day 9 Flashcards
auspices
protection
auspicious
faborable
austere
unadorned
autocratic
ruling with absolute authority
autonomous
acting independently
auxilary
secondary
avail
to help
avarice
greed
aversion
strong feel of dislike
avert
to turn away; to prevent
avid
eager
avow
to claim
avuncular
like an uncle
awry
off course
axiom
widely accepted saying
babble
to utter meaningless sounds
banal
ordinary
bacchanal
a party animal; a drunken reveler
baleful
menacing
balk
to stop short
ballyhoo
sensational advertizing
balm
something that sooths
bandy
to exchange
bane
poison
banter
exchange
bastion
fortress
baroque
extravagantly ornate
barrage
a concentrated pouring of something
bauble
a small ornament
bedlam
noisy uproar
beget
to give birth to
begrudge
to envy
behest
command
belabor
to go over repeatedly
beleaguer
to surround
belie
to give a false information
belittle
to make seem little
belligerant
combative
bemoan
to grieve
bemused
puzzled or confused
benediction
a blessing
benefactor
one who provides help
benevolent
generous
benighted
un-enlightened
benign
gentle
bequest
something left to someone in a will
bereaved
deprived or left desolate
beset
to surround
bestow
to present as a gift
bilious
cranky