Barrons 06 Flashcards
Artifice
Deception; trickery
Artless
Without guile (sly, cunning intelligence); open and honest
Ascendancy
Controlling influence; domination
Ascertain
To find out for certain
Ascetic
Practicing self denial; austere
Asinine
Stupid
Assail
To assault
Assent
To agree; accept
Assiduous
Diligent
Assimilate
To absorb
To cause to become homogeneous
Assuage
To ease or lessen [pain]
To satisfy [hunger]
To soothe [anger]
Assumption
Something taken for granted
Taking over or taking possession of
Astute
Wise; shrewd; keen
Asylum
Place of refuge or shelter; protection
Atone
To make amends for; to pay for
Atrophy
To waste away
Attenuate
To make thin; weaken
Attest
To testify; to bear witness
Attrition
A gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
Audit
An examination of accounts
Augment
To increase; add to
Austere
Forbiddingly stern
Severely simple and un ornamented
