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GRE DEFINITION ASSUMPTION TO A
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04/24/2006

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assumption
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N. something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of.
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assurance
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N. promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence.
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asteroid
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N. small planet
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astigmatism
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N. eye defect that prevents proper focus.
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astral
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ADJ. rebating to the stars
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astringent
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ADJ. binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe.
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astronomical
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ADJ. enormously large or extensive
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astute
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ADJ. wise; shrewd; keen.
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asunder
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ADV. into parts; apart.
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asylum
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N. N. place of refuge or shelter; protection
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asymmetric
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ADJ. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line.
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atavism
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N. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback.
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atheist
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N. one who denies the existence of God
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atone
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v. make amends for; pay
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atrocity
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N. brutal deed.
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atrophy
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N. wasting away.
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auspicious
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ADJ. favoring success.
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austere
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ADJ. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented.
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authenticate
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v. prove genuine
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authoritarian
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ADJ. subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
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authoritative
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ADJ. having the weight of authority; premptory and dictatorial.
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autocratic
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ADJ. having absolute, unchecked power; dictutorial
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automaton
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N. mecharlism that Imitates actions of humans.
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autonomous
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ADJ. self-governing.
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autopsy
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N. examination of a dead body; postmortem.
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auxiliary
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ADJ. offering or providing heap authorial or subsidiary.
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avalanche
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N. great mass of falling snow and ice.
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avarice
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N. greediness for wealth.
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avenge
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v. take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone).
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aver
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v. assert confidently or declare; as used In law, state formally as a fact.
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