A-B Flashcards
(18 cards)
Alacrity
Cheerful readiness
Aesthete
One who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure
Anomalous
Rare, unusual, abnormal
Aphorism
A wise saying; an adage; a maxim
Appropriate (v.)
To take another’s property as ones own
Arable
Able to be cultivated; farmable
Arboreal
Relating to trees
Aspersion
Misleading or false rumor; gossip
Asylum
A safe place to practice one’s religion or follow one’s convictions
Auspicious
Foretelling well for the future
Austerity
Strict economy; relating to asceticism
Avant-garde
Cutting-edge; new; experimental
Behemoth
A huge animal; something of great size or power
Bequest
A gift upon ones death
Breadth
A range or scope
Brook (v.)
To endure; to put up with
Bungle
To botch; to mess up
Byzantine
Ornate; fancy