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Abjure
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Verb.To reject, abandon formally. Most Quakers abjure violence.
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Abscond
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Verb. Depart secretly. A warrant for arrest is out for a person believed to have absconded...
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Abscission
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Noun.The natural separation of a leaf or other part of plant.
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Abscise
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Verb.The act of cutting. The Dr. abscised a small growth on the patient's hand.
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Abject
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Adj. Miserable, Pitiful. The Grapes of Wrath portrays abject poverty of many people during...
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Abstinence
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Nounthe Act of giving up certain pleasures. The mink's vow of abstinence includes all intoxicating...
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Abate
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Verb. To decrease, reduce. NASA announced that it would delay the launch of the shuttle until...
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Aberrant
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Adj. Deviating from what is normal. When a person's behavior becomes aberrant, his or her peers...
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Abstemious
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Adj.Moderate in appetite. Some research suggests that people with an abstemious lifestyle tend...
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Abdicate
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To give up a position, power or rightThe appeals court judge has abdicated his responsibility...
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Abeyance
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Temporary suppression or suspension. A good judge must hold his or her judgment in abeyance...
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Abysmal
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Very bad. The abysmal failure of the free market system in Russia has led some people to argue...
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Free market
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an economic market in which the demand and supply of goods and services is either not regulated...
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Planned economy
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an economic system in which the production, allocation and consumption of goods and supplies...
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Capitalism
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an economic and political system in which a country's industry and trade are controlled by...
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Accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount. In the 1960s, the American geophysicist Harry Hess conceived...
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Geophysicist
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one who specialized in the physics of the earth and its environment.
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Igneous
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In geology, relating to the formation of rocks by solidification from a molten state. From...
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Accrue
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to accumulate, grow by additions. If you accrue interest smartly, you can increase your portfolio....
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monopolistic
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having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
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Adamant
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uncompromising, unyielding. Despite widespread opposition to his plan, the D's leader is adamant...
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Adjunct
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something added, attached or joined. Speed walking is normally regarded as adjuncts of track...
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Admonish
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To caution or reprimandThe judge adminoshed the jury to discount testimony that had been ruled...
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Adulterate
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to corrupt or make impureThe unscrupulous company sells an adulterated version of the drug....
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Aesthetic
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relating to beauty or art. Members of the English aesthetic movement believed in art for art's...
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Gothic
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a style of architecture popular in Middle Ages. Pointed arches, soaring spaces and light.
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Affected
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pretentious, phonyIt has been argued that the emphasis on so-called proper English" leads to...
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affinity
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fondness, liking, similarityThe female students in the class felt an affinity for the ancient...
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Aggrandize
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to make larger or greaterOne of the concerns of the framers of the Constitution was that one...
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Aggregate
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amounting to a whole, total. The aggregate wealth of a country includes private as well as...
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Alacrity
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cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed.The football coach was pleased to see the team get to...
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Alchemy
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Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or...
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Allay
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to lessen, ease, soothe. Improvements in anti-virus software have allayed many people's fears...
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Alleviate
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To relieve, improve partially. Alleviate relative poverty.
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Bourgeoisie
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Social order dominated by the property-owning class. Term is associated with Marxism but is...
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Alloy
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a combination of, a mixture of two or more metals. Scientists formulate alloys to create properties...
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Allure
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the power to entice by charm Political groups in the US often lobby Congress to use the allure...
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Lobby
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a group whose members share certain goals and work to bring about the passage, modification...
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Clockwork Universe
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theory of origin of universe that compares universe to mechanical clock created by god. Once...
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Amalgamate
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To combine into a unified whole.In early 1999, six municipalities were amalgamated into an...
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Ambiguous
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Unclear or doubtful in meaning.
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Mahayana Buddhist
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One of three major traditions of Buddhism. Regards the historical Buddha as a manifestation...
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Ambivalent
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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes. John felt some ambivalence about getting...
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Ambrosia
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Something delicious, food of the Gods. The food critic praised the chef for preparing what...
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Ameliorate
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To improveKnowing they could not stop the spread of a contagion in a few days, health authorities...
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Amenable
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agreeable, cooperative, suited. The young writer is amenable to suggestions for improving her...
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Amenity
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something that increases comfort. Many amenities considered normal by people in developed countries...
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Amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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Anachronism
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Something out of the proper time. Some experts regard the retirement age of 65 as an anachronism...
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Analgesic
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Medication that reduces or eliminates pain.Aspirin is a powerful analgesic that was introduced...
