Word List 4 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Apotheosis

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elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something

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Appall

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Dismay; shock

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Apparatus

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Equipment

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Apparition

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Ghost, phantom

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Appease

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Pacify or soothe; relieve

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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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Application

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Diligent attention

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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

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Apprehension

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Fear

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Apprenticeship

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Time spent as a novice

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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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Apropos

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With reference to, regarding to

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Aptitude

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Fitness, talent

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Aquatic

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Pertaining to water

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Aquiline

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Curved, hooked

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Arable

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Fit for growing crops

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Arbiter

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A person with power to decide a dispute

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Arbitrary

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Capricious

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Arbitrator

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Judge

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Arcade

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A covered passageway

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Arcane

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Secret, mysterious

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Archetype

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Prototype, primitive pattern

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Archipelago

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group of closely related islands

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Arduous

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Hard, strenuous

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Arid

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Dry, barren

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Aristocracy

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Hereditary nobility, 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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Arousal

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Awakening; provocation

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Arraign

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Charge in court

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Array

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Marshal; draw up in order

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Arrears

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Being in debt

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Arrest

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Stop or slow down

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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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Articulate

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Effective, distinct

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Artifice

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Deception, trickery

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Artless

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Without guile

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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence, domination

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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

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Aseptic

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Preventing infection

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Ashen

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Ash-colored

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Asinine

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Stupid

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Askew

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Crookedly, slanted

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Asperity

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Sharpness

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Aspersion

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Slander, slur

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Aspirant

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Having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career

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Aspire

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Seek to attain

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Assail

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Assault

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Assay

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Analyze, evaluate

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Assent

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Agree, accept

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Assert

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Declare or state with confidence

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Assiduous

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Dilligent

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Assuage

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Ease or lessen