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SET 4: Append-Attribute
Pg. 363 of Gruber's SAT; Append-Attribute
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Language - English
11th Grade
06/07/2011

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Append
Definition
to attach; to add
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Apposite
Definition
appropriate NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Opposite
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Apprehend
Definition
to seize; to understand
DO NOT CONFUSE WITH APPREHENSIVE
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Apprehensive
Definition
fearful; anxious
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Apprise
Definition
to inform
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Approbation
Definition
approval
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Appropriate
Definition
(two meanings) to take posession (of); suitable
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Appurtenance
Definition
something added to another more important thing
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Apropos
Definition
relevant; appropriate; fitting
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Aptitude
Definition
ability
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Aquiline
Definition
like an eagle; curved or hooked
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Arable
Definition
good for farming
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Arbitrary
Definition
partial; biased; subject to individual will or judgement without restriction; having unlimited power
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Arbor
Definition
a shaded area
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Archetype
Definition
original; first of its kind
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Archipelago
Definition
group of islands
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Ardent
Definition
intensely enthusiastic
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Aria
Definition
a solo in an opera
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Arraign
Definition
to accuse
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Arrant
Definition
notorious; downright
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Arrears
Definition
(preceded by in) debt; the state of being behind or late
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Arroyo
Definition
a deep ditch caused by running water
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Artful
Definition
cunning; tricky; crafty
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Artifice
Definition
trick; deception
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Ascendant
Definition
rising
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Ascertain
Definition
to find out; to determine
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Ascetic
Definition
one who denies his body pleasure and comfort
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Ascribe
Definition
to attribute; to credit as to a cause or source
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Aseptic
Definition
without bacteria
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Asinine
Definition
stupid; silly
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Askance
Definition
(preceded by to look) sidewise; suspiciously; with suspicion, mistrust, disapproval
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Askew
Definition
crooked; out of position
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Asperity
Definition
harshness; roughness
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Aspersion
Definition
a damaging remark
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Assay
Definition
to test; to try
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Assent
Definition
to agree; to accept
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Assiduity
Definition
diligence; care
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Astringent
Definition
substance that contracts blood vessels or shrinks tissues; harshly biting; stern or severe; contracting (blood vessels)
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Atavistic
Definition
going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor
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Atrophy
Definition
to waste away; to become useless
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Attenuated
Definition
decreased; weakened
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Attest
Definition
to confirm; to declare to be correct
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Attribute
Definition
(two meanings) to credit or assign to; a characteristic or trait
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