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Word List 4
Part 4 of 48 of the Abridged Basic Word List from the 15th Edition of
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08/13/2010

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animated
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adj. lively; spirited
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animosity
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n. active enmity
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anomaly
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n. irregularity; something out of place or abnormal
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antecedents
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n. preceding events or circumstances that influence what becomes later; ancestors or early background
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anticlimax
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n. letdown in thought or emotion
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antipathy
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n. aversion; dislike
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antiquated
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adj. obsolete; outdated
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antiseptic
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n. substance that prevents infection
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antithesis
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n. contrast; direct opposite of or to
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aplomb
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n. poise; assurance
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apocryphal
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adj. untrue; made up
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apostate
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n. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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append
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v. attach
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arable
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adj. fit for growing crops
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arbiter
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n. a person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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arbitrary
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adj. unreasonable or capricious; randomly selected without any reason; based solely on one's unrestricted will or judgment
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archipelago
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n. group of closely located islands
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arduous
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adj. hard; strenuous
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aria
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n. operatic solo
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arid
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adj. dry; barren
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antagonism
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n. hostility; active resistance
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apathy
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n. lack of caring; indifference
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apprehension
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n. fear; discernment; capture
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apprenticeship
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n. time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker
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appropriate
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adj. fitting or suitable; pertinent
v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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aristocracy
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n. hereditary nobility; privileged class
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