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Unit 8 Flashcards

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Asylum

Noun

A

Place of refuge or shelter

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Stoic

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Follower of Stoicism, a pantheistic philosophy emphasizing submission to divine will and freedom from emotion

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Atavism

Noun

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In biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence

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Attenuate

Verb

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To weaken

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Audacious

Adjective

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Bold; daring

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Austere

Adjective

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Stern; unadorned

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Deism

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The belief in a God who created the Universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life or natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.

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Autonomous

Adjective

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Self-governing; independent

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Avarice

Noun

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Greed

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Aver

Verb

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To affirm; declare to be true

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Avocation

Noun

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Secondary occupation

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Avuncular

Adjective

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Like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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