41-60 Flashcards
Appropriate
To set aside for a particular purpose; to set aside for private use; to take without permission
Ardent
Impassioned; fiery
Artful
Skillful and cunning
Ascetic
Austere, self-denying
Askew
Crooked; skewed, awry
Assuage
To relieve, soothe, pacify
Audacity
Boldness, daring
Approbation
Approval, commendation
Autonomous
Independent; self-governing
Avarice
Greed; inordinate desire for wealth
Axiom
A universally recognized truth; something self-evident
Banal
Ordinary; commonplace; trite
Bastion
Fortress; stronghold
Belabor
To harp on; to attack verbally; to beat with blows
Bellicose
Quarrelsome; warlike
Bereaved
Deprived (usually by loss of a loved one)
Bibliophile
One who loves books; a book collector
Bilk
To cheat, swindle; to avoid payment
Blight
Something that injures or destroys
Approbation
Approval; commendation
Austere
Strict; severely simple