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English Vocab 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. |
| aroma | a distinctive, typically pleasant smell. |
| ascribe | attribute something to (a cause). |
| assassin | a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons. |
| assimilate | take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully. |
| asterisk | a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter. |
| atmosphere | the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. |
| augment | make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. |
| autonomy | the right or condition of self-government. |
| aver | state or assert to be the case. |