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chapter 1
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English
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2009

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Term
placate
Definition
sounds like plac ate (some food)
it means to calm someone down
verb
i placated a baby by giving it its pacifyer
Term
ambivalence
Definition
sounds like ambicious ambulance= ambi valence
it means being confused about something
i was in ambivalence with that math problem
Term
autonomy
Definition
auto? not me!
it means being independent
i wanted my autonomy at 18
Term
destitute
Definition
des-te-tude
lack of something BIG TIME.
i was in destitude when I lost all my money
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