#4 Flashcards

1
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Assimilate

A

To take in

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2
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Assuage

A

To soothe

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3
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Astute

A

Showing ability to accurately assess situations

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4
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Atheist

A

One who doesn’t believe in God

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5
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Attrition

A

Gradual wearing away

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6
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Audacity

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Boldness, nerve

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7
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Augment

A

To make bigger

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8
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Auspicious

A

Favorable

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9
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Austere

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Stern, without excess

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10
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Autocratic

A

Extremely bossy

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11
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Autonomous

A

Acting independently

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12
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Avarice

A

Greed

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13
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Avow

A

To claim

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14
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Avuncular

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Like an uncle

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15
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Awry

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Off course

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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
Q

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
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Belligerent

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Combative

26
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Bemused

A

Confused

27
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Benefactor

A

One who provides help

28
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Benevolent

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Generous

29
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Benign

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Gentle

30
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Bequest

A

Something left to someone in a will

31
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Bereaved

A

Deprived through death

32
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Beset

A

To harass

33
Q

Blasphemy

A

Profanity, especially about God

34
Q

Blatant

A

Offensively noisy