World List 5 Flashcards by Lakshay Chauhan

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Astringent

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Binding, causing contraction, harsh or severe

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Astral

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Relating to stars

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Astronomical

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Enormously large or extensive

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Astute

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Wise, shrewd, keen

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Asunder

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Into parts, apart

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Asylum

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A place of shelter or shelter

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Atavism

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Resemblance to remote ancestors rather hua to parents

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Atheistic

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Denying he existence of god

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Atone

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Make amends for, pay for

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Atrocity

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Brutal deed

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Atrophy

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Wasting away

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Attenuate

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Make thin, weaker

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Attest

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Testify

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Attribute

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Ascribe, explain

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Attrition

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Gradual decrease in numbers

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Atypical

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Not normal

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Augment

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Increase, add to

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Auroral

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Pertains to aurora borealis

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Auspicious

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Favoring success

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Austere

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Severely simple and unornamented

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Authoritarian

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Subordinating the individual to the state

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Authoritative

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Dictatorial

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Autocratic

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Having absolute, unchecked power

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Autopsy

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Examination if a dead body

Auxiliary

Offering or proving help

Avalanche

Great mass of falling snow and ice

Avarice

Greediness for wealth

Aver

State confidently

Awe

Solemn wonder

Awl

Distorted, crooked

Axiom

Self evident proof requiring no proof

Azure

Sky blue

Bacchanalian

Drunken

Badger

Pester, annoy

Badinage

Testing conversation

Baffle

Frustrate, perplex

Bait

Harass, tease

Baleful

Deadly, having a malign influence

Balk

Atop short as if faced with an obstacle and refuse to continue

Ballast

Heavy substance

Balm

Something that relieve pain

Banal

Clique, hackneyed, lacking originality

Bandy

Discuss lightly or glibly,

Bane

Cause to ruin, curse

Bantering

Good nature fly ridiculing

Barb

Sharp projection from fish hook or something