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GRE DEFINITIONS APEX TO APROPO
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04/21/2006
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apex
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N. tip; summit; climax.
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aphasia
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N. loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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N. pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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N. a place where bees are kept
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aplomb
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N. pone; assurance
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apocalyptic
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ADJ, prophetic; pertaining to revelation
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apocryphal
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ADJ. spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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apogee
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N. highest point
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apolitical
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ADJ. having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs.
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apologist
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N. one who writes in defense of a cause institution.
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apostate
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N. one who abandons his religious faith political beliefs.
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apothecary
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N. druggist.
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apothegm
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N. pithy, compact saying.
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apotheosis
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N. elevation to godhood
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appall
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v. dismay; shock.
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apparition
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N. ghost; phantom.
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appease
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v. pacify or soothe relieve.
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appellation
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n N name; title
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append
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v. attach.
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application
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n N. diligent attention
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apposite
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ADJ. appropriate; fitting.
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appraise
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v. estimate Value of
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appreciate
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v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be toughly conscious of
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apprehend
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v. arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive
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apprehensive
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ADJ. fearful; discerning
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apprise
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v infornn.
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approbation
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N. approval.
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appropriate
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v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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appurtenances
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N. subordinate possessions
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apropos
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ADJ. to the point and timely
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