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Axiom

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a statement which is regarded as being accepted or self-evidently true.

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Attention

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Directed focus of one’s perception

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Attentive

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paying close guidance of one’s perception

good at guiding one’s perception

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Ample

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Ampuhl

enough or more than enough; plentiful.

used euphemistically to convey that someone is fat

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Action

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the fact of doing something, typically to achieve an aim

a thing done; an act

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Assumption

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something that you believe to be the case, even without proof

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Aristotle

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A greek philosopher

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About

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In the focus of

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Awareness

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Knowledge, perception, and creation

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Aware

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Knowledgable, perceptive, and creative

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Arbitrary

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based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

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Anachronistically

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in a way that is out of its time in history

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Ambivalent

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amˈbiv(ə)lənt

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Aseptic

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āseptik

free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms

(of surgical practice) aiming at the complete exclusion of harmful microorganisms.

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Ability

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The quality or state of being able

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Actual fact

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actual optimal reaction

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Analogy

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a type of comparison that highlights similarities between different things, often to explain or clarify a concept.

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Arbiter

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a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.

a person whose views or actions have great influence over trends in social behavior.

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Activity

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Exercise of an ability

Something that you can interact with. Something that you can play with. A dynamic and differentiated form. An activity within which two things compare to each other. An activity has to have to things affecting each other. Things that you feel, things that you see, things that you sense

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Agnosticism

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a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena

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Assertion

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a confident and forceful belief

22
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Associative thinking

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The process of linking concepts from memory to form new ideas

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Auspicious

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favorable

giving or being a sign of future success

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Affective valence

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the degree to which a person perceives an event or stimulus as “good” or “bad”

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Affective

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connected with the emotions

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Affect-laden

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containing emotional content, or relating to thoughts and images that are emotionally charged

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And

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used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are similar or to be considered together. Always put a comma before “and” when it is between two complete sentences

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Algorithm

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A set of specific steps or rules designed to perform a task or solve a problem.

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Affective-interpretive

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Referring to interpreting or understanding something based on emotion or feelings, rather than just logic or facts alone.

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Altruistic

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unselfish

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Addy

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an address, especially an email address

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Active

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Running

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As within, so without

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The phrase “as within, so without” is a statement that one’s inner world reflects their outer world. It suggests that what a person thinks and knows about themselves will be expressed in their life. In other words, one can learn about what is happening inside of them by observing what is happening around them.

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As above, so below

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The phrase “as above, so below” is a popular quote from the Emerald Tablets that means whatever happens in the mental realm is reflected in the physical world. It’s a principle that embodies the idea that there is a correspondence between the laws and phenomena of different planes of existence

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Alas

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an expression of grief, pity, concern, sadness, or disappointment, especially when there is no hope that a situation will change

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Authoritative

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Able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable

(Of a text) considered to be the best of its kind and unlikely to be improved upon

Commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed

Proceeding from an official source and requiring compliance or obedience

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Alien

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A foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living

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Automatize

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Make automatic or habitual

Convert (a process or facility) to be operated by largely automatic equipment; automate

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Anxiety-induced retreat

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makes the self smaller and the ever-more-dangerous world larger

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Amicus curiae brief

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An amicus curiae brief is a legal document written by a person or group that is not a party to a legal case, but provides the court with information or arguments to assist in their decision

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As long as, if, unless

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Show that one thing must happen so that something else can happen

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As soon as

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A joining word that shows that one thing needs to happen when another thing happens

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Arthritis

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Inflammatory or degenerative of joints

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Arms race

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When two or more groups compete in military superiority

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Apprehension

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anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

understanding; grasp.

the action of arresting someone.

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Account

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a report or description of an event or experience

an interpretation or rendering of a piece of music.

a record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts relating to a particular period or purpose

the department of a company that deals with financial accounts.

an arrangement by which a body holds funds on behalf of a client or supplies goods or services to the client on credit.

a client having an account with a supplier.

a contract to do work periodically for a client.

an arrangement by which a user is given personalized access to a computer, website, or application, typically by entering a username and password.

importance

consider or regard in a specified way.

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Apprehensible

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capable of being understood or perceived.

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Attorney

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a lawyer.

a person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters.

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Accountant

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a person whose job is to keep, inspect, and analyse financial accounts.

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Amend

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make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date

modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill

make better; improve.

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Annuity

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a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.

a form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to a series of annual sums

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Annuity

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a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.

a form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to a series of annual sums.