vocab Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
Q
abash
A
embarrass
2
Q
abscond
A
depart secretly
3
Q
abstemious
A
restraint from food/alcohol
4
Q
accede
A
express approval
5
Q
accretion
A
growth in size/amount
6
Q
acme
A
summit
7
Q
admonish
A
repremand
8
Q
adroit
A
skillful
9
Q
adulation
A
high praise
10
Q
allusion
A
indirect reference
11
Q
anachronistic
A
outdated
12
Q
anathema
A
cursed
13
Q
antediluvian
A
prehistoric
14
Q
aphorism
A
old saying
15
Q
archane
A
secret, obscure
16
Q
ascetic
A
self denying
17
Q
assiduous
A
hard-working
18
Q
assonance
A
rhyming
19
Q
augury
A
prediction of events
20
Q
august
A
dignified, awe inspiring
21
Q
auspicious
A
favorable prospects
22
Q
avarice
A
greed
23
Q
aver
A
affirm
24
Q
axiom
A
premise, self-evident truth
25
baleful
evil intentions
26
bellicose
warlike
27
benighted
unenlightened
