week 3 vocab Flashcards
1
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assert
A
to express or declare firmly; to defend or claim to express or claim
2
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astute
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shrewd; showing keen judgment;crafty
3
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atrocious
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wicked or cruel;exceedingly bad; abominable
4
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autonomy
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the condition of having self-government;independent
5
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axiom
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a statement assumed to be true; a self-evident truth; a established principle
6
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balmy
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mild and pleasant;soothing
7
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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
8
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bedlam
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an uproar or confession
9
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beguile
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to cheat or deceive; to mislead
10
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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