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Aerospace Engineering
Undergraduate 3
08/25/2016

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abate (v)
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to lessen in intensity or degree
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aberrant (adj)
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deviating from normal or correct
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abhor (v)
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to regard with horror or loathing;detest
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abrogate (v)
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to abolish,do away with or annul, especially by authority
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abysmal (adj)
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very bad
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adamant (adj)
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impervious to please, appeals or reason; stubbornly unyielding
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aloof (adj)
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distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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ambiguous (adj)
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vague; subject to more than on interpretation
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aplomb (n)
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self confident assurance poise
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arduous (adj)
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strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
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articulate (v)
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to pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate
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ascertain (v)
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to discover with certainty
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aspersion (n)
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an unfavorable or damaging remark; slander
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assuage (v)
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
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audacious (adj)
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
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baleful (adj)
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harmful,ominous, causing evil
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barrage (n)
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artificial obstacle built across a river
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bellicose (adj)
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
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bequest (n)
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arrangement to give something at death
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blatant (adj)
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unpleasantly loud and noisy
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boorish (adj)
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rude and clumsy behavior
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breach (n)
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an opening, a tear, or a rupture
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brook (v)
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to up with; tolerate
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burgeon (v)
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to grow rapidly, to flourish
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burnish (v)
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to make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish
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