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chapter 9
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Undergraduate 1
10/13/2010

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assent
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to agree or concur agreement as to a proposal
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alibi
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an excuse or explanation especially used to avoid blame
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Circumvent
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to go around or to avoid by cleverness; to elude
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Covert
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concealed; secret; disguised
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decisive
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definite; clear or displaying firmness; determined or crucial; important
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incredulous
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skeptical; doubtful; disbelieving
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Misgiving
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a feeling of doubt or distrust
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optimist
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a person who looks on the bright side; one who expects a positive result
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presentiment
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a feeling that something is about to happen especially something bad; foreboding expectation
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transitory
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not lasting; temporary
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