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17 Cards in this Set
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authentic |
("from the mater him-self") genuine;real;reliable;trustworthy |
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autobiography |
story of a person's life written by the person himself |
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autocrat |
ruler exercising self-derived absolute power;despote |
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autograph |
person's signature written by himself |
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automatic |
acting by itself; self-regulating |
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automation |
technique of making a process self operating by means of built electronic controls |
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automaton |
purely mechanical person following a routine; float |
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autonomous |
self-governing; independent |
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autonomy |
right of self-government |
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autopsy |
medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; past examination |
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aristocracy |
by the government or country by a small privileged upper class |
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autocracy |
government or country governed by one individual with self-derived unlimited power |
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bureaucracy |
government by bureaus or groups of official |
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democracy |
government or country governed by the people; rule by the majority |
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plutocracy |
government or country governed by technical experts |
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technocracy |
government or country governed by technical experts |
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aristocrat |
1. advocate of aristocracy
2. member of the aristocracy; |
