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Antithetical (an tuh THET i cul)

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adj. diametrically opposed, as in antithesis

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Antithesis

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the opposite of something

e.g. The antithesis of poverty is wealth

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Apathy (A puh thee)

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n. lack of interest of feeling

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Apathetic

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adj.

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Apocryphal (uh PAH cri ful)

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adj. of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious

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Apogee (A poh jee)

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n. farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith

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Perigee

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the lowest or closest point, or the nadir

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Apostate (uh PAH stayt)

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n. one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of cause

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Apotheosis (uh pah thee O sis)

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n. deification, glorification to godliness, the perfect example

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Apposite (A pah zit)

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adj. appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos

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pertinent

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adj. relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

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Apprise (uh PRIZ)

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v. give notice to, inform

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Approbation (a pruh BAY shun)

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n. an expression of approval or praise

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Approbate

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to approve of something officially

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Appropriate (uh PRO pree ayt)

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v. to take for one’s own use, confiscate

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deify

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v. worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god