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13 Cards in this Set
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authentic
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genuine, real, reliable, trustworthy
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autobiography
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story of a person's life written by the person him/herself
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autocrat
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ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power, despot, dictator
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autograph
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person's signature written by him/herself
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automaic
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acting by tself, self regulaing
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automation
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technique of making a process self-operating by means of built in electronic controls
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automaton
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purely mechanical person following a routine, robot
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autonomous
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self-governing, independent, sovereign
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autonomy
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right of self-government, independence, sovereignty
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autopsy
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medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death, postmortem examination
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aristocracy
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government or country governed by a small privileged upper class
ruling class of nobles, nobility, privileged class, gentry |
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autocracy
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government or country governed by one individual with self-derived, unlimited power
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bureaucracy
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government by bureaus or groups of officials, administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine
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