vocab week 1

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alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

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altruistic

unselfishly generous; concerned for others

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ambiguous

unclear or doubtful in meaning

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apathy

lack of caring

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anarchist

person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority

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ambivalence

having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

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ascendancy

controlling influence; domination

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articulate

effective; distinct

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arbitrary

capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical

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ascetic

practicing self-denial; austere

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astute

wise; shrewd; keen

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austere

forbiddingly stern; severely simple

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autonomous

self-governing

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belied

contradicted

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benevolent

generous; charitable

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brevity

conciseness

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cajole

coax; wheedle

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capricious

unpredictable; fickle