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Argot
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specialized vocabulary used by a group
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Arrest
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to stop; to seize
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Artifact
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item made by human craft
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Artless
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guileless; natural
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Ascetic
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one who practices self-denial
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Asperity
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severity; harshness; irritability
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Aspersion
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slander; false rumor
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Assiduous
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diligent; hard-working
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Assuage
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to make less severe
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Astringent
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harsh; severe
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Asylum
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place of refuge or shelter
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Atavism
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in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
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Attenuate
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to weaken
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Audacious
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bold; daring
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Austere
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stern; unadorned
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Autonomous
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self-governing; independent
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Avarice
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greed
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Aver
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to affirm; declare to be true
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Avocation
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secondary occupation
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Avuncular
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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
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