| A | B |
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| statute | a law; a rule; a regulation |
| asterisk | a star-shaped mark (*) used in printing often to indicate a footnote |
| brochure | a pamphlet |
| hygiene | a system of priciples for the preservation of health and the prevention of diseace; cleanliness |
| recession | an act of withdrawing or going back; a temporary decline in economic activity |
| fatality | a death cause by a disaster; fate or necessity; something caused by fate; a deadly effect |
| assassin | the murderer of an important person or public offical |
| perspective | point of view; the effects of distance or depth on the apperance of objects |
| jurisdiction | authority or power; the limits or territory governed by an authority |
| bibliography | a list of books or essays on a particular subject or by a particular author |
| denounce | to condemn openly; to accuse formally; to inform against |
| galvanize | to arouse suddenly, as if by electric shock; to coat a metal with a thil layer of zinc to prevent corrosion |
| bilingual | able to use two languages well; written or spoken in two languages |
| deficient | lacking some essential quality; defective; incomplete |
| infamous | having a bad reputation; famous for bad things; notorious |
| biographical | having to do with a person's life; giving the story of a person's life |
| satirical | using irony and wit to attack ideas, people, or customes ; sarcastic |
| dissuade | persuade someone not to do something; to discourage |
| fluent | able to use language easily and skillfully; effortlessly |
| chronological | arranged in the order in which things happen |
