day 9 Flashcards
1
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auspices
A
protection
2
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auspicious
A
faborable
3
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austere
A
unadorned
4
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autocratic
A
ruling with absolute authority
5
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autonomous
A
acting independently
6
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auxilary
A
secondary
7
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avail
A
to help
8
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avarice
A
greed
9
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aversion
A
strong feel of dislike
10
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avert
A
to turn away; to prevent
11
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avid
A
eager
12
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avow
A
to claim
13
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avuncular
A
like an uncle
14
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awry
A
off course
15
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axiom
A
widely accepted saying
16
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babble
A
to utter meaningless sounds
17
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banal
A
ordinary
18
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bacchanal
A
a party animal; a drunken reveler
19
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baleful
A
menacing
20
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balk
A
to stop short
21
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ballyhoo
A
sensational advertizing
22
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balm
A
something that sooths
23
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bandy
A
to exchange
24
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bane
A
poison
25
banter
exchange
26
bastion
fortress
27
baroque
extravagantly ornate
28
barrage
a concentrated pouring of something
29
bauble
a small ornament
30
bedlam
noisy uproar
31
beget
to give birth to
32
begrudge
to envy
33
behest
command
34
belabor
to go over repeatedly
35
beleaguer
to surround
36
belie
to give a false information
37
belittle
to make seem little
38
belligerant
combative
39
bemoan
to grieve
40
bemused
puzzled or confused
41
benediction
a blessing
42
benefactor
one who provides help
43
benevolent
generous
44
benighted
un-enlightened
45
benign
gentle
46
bequest
something left to someone in a will
47
bereaved
deprived or left desolate
48
beset
to surround
49
bestow
to present as a gift
50
bilious
cranky
