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3.7.GRE.a
3.7.GRE.a
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03/06/2009
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apothecary
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druggist
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apothegm
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compact saying; meaningful in expression
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; ideal example of something
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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 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 it
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apprehend
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arrest
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apprehensive
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fearful; understanding
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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; take possession of for one's own use
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appurtenances
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a thing that forms a part of sth larger or more important
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apropos
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to the point and timely
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aptitude
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fitness; talent
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aquiline
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curved; hooked

"aquiline nose"
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arabesque
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style of decoration

"Moorish arabesque" depicts..
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arable
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fit for growing crops

"arable land"
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arbiter
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person w/ power to decide a matter in dispute; judge
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; changing suddenly and quickly
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arbitrate
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act as judge
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arboretum
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place where different varieties of place where trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
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arcade
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a covered passageway, usually lined w/ shops
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arcane
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secret; mysterious
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archaeology
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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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archaic
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antiquated
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