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A's Part 2
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Business
Undergraduate 4
02/04/2012
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addendum
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something added as a supplement
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addled
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confused
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adduce
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to give an example in proving something
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adept
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highly skilled
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adherent
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sticking fast; a follower or a supporter
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adjudicate
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to judge
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adjunct
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a subordinate; an assistant
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admonish
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to warn
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ado
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fuss; trouble
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Adonis
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A very handsome man
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adorn
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to dress up; to decorate
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adroit
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skillful; clever
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adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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adulterate
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to make impure
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advent
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an arrival; a coming
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adventitious
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accidental; nonessential
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adversary
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enemy; opponent
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adversity
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a misfortune; distress
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advocate
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to recommend; to defend
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aegis
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a shield; protection; sponsorship
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty
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affable
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friendly; agreeable
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affectation
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a phony attitude; insincerity
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affiliate
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to associate or to unite with
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affinity
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attraction to
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affirmation
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a statement that something is true
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affix
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to attach
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affliciton
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great suffering; hardship
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affluence
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wealthy
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affront
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an insult
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agape
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open-mouthed; surprised
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aggrandize
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to enlarge or to expand
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aghast
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shocked; terrified
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agile
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able to move quickly
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agitate
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to upset; to stir up
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agoraphobia
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a fear or open places
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agrarian
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pertaining to farmers and agriculture
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ague
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a fever; plague
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alacrity
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liveliness; willingness
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albatross
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a seabird; a constant burden
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albeit
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although
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alchemy
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chemistry of middle ages
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alias
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an assumed name
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alimentary
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furnishing food or nourishment
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allay
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to relieve or to calm
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alleged
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so-called; supposed
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allegory
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symbolic work of literature
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allegro
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quick; rapid
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alleviate
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to lessen; to relieve
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allocate
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to set aside for a specific purpose
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allude
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to hint; refer indirectly
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alluring
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tempting; fascinating; charming
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alluvial
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pertaining to a deposit of sand formed by flowing water
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aloft
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up in the air; high
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aloof
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reserved; cool; indifferent
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altercation
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an argument; a disagreement
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altruism
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unselfishness; concern for others
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amass
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to accumulate; to collect
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amazon
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a big, strong, masculine woman
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ambient
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surrounding, on all sides
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ambiguous
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unclear, open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalence
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conflicting feelings toward sometihng or someone
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ambrosial
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pleasing to the taste or smell
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