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an opening or hole
"The aperture in the ceiling caused the leak." |
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inability to speak or use words
"They feared that the child had aphasia when he did not speak until 4 years old." |
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point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
"The aphelion caused an eclipse" |
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poise, confidence
"The confident boy had aplomb when he confronted the authority." |
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not genuine; fictional
"The apocryphal document proved to be fake when it was carbon-dated." |
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one who renounces a religious faith
"The man became an apostate after he learned about the conspirators." |
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a short, instructive sayin
"The apothegm taught the child a moral." |
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to attach
"By appending the second car, we lost a lot of gas driving." |
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to evaluate the value of something
"When I got the appraisal I learned about the value of my family treasures." |
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the act of comprehending; fear, foreboding
"The apprehension he had caused him to run away after learning about his conspirators." |
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to give notice of; inform
"If students would have apprised their teacher, she would have known why they were not learning." |
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praise; official approval
"The approbation he received after fighting in the war was controversial." |
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to take possession of
"The entreprener appropriated all of the machines." |
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suitable for cultivation
"The arable soil is great for cultivation." |
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mediator, negotiator
"The arbitrator helped solve their problems." |
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relating to trees; living in trees
"The arboreal nests are always found in trees." |
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place where trees are displayed and studied
"The arboretum contained hundreds of different trees to study." |
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secret, obscure, known only to a few
"The arcane text was a secret to everyone outside of the club." |
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antiquated, form an earlier time; outdated
"The archaic textbook is now useless." |
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large group of islands
"The archipelago discovered were islands that were never known to have existed." |
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passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
"The ardent student refused to give up." |
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great emotion or passion
"The ardor he had for her caused him to always call her." |
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