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VP2** Set 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abet | To aid; to act as an accomplice |
| Abrogate | To annul; to abolish by authoritative action |
| Accede | To express approval, to agree to |
| Acclivity | An incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill |
| Adjudicate | To clear and settle a matter to act as a judge |
| Aerie | A nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling |
| Affected | Phony, artificial |
| Aggregate | A collective mass, the sum total |
| Alimentary | Pertaining to food, nutrition, or digestion |
| Anthropomorphic | Suggesting human characteristics for animals and inanimate things |
| Apostate | One who renounces a religious faith |
| Apposite (AAP -puh-ziht) | Strikingly appropriate or well adapted |
| Arrears | Unpaid, overdue debts or bills; neglected obligations |
| Autocrat | A dictator |
| Aver (uh - VUHR) | To declare to be true, to affirm |
| Ballast (BALL-uhst) | A structure that helps stabilize or steady |
| Becalm | To stop the progress of, to soothe |
| Becloud | To make less visible, obscure, or blur |
| Bilious | Ill-tempered, sickly, ailing |
| Blithely | Merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought |
| Burnish | To polish; to make smooth and bright |
| Bursar | A keeper of funds |
| Certitude | Assurance, freedom from doubt |
| Circuitous | Indirect, roundabout |
| Cloying | Sickly sweet; excessive |
| Concord | Agreement |
| Coquette (Koh-KEHT) | A flirtatious woman |
| Cull | To select, weed out |
| Denizen | A resident, inhabitant |
| Disingenuous | Giving a false appearance of simple frankness; misleading |
| Disinterested | Fair-minded; unbiased |
| Dispassionate | Unaffected by bias or strong emotions; not personally or emotionally involved in something |
| Dogged | Stubbornly persevering |
| Dour | Sullen and gloomy |