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artifact

A

object made by human beings

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artifice

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deception, trickery

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artisan

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manually skilled worker, craftsman, as opposed to artist

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artless

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without guile, open and honest

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ascendancy

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controlling influence, dominance

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ascertain

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find out for certain

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ascetic

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practicing self denial

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asinine

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stupid

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aspire

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seek to attain, long for

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assail

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assault

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assent

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agree or accept

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assertion

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confident statement, demand for others respect or acceptance

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assessment

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evaluation, judgement

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assiduous

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diligent

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assimilate

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absorb, cause to become homogeneous

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assuage

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ease or lessen pain, satisfy hunger, soothe anger

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assumption

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something taken for granted, taking possession of

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assurance

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promise or pledge, certainty

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astronomical

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enormously large or extensive

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astute

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wise, shrewd, keen

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asylum

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place for refuge or shelter, protection

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asymmetric

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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

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atheistic

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denying the existence of god

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atlas

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bound volume off maps, charts, or tables

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atone

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make amends for, pay for

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atrocity

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brutal deed

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atrophy

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waste away

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attain

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achieve or acomplish

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attentive

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alert, considerate

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attenuate

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make thin, weaken

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attest

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testify, near witness

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attribute

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ascribe, explain

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attrition

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gradual decrease in numbers, reduction in the workspaces without firing employees

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atypical

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not normal

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audacious

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daring, bold

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audit

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examination of accounts

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auditory

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pertaining to the sense of hearing

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augment

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increase, add to

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august

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impressive majestic

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auspicious

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favoring success

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austere

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forbiddingly stern, severely simple and unornamented

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attribute

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inherent quality or characteristic

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authenticate

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confirm as genuine

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authoritarian

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subordinating the individual to the state, completely dominating another’s will

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authoritative

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having weight of authority

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autocratic

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having absolute unchecked power

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automaton

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robot,

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autonomous

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self-governing

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auxiliary

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helper, additional or subsidiary

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avalanche

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great mass of falling snow and ice

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