critic’s caustic comments angered the actors, who resented his cutting remarks.

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Cavalcade

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Cavalcade (N)

procession; parade.

As described by Chaucer, the cavalcade of Canterbury pilgrims was a motley group.

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Cavalier

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Cavalier (adj)

offhand or casual; haughty.

The disguised prince resented the cavalier way in which the palace guards treated him.

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Cavil

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Cavil (V)

make frivolous objections.

It’s fine when you make sensible criticisms, but it really bugs me when you cavil about unimportant details.

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Cede

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Cede (V)

yield (title, territory) to; surrender formally.

Eventually the descendants of England’s Henry II were forced to cede their French territories to the King of France.

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Celebrated

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Celebrated (adj)

famous; well-known.

Thanks to their race to break Roger Maris’s home-run record, Sammy sosa and Mark McGwire are two of America’s most celebrated baseball players.

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Celerity

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Celerity (N)

Speed; rapidity.

Hamlet resented his mother’s celerity in remarrying within a month after his father’s death.

ex: fast

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Celestial

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Celestial (adj)

heavenly; relating to the sky.

Pointing his primitive telescope at the heavens, Galileo explored the celestial mysteries.

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Censor

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Censor (N)

overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remarks. Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for the precaution.

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Censorious

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Censorious (Adj)

Critical.

Censorious people delight in casting blame.

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Centrifugal

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Centrifugal (ADJ)

Radiating; departing from the center. Many automatic drying machines remove excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force.

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Centripetal

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Centripetal (adj)

tending toward the center.

Does centripetal force or the force of gravity bring orbiting bodies to the earth’s surface?

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Cerebral

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Cerebral (adj)

Pertaining to the brain or intellect.

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

ex: smart

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Cerebration

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Cerebration (N)

thought.

Mathematics problems sometimes require much cerebration.

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Certitude

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Certitude (N)

Certainty.

Though there was no certitude of his getting the job, Lou thought he had a good chance of doing so.

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Cessation

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Cessation (N)

Stoppage.

The airline’s employees threatened a cessation of all work if management failed to meet their demands.

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Cession

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Cession (N)

yielding to another; ceding.

The cession of Alaska to the United States is discussed in this chapter.

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Chafe

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Chafe (V)

warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)

The collar of his school uniform chafed Tom’s neck, but not as much the school’s strict rules chafed his spirit.

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Chaff

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Chaff (N)

worthless products of an endeavor.

When you separate the wheat from the chaff, be sure you throw out the chaff.

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Chaffing

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Chaffing (Adj)

bantering; joking.

Sometimes Chad’s flip-pant, chaffing remarks annoy us. Still, Chad’s chaffing keeps us laughing.

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Chagrin

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Chagrin (N)

Vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride); disappointment.

Embarrassed by his parents shabby, working-class appearance, Doug felt their visit to his school would bring him nothing but chagrin. Someone filled with chagrin doesn’t grin: he’s too mortified.

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