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bastion
stronghold;fortress;fortified place
ascendancy
supremacy; domination
axiom
a self-evident rule of truth, a widely accepted saying
ardent
passionate, enthusiastic
augment
to make bigger, to add to , to increase
antipathy
firm dislike
beget
to give birth to , to create, to lead to , to cause
abstruse
hard to understand
abate
to subside, to reduce
awry
off course, twisted to one side
appreciate
to increase in value
beset
to harass, to surround
amorous
feeling love, especially in a sexual sense; in love ; relating to love
austere;
unadorned, stern, forbidding, without excess
appropriate
to take without permission; to set aside for a particular use
archetype
an original model or pattern
allusion
an indirect reference, a hint
avuncular
like an uncle, especially a nice uncle
equine
horse related
aberration
something not typical; a deviation from the standard
assiduous
hardworking; busy;quite diligent
approbation
approval, praise
acerbic
sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood or tone
assuage
to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
blatant
1) brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.
2) offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.
3) tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.
feline
cat related
blithe
carefree, cheerful
abnegate
to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
ambience
atmosphere; mood; feeling
burlesque
a ludicrous mocking, lewd imitation
analogy
a comparison of one thing to another; similarity
beleaguer
to surround; to besiege; to harass
avow
to claim, to declare boldly to admit
bequest
something left to someone in a will
apocryphal
of dubious authenticity; fictitious; spurious
abash
to make ashamed
benefactor
one who provides help, especially in the form of a give/ donation
allege
to assert without proof
abstinent
voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is not good for you
autonomous
acting independantyl
belligerent
combative; quarrelsome, waging war
auspicious
favorable, promising, pointing to a good result
broach
to open up a subject for discussion often a delicate subject
autocratic
ruling with absolute authority, extremely bossy
canine
dog related
ursine
bear related
adherent
follower; supporter; believer
piscine
fish related
artifice
a clever trick; cunning
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
adroit
skillful, dexterous, clever; shrewd
artful
crafty; wily;sly
avarice
greed, excessive love of riches
audacity
boldness, reckless daring, impertinence
agnostic
one who believes that the existence of god can be neither proven nor disproven
banal
unoriginal, ordinary
apartheid
the former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the republic of south africa
belabor
to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
blight
a disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys
arbiter
one who decides; a judge
bureaucracy
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affectation
unnatural or artificial behavior; usually intended to impress
amenable
ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable:
ambivalent
undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously
agrarian
relating to land; relating to the management of farming of land
abstract
theoratical
accolade
an award, an honor
attrition
gradual wearing away, weakening or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers/size
aristocratic
of noble birth; snobbish
procine
pig related
arcane
mysterious; known only to a select few
bovine
cow related
burgeon
to expand, to flourish
apprehensive
worried; anxious
bourgeois
middle class, usually in a pejorative sense; boringly conventional
apotheosis
elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something
alacrity
cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
adverse
unfavorable
capricious
unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
bemused
confused, bewildered
apathy
lack of interest
benign
gentle, not harmful, kind, mild
aesthetic
having to do with artistic beauty, artistic
adulate
wild or excessive admiration; flattery
belie
to give a false impression of; to contradict
abysmal
extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
abortive
unsuccessful
anitthesis
the direct opposite
affinity
sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
affluent
rich, prosperous
amenity
pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature
anachronism
something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
bane
poison, torment, cause of harm
aphorism
a brief often witty saying a proverb
aloof
uninvolved; standing off keeping one’s distance
abject
hopeless, extremely sad and servile, defeated
