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Accent

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To emphasize; distinctive manner of pronunciation

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Abolish

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To do away with; to put an end to

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Acquiesce

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To agree; to accept; to give in

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Aesthetic

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Relating to beauty and art

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Affirmation

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Statement of validation or confirmation; a positive assertion

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk

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Anchor

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To hold in place

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Anecdote

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Short story of an interesting or amusing event

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Arrogant

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Overly convinced of one’s own importance or superiority

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Articulate

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Able to speak well; precisely defined; intelligible

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Assess

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To estimate the value of something; to measure

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Authoritarian

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Against individual freedom; favoring absolute obedience

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Biased

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Not neutral; prejudiced; leaning to one side

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Bizarre

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Strikingly unconventional; odd; eccentric

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Blunder

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To make a stupid mistake; to move unsteadily

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Complacent

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Self- satisfied; unconcerned

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Comprehensive

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Of large scope; all- encompassing; including all