Day1.p Flashcards
bereaved
deprived or left desolate, especially through death
bequest
something left to someone in a will
benign
gentle, not harmful, kind,mild
benevolent
generous, kind, doing good deeds
benefactor
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
belie
to give a false impression o, to contradict
beleaguer
to surround, to besiege, to harass
belabor
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
bastion
stronghold, fortress, fortified place
bane
poison, torment, cause of harm
banal
unoriginal, ordinary
awry
off course, twisted to one side
avow
to claim, to declare boldly, to admit
autonomoous
acting independently
autocratic
ruling with aboslute authority, extremely bossy
austere
unadorned, stern, forbidding, without excess
aupicious
favorable, promising, pointing to a good result
attrition
gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss, a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size
astute
shrewd, keen in judgment
assuage
to soothe, to pacify, to easy the pain of, to relieve
assimilate
to take in, to absorb, to learn thoroughly