Word List 4 Flashcards

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Apotheosis

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Elevation to goodhood, an ideal example of something

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Apothegm

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Pithy, compact saying

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Appall

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Dismay, shock,

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Apparition

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Ghost, phantom

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Appease

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Pacify

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Appellation

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Name, title

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Append

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Attach

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Apposite

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Appropriate, fitting

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Appraise

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Estimate value of

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Apprehend

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Arrest, dread, perceive

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Apprehensive

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Fearful

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Apprise

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Inform

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Approbation

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Approval

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Appropriate

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Acquire

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Appurtenances

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Subordinate possessions

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Apropos

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With reference to

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Aquiline

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Curved or hooked

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Arable

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For for growing crops

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Arbiter

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Person with power to decide matter in dispute

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Arbitrary

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Unreasonable or capricious

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Arbitrate

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Ac as a judge

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Arboretum

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Place where different varieties of trees and shrubs are studied

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Arcade

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A coveted passage usually Lainey’s with shops

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Arcane

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Secret, mysterious

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Arechetype

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Prototype

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Archipelago

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Group of closely related islands

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Archives

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Public record

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Ardor

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Heat, passion, zeal

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Arduous

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Hard, strenuous

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Argot

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Slang

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Aria

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Operatic solo

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Arid

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Dry, barren

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Aristocracy

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Hereditary mobility, privileged class

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Armada

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Fleet of warships

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Aromatic

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Fragrant

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Arraign

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Charge in court, indict

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Array

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Draw in order

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Array

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Adorn

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Arrears

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Being in debt

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Arrhythmic

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Lacking rhythm or regularity

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Arroyo

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Gully

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Arsenal

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Storage place for military equipment

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Artifice

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Deception , trickery

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Artisan

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Annually skilled worker

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Artless

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Without guile, open and honest

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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence ,

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Ascertain

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Find out for certain

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Ascetic

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Practicing self denial, austere

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Ascribe

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Refer, attribute, assign

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Aseptic

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Preventing infection

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Ashen

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Ash colored. Deadly pale

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Asnine

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Stupid

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Askance

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With a sideways or indirect look

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Askew

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Crooked, slanted at an angle

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Asperity

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Sharpness ;temper)

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Aspersions

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Slanderous remarks

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Assail

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Assault

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Assay

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Analyze

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Assent

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Agree, consent

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Assert

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State strongly

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Assiduous

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Diligent

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Assimilate

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Absorb,

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Assuage

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Relieve

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Astigmatism

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Eye defect that prevents proper focus