NOUN

A deviation from what is normal or expected (A performer with stage fright is an anomaly.)

NOUN

A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest (Student apathy is every teacher's complaint.)

VERB

To fill with intense horror, fear, or dismay (She was appalled by murder of the child.)

VERB

• To arrest or take into custody (The police apprehended the suspect.)
• To perceive or understand the meaning of (He apprehended the directions to the assignment.)
• to look forward to with fear or anxiety (In an effort to ease the man's apprehension, the doctor assured him that he had nothing to apprehend about his upcoming surgery.)

ADJECTIVE

Subject to or determined by one's judgment or will; random (It was an arbitrary decision.)

VERB

To act as a judge in a dispute; to settle (The principal arbitrated the dispute between the teacher and the parent.)

VERB

To line up; to dress up (Milton's players arrayed on the sidelines for the national anthem.)

NOUN

An imposing group (Milton's array of linemen intimidated the other team.)

VERB

To express well with words (The president articulated his policies.)

ADJECTIVE

Able to use language easily and fluently (The president must be an articulate speaker.)

ADJECTIVE

Out of line or position (Hung with little care, the pictures on the wall were askew.)

ADVERB

Disapprovingly, scornfully (Rebecca looked askew at the girl in the crazy outfit.)

VERB

To absorb or adapt fully (The Amish teenager had a difficult time assimilating to the culture of the city.)