Sat Lesson 7

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asterisk

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a small star like symbol (*)

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astronaut

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a person engaged in or trained in spaceflight

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astronomy

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the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere

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augment

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to make larger; enlarge in size, number, or strength

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augur

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to divine or predict from omens

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auxiliary

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additional; supplementary; reserve

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auditorium

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a building for public gatherings

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autograph

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a person's own signature

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automobile

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car; a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and an internal combustion engine

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antebellum

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before or existing before the American Civil War

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bellicose

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inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile

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belligerent

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warlike; giving to waging war

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rebel

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a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition

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benediction

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an utterance of good wishes

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benevolent

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expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

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benign

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gentleness or kindness

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abbreviate

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to reduce in length or duration

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abridge

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to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

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brevity

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shortness of time or duration; briefness

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cadaver

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a dead human body to be dissected

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cadence

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a slight falling in pitch of the voice at the end of a declarative sentence

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cascade

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anything that resembles a waterfall; seeming to fall or flow in abundance

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candor

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sincere in speech or expression; the state or quality of being frank

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incandescent

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intensely bright; brilliant

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incendiary

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used for setting property on fire

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enchant

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to delight to a high degree

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recant

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to withdraw or disavow; retract

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anticipate

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to think, speak, act, or feel something in advance

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capable

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having power and ability

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emancipate

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to free from restraint, influence, or the like

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inception

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beginning; start

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intercept

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cut off from an intended destination

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precept

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a direction given as a rule of action or conduct

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reciprocate

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to give or feel in return

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susceptible

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accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence

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capitulate

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to surrender unconditionally

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decapitate

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to cut the head off

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recapitulate

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to review by a brief summary

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concord

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agreement between persons, groups, or nations

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cordial

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courteous and gracious; friendly

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discord

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lack of harmony between persons or things

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carnivorous

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flesh-eating

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incarnate

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embodied in flesh

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reincarnation

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rebirth of soul in a new body

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excite

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to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of

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incite

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to stir or urge on; stimulate to action

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solicit

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to seek to influence or incite to action