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10 Cards in this Set
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anomalous |
Different from what you expected to find. Paradoxical or contradicting |
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aphorism |
A short saying or proverb |
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Apogee |
The point of the moon's orbit when it is farthest from Earth |
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apathetic |
Not interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things. |
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aquiline |
Like an eagle; especially hooked like an eagle's beak |
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argot |
The special vocabulary and idiom (as slang) of a particular social group or class |
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asymmetric |
adj. - Characterized by a lack of correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts that are on opposite sides of a dividing line |
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atavism |
The reappearance of genetic traits. |
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authoritative |
Adg.-Sanctioned by established rule; Having ascendancy or influence; Of recognized right or excellence. |
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attenuate |
To make thin or weaken. |
