Part 2 Flashcards
arrogate
to unrightfully take or claim
artifice
deception; trickery
artless
simple; without cunning
ascendancy
dominance; superiority
ascetic
practicing self-denial
ashen
very pale
askew
slanted to one side
asperity
bad temper
aspersion
a false claim intended to harm
assail
to attack violently
assiduous
hardworking; dedicated
assuage
to make less clever
astute
clever
audacious
fearlessly bold; arrogantly bold
august
majestic
auspicious
favorable
automaton
one who acts in a robotic way
austere
plain; strict, serious; cold
avaricious
greedy
aver
to state confidently; to declare
avuncular
like an uncle
banal
unoriginal
bauble
a small, inexpensive piece of jewelry or toy
beatific
extremely happy
beatify
to bless; to make happy
bedlam
a state of uproar and confusion
beguile
to trick
behemoth
something huge
belied
contradicted
belittle
to put down; to disparage
bellicose
warlike; inclined to fight
bemoan
to mourn over; to express grief for
beneficence
the quality of being kind or charitable
bereft
deprived or robbed of something
bifurcated
split in two
bilious
bad tempered
blase
apathetic; unconcerned
bloviated
was wordy/windy when speaking
bludgeon
to hit forcefully
bonhomie
a pleasant and friendly mood
boor
a crude person with rude, clumsy manners
bootless
useless