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A's part 4
GRE
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Architecture
11th Grade
02/04/2012

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apposite
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appropriate
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apprehend
Definition
to seize; to understand
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apprehensive
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fearful; anxious
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apprise
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to inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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to take possesion of; suitable
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appurtenance
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something added to another more important thing
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apropos
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relevant; appropriate; fitting
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aptitute
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ability
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aquiline
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like an eagle; curved or hooked
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arable
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good for farming
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arbiter
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a judge; and umpire
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arbitrary
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partial; biased
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arbor
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a shaded area
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arcane
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mysterious
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archipelago
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group of islands
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ardent
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intensely enthusiastic
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aria
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a solo in an opera
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armistice
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a truce; suspension of hostilities
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arraign
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to accuse
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arrant
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notorious; downright
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arrears
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( preceded by in) in debt
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arroyo
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a deep ditch caused by running water
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arson
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illegal buring of property
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artful
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cunning; tricky; crafty
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artifice
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trick; deception
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artisan
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one skilled in arts and crafts
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ascendant
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rising
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ascertain
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to find out ; to determine
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ascetic
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one who denies his body pleasure and comfort
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ascribe
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to attribute; to credit as to cause or source
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asinine
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stupid; silly
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askance
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(preceded by to look) sidewise; suspiciously
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asperity
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harshness, roughness
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aspersion
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a damaging remark
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aspire
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to desire, to have an ambition
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assail
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to attack; to assault
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assay
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to test; to try
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assent
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to agree; to accept
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assiduity
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diligence; care
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assimilate
Definition
to absorb
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assuage
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to calm; to make less severe
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astral
Definition
pertaining to the stars
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astray
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in the wrong direction
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astringent
Definition
substance that contracts blood vessels or shrinks tissues
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astute
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shrewd; very smart
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asunder
Definition
into separate parts
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atavistic
Definition
going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor
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atone
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to make up for; to repent
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atrocious
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cruel; brutal
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attenuated
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decreased; weakened
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attest
Definition
to confirm; to declare to be correct
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attrition
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a wearing down or away; a decline
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