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Analogous
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comparable. The psychology researcher's experiment postulates that the brain is analogous to...
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Social Darwinism
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a theory in sociology that individuals achieve advantage over others as a result of genetic...
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Protestant work ethic
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a view of life that encourages hard work ad a rational view of the world as a way to achieve...
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Confucian
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a system or ethics based on the teachings of Confucious. Places high value on family relationships....
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Anarchy
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absence of government; state of disorder.
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Dionysos
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Known as Bacchus to the Romans, Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Selene. He was the Greek god...
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Anarchism
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The theory that all forms of gov. are oppressive and should be abolished. Also means the advocacy...
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Anodyne
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something that calms or soothes pain. Some people use alcohol as an anodyne to numb their emotional...
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Anomalous
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Irregular, deviating from the norm. (Anomaly)The psychologist discounted the anomalous behavior...
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Antecedent
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something that comes before.
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Reformation
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a 16th century movement aimed at reforming abuses in the Roman Catholic Church. Led to establishment...
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Antediluvian
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Prehistoric. Most of our knowledge of antediluvian times has been built up as the result of...
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Antipathy
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dislike, hostility. Keri feels great antipathy towards her classes this semester.
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Protagonist
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the main character is a work of literature.
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Apathy
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indifference. Apathy was high in the election because there was no major controversy or issue...
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Welfare state
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the provision of welfare services by the state.
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Apex
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the highest point.
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Classicalism
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an aesthetic tradition that values simplicity.
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Augustans
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a period of English literature from around 1700-1789. Satire was a feature.
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Apogee
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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited. the highest point. The Ottoman...
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Apothegm
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A terse, witty saying. Pronounced "AP-uh-them"One of the best known political apothegms was...
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Appease
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to calm, pacify, placate. Many historians have criticized British PM Neville Chamberlain for...
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Meow! Meow!
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Merl!
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Appellation
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name. The discovery of the bones of a person with the appellation Kennewick Man...
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Apposite
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strikingly appropriate an relevant. the writer searched two dictionaries and a thesaurus before...
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Apprise
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To inform. Nadine Cohoda's biography keeps the reader apprised of racism black Americans had...
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Approbration
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Praise, approval. The Medal of Honor is the highest approbation an American soldier can receive....
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Appropriate
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To take possession for one's own use, confiscate. The invading army appropriated supplies from...
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Apropos
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Relevant. Apropos of nothing, the speaker declared that the purpose of life is to love.
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Arabesque
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Ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended...
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Archeaology
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The study of material evidence of past human life.
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Carbon-14
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determining the actual or relative age of an object through the use of the isotope Carbon-14,...
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ardor
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great emotion of passion. "It is the unknown that excited the ardor of scholars, who , in the...
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Arduous
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extremely difficult, laborious. the task of writing a research paper is arduous.
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Argot
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a specialized vocab word used by a group. Writers of crime fiction often use the argot of criminals...
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Arrest
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to stop, to seize. Temporary arrest of the patient's respiration made it easier for the doctor...
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Artifact
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item made by human craft.
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Artless
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guilesless, natural The source of the meaning of artless as guiless is the poet Dryden. Such...
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Ascetic
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One who practices sself-denial. Muslim ascetics consider the internal battle against human...
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Asperity
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severity, harshness, irritability.
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Aspersion
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slander false rumor. Singapore is a young democracy and its leaders often respond strongly...
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Assiduous
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diligent, hard-working. The assiduous people of Hong Kong live in a territory with one of the...
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Assuage
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to make less severe.
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Astringent
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harsh, sevre Bob tends to nick himself when he shaves, so he uses n astringent aftershave to...
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Asylum
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place of refuse or shelter. The Stoic, accused of seeking asylum in the consolations of philosophy,...
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Atavism
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in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generationa of...
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Attenuate
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to weaken. Modern digital radio equipment allows even signals that have been greatly attenuated...
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audacious
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bold, daring.
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austere
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Stern, unadorned. Deism is an austere belief that reflects the predominant philosophy of the...
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Deism
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the belief in a God who created the universe and then abondened it.
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autonomous
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self-governing, independent. Some biologists have theorized that our belief in our ability...
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Avarice
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Greed.
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aver
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to affirm, declare to be true.
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Avocation
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seconadary occupation. Dan became so proficient at his avocation - computer programming - that...
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avuncular
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like an uncle, benvolent and tolerant. Walter Cronkite had an avuncular manner that made him...
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axiomatic
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taken for granted.
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