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23 Cards in this Set
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autobiography |
the story of aperson’s life written by thatperson |
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autograph |
a person’s signatureor handwriting |
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automatic |
having self-acting orself-regulating mechanism; donewithout thought or consciouseffort |
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automobile |
a passenger vehiclewith its own engine |
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autonomous |
self governing; ruling or managing oneself |
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contraband |
any articles forbidden to be brought into ortaken out of a country or place |
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contrary |
opposite or opposed;willfully argumentative |
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contradict |
to say the opposite;disagree |
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contrast |
to compare by showing differences (verb); an obvious difference (noun) |
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controversy |
a difference of opinion that lasts a long time about an important matter |
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auto |
self |
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contra, contro |
opposite, against |
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Dictate |
(verb) to say something aloud that will be written or recorded by another; to command or order |
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Dictator |
(noun) a ruler with unlimited power |
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Diction |
(noun) a style of speaking; the degree of precisenessor clarity of speech |
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Predict |
(verb) to foretell or say ahead oftime that something will happen; to make an educated guess |
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Verdict |
(noun) a judgment or decision, especially that of ajury in a court case |
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Extracurricular |
(Adj.) outside the regular school program; not part ofthe normal curriculum (math, language, science, social studies) |
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Extraneous |
(Adj.) not essential, irrelevant, unnecessary |
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Extraordinary |
(adj.) unusual, remarkable |
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Extrasensory |
(adj.) beyond the normal range of sight,sound, taste, hearing, touch, etc. |
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Extraterrestrial |
(adj.; noun) located or occurring outside the earth and its atmosphere |
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Extravagant |
(adj.) wasteful, especially with money; exceeding reasonable limits; over the top |
