2/8 Flashcards
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Astringent
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Binding, Causing contraction, harsh, severe
2
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Atavism
A
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents, reversion to an earlier type, throwback
3
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attenuate
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make thinner, weaken, lessen
4
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augury
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omen, prophesy
5
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august
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impressive, majestic
6
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aureole
A
sun’s corona
7
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avarice
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greediness for wealth
8
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aver
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assert confidently or declare, as used in law, state formally as a fact
9
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avocation
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secondary or minor occupation
10
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avuncular
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like an uncle
11
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axiom
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self evident truth requiring no proof
12
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azure
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sky blue
13
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bacchanalian
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drunken
14
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badinage
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teasing conversation
15
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bait
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harass, tease
