week 3 vocab Flashcards

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assert

A

to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim to express or claim

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astute

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shrewd; showing keen judgment;crafty

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atrocious

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wicked or cruel;exceedingly bad; abominable

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autonomy

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the condition of having self-government;independent

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axiom

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a statement assumed to be true; a self-evident truth; a established principle

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balmy

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mild and pleasant;soothing

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bayou

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a marshy inlet or the outlet of a river or lake in parts of the southern united states

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bedlam

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an uproar or confession

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beguile

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to cheat or deceive; to mislead

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besiege

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to surround in order to capture; to crowd around in order to press with requests; to harass; to beset

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