Day 1 Flashcards
Abscond
To depart secretly and hide
Animus
Hostile feeling or intent
Anathema
Solemn curse; something or someone regarded as a curse
Antipathy
Aversion or dislike
Antithesis
Contrast; direct opposite of or to
Apocryphal
Spurious; not authentic
Apposite
Appropriate; fitting
Apprise
Inform
Approbation
Approval
Apropos
(Adj) to the point and timely
(Prep) with reference to; regarding
Arcane
Secret, mysterious
Arduous
Hard; strenuous
Artful
Cunning, crafty, shy
Ascendancy
Controlling influence
Ascetic
Practicing self denial; austere
Asperity
Sharpness of temper
Assay
Analyze or evaluate
Assiduous
Diligent
Attenuate
Make thinner; weaken or lessen
August
Impressive or majestic
Aver
Assert confidently or declare
Baleful
Threatening or menacing, foreshadowing evil
Balk
(V) to stop short and refuse to continue
(V) to foil
Banal
Hackneyed, commonplace, trite
Bandy
Discuss lightly or glibly, exchange words heatedly
Bawdy
Indecent, obscene
Beatific
Showing or producing joy; blissful
Behoove
Be necessary or proper for, be incumbent upon
Beleaguered
Besiege or attack or harass
Belie
Contradict or give false impression
Bellicose
Warlike
Beneficent
Kindly or doing good
Beset
Harass or trouble; hem in
Betoken
To signify or indicate
Bluff
(Adj) rough but good natured
(N) pretense, deception
Bohemian
Artistically unconventional
Braggadocio
Boasting
Brook
To tolerate or endure
Browbeat
To bully or intimidate
Burnish
To make shiny by rubbing / polishing
Buxom
Full bosomed, plump, jolly