Word Five: Barb Flashcards by jessica Lau

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Astringent

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Binding; causing contraction

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Astral

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Relating to the stars

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Astronomical

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Enormously large or extensive

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Astute

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Shrewd

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Asunder

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Into parts; apart

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Asylum

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Place of refuge or shelter

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Asymmetric

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Not identical on both sides of a dividing line

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Atavism

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Resemblance

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Atheistic

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Denying the existence of God

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Atlas

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Bound volume of maps

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Atone

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Make amends for; pay for

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Atrocity

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Brutal deed

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Atrophy

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Wasting away

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Attain

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Achieve or accomplish

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Attentive

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Alert and watchful

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Attenuate

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Make thin

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Attest

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Testify

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Attribute

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Essential quality; ascribe

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Attrition

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Gradual decrease in numbers

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Atypical

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Not normal

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Audacious

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Daring; bold

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Audit

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Examination of accounts

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Auditory

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Pertaining to the sense of hearing

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Augment

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Increase

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Augury

Omen; prophecy

August

Impressive; majestic

Aureole

Sun's corona

Auroral

Pertaining to the aurora borealis

Auspicious

Favoring success

Austere

Forbiddingly stern

Authenticate

Prove genuine

Authoritarian

Subordinating the individual to the state

Authoritative

Having the weight of authority

Autocratic

Having absolute

Automaton

Mechanism that imitates actions of humans

Autonomous

Self governing

Autopsy

Examination of a dead body

Auxiliary

Helper, additional or subsidiary

Avalanche

Great mass of falling snow and ice

Avarice

Greediness for wealth

Avenge

Take vengence for something (or on behalf of someone)

Averse

Reluctant

Aversion

Firm dislike

Avert

Prevent; turn away

Aviary

Enclosure for birds

Avid

Greedy; eager for

Avocation

Secondary or minor occupation

Avow

Declare openly

Avuncular

Like an uncle

Awe

Solemn wonder

Awry

Distorted; crooked

Axiom

Self evident truth requiring no proof

Azure

Sky blue

Babble

Chatter idly

Bacchanalian

Drunken

Badger

Annoy

Badinage

Teasing conversation

Baffle

Frustrate

Bait

Harass

Baleful

Deadly

Balk

Foil or thwart

Ballast

Heavy substance

Balm

Something that relieves pain

Balmy

Mild; fragrant

Banal

Hackneyed; commonplace

Bandy

Discuss lightly or glibly

Band

Cause of ruin

Bantering

Good natured ridiculing

Barb

Sharp projection from fishhook