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Arduous (adj.)

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  • hard, strenuous.

- Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy.

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Aria (n.)

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  • operatic solo.

- At her Metropolitan Opera audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma.

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Arid (adj.)

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  • dry, barren.

- The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment.

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Aromatic (adj.)

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  • fragrant.

- Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.

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Arousal (n.)

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  • awakening, provocation (of a response).

- On arousal, Papa was always grumpy as a bear.

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Arraign (v.)

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  • 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 (v.)

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  • marshal, draw up in order.

- His actions were bound to array public sentiment against him.

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Array (v.)

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  • clothe, adorn.

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

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Arrears (n.)

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  • being in debt.

- He was in arrears when his payments on the car.

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Arrest (v.)

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  • stop or slow down, catch someone’s attention.

- This near-disaster arrested the crowd’s attention.

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Arrogance (n.)

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  • pride, haughtiness.

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

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Arsenal (n.)

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  • storage place for military equipment.

- People are forbidden to smoke in the arsenal for fear that a stray spark might set of the munitions stored there.

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Articulate (adj.)

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  • effective, distinct.

- Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers.

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Artifice (n.)

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  • 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 (n.)

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  • 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 (adj.)

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  • without guile, open and honest.

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

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Ascendancy (n.)

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  • controlling influence, domination.

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

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Ascertain (v.)

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  • find out for certain.

- Please ascertain her present address.

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-Ascetic (adj.)

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  • 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 (v.)

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  • refer, attribute, assign.

- I can ascribe no motive for her acts.

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Aseptic (adj.)

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  • 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 (adj.)

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  • ash-colored.

- Her face ashen with fear.

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Asinine (adj.)

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  • stupid.

- “What an asinine comment!” said Bob.

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Askance (adj.)

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  • with a sideways or indirect look.

- Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn.

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Askew (adj.)
- crookedly, slanted, at an angle. | - Judy constantly straightened the doilies on her furniture: she couldn't stand seeing them askew.
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Asperity (n.)
- sharpness (of temper). | - These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whine they had been directed.
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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 (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 (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 (v.)
- assault. | - He was assailed with questions after his lecture.
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Assay (v.)
- analyze, evaluate. | - When they assayed the ore they found that they had discovered a very rich vein.
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Assent (v.)
- agree, accept. | - It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request.
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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.
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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 (adj.)
- diligent. | - He was assiduous, working at this task for weeks before he felt satisfied with his results assiduity.
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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 (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.
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Categorical (adj.)
- without exceptions, unqualified, absolute. - Though the captain claimed he was never sick at sea, he finally had to qualify his categorical denial that he hardly ever got sick at sea.
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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 (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 (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 (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 (adj.)
- burning, sarcastically biting. | - The critic's caustic comments angered the actors, who resented his cutting remarks.
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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 (adj.)
- offhand or casual, haughty. | - The disguised prince resented the cavalier way in which the guards treated him.
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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 (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 (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 (n.)
- speed, rapidity. | - Hamlet resented his mother's celerity in remarrying within a month after his father's death.
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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 (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 this precaution.
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Censorious (adj.)
- critical. | - Censorious people delight in casting blame.
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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 (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 (adj.)
- pertaining to the brain or intellect. | - The heroes of Dumb and Dumber were poorly equipped for cerebral pursuits.
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Cerebration (n.)
- thought. | - Mathematics problems sometimes require much cerebration.
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Certitude (n.)
- certainty. | - Though there was no certitude of getting the job, Lou thought there was a good chance of getting in.
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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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Chafe (v.)
- warm by rubbing, make sore (by rubbing). | - Chilled, he chafed his hands before the fire.
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Chaff (n.)
- worthless products of an endeavor. | - When you separate the wheat from the chaff, be sure to throw out the chaff.
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Chaffing (adj.)
- bantering, joking. | - Sometimes Chad's flippant, chaffing remarks annoy us. Still, Chad's chaffing keeps us laughing.
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Chagrin (n.)
- vexation (caused by humiliation or injured pride), disappointment. - Someone filled with chagrin doesn't grin: he's too mortified.

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