vocab quiz #1 definitions Flashcards


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ALOOF

  1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

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alternative

  1. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground (e.g., alternative medicine, alternative lifestyle, alternative rock).

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ambiguity

  1. (countable) Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.

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anecdate

  1. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

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apathy

  1. Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.

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arbitrary

  1. (usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

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assert

  1. (computer science) To make true; to make equal to 1. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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arbitrary

  1. (usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

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asgium

  1. (dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.