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30 Cards in this Set
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apathy
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insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
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noun
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aperture
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hole.
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noun
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apex
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the highest point, as of a mountain.
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noun
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aphorism
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proverb.
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noun
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apiary
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a place where bees are kept.
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noun
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apogee
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the climax.
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noun
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apology
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a disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
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noun
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apostasy
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a total departure from one's faith or religion.
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noun
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apostate
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false
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adjective
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apostle
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any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
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noun
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apothecary
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one who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
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noun
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apotheosis
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deification.
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noun
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appall
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to fill with dismay or horror.
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verb
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apparent
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easily understood.
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adjective
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apparition
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ghost
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noun.
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appease
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to soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
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verb
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appellate
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capable of being appealed to.
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adjective
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appellation
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the name or title by which a particular person,class, or thing is called.
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noun
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append
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to add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
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verb
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appertain
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to belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
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verb
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apposite
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appropriate.
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adjective
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apposition
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the act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
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noun
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appraise
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to estimate the money value of.
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verb
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appreciable
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capable of being discerned by the senses of intellect.
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adjective
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apprehend
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to make a prisoner of (a person)in the name of the law.
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verb
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apprenhensible
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capable of being conceived.
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adjective
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approbation
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sanction.
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noun
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appropriate
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suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
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adjective
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aqueduct
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a water-conduit, particulary one for supplying a community from a distance.
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noun
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aqueous
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of, pertaining to, or containing water.
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adjective
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