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Arsons
- noun - malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
Assail
- verb - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
Assart
- - The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.
Assays
- noun - a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
- a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
- a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- an appraisal of the state of affairs;
- analyze (chemical substances)
- make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
Assent
- noun - agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
- to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
Assert
- verb - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
- state categorically
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Assess
- verb - charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
- estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
- set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
Assets
- noun - a useful or valuable quality
- anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Assign
- verb - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
- attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
- decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
- make undue claims to having
- select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
- transfer one's right to
Assish
- - Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate.