#4 Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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Assimilate
A
To take in
2
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Assuage
A
To soothe
3
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Astute
A
Showing ability to accurately assess situations
4
Q
Atheist
A
One who doesn’t believe in God
5
Q
Attrition
A
Gradual wearing away
6
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Audacity
A
Boldness, nerve
7
Q
Augment
A
To make bigger
8
Q
Auspicious
A
Favorable
9
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Austere
A
Stern, without excess
10
Q
Autocratic
A
Extremely bossy
11
Q
Autonomous
A
Acting independently
12
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Avarice
A
Greed
13
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Avow
A
To claim
14
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Avuncular
A
Like an uncle
15
Q
Awry
A
Off course
16
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Axiom
A
Self-evident truth
17
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Banal
A
Unoriginal
18
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Bane
A
Poison
19
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Bastion
A
Fortress
20
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Beget
A
To create
21
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Belabor
A
To go over repeatedly
22
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Beleaguer
A
To surround
23
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Belie
A
To give a false impression of
24
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Belittle
A
To make to seem little
25
Belligerent
Combative
26
Bemused
Confused
27
Benefactor
One who provides help
28
Benevolent
Generous
29
Benign
Gentle
30
Bequest
Something left to someone in a will
31
Bereaved
Deprived through death
32
Beset
To harass
33
Blasphemy
Profanity, especially about God
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Blatant
Offensively noisy
