6 Audacious - Bilk Flashcards
Deck 5
audacious
bold and fearless
Audrey asked audacious questions that most people would be scared to ask.
augment
to enlarge or increase
In an effort to augment her paper on William Faulkner, Aubrey added three pages about the author’s childhood.
augury
divine prediction
Augustus believed the groundhog’s shadow was an augury of a delayed springtime.
august
noble and dignified
The august king was admired for his good work.
auspicious
favorable; fortunate
Austin waited for an auspicious time to ask his father to borrow the car; he finally had his chance on the day that his dad received a sizable raise at work.
austere
- strict; disciplined; serious 2. simple; un-decorated
Mr. Aston is the most austere teacher at school; he does not tolerate any talking nor does he accept late assignments.
autonomy
independence
The Confederate states fought to gain autonomy from the Union during the Civil War.
avarice
extreme greed for material wealth
Avery amassed million-dollar homes, luxury cars, and exquisite jewelry to satisfy her avarice, but still wanted more.
avuncular
resembling an uncle in kindness or indulgence
Mr. Avery developed an avuncular affection for his neighbor’s children after having spent so many years next door.
axiom
principle or rule
The golden rule is a good axiom to live by.
banal
repeated too often; over-familiar through overuse
The plot of the movie is banal; everything that takes place in this film has happened in a dozen other movies.
belfry
a bell tower
No one volunteered to clean out the belfry because of all the bats that live in it.
benevolent
charitable; kind
The benevolent nun spent her entire life working with the poor.
bevy
a large group
The picnic lunch on the beach attracted a bevy of birds.
bifurcate
to divide into two branches
Biff’s family tree bifurcated in 1946 when his grandmother remarried, thus creating a second branch of relatives.
