Word List 1 (A-B) Flashcards

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Alacrity

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Cheerful readiness

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Aesthete

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One who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure

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Anomalous

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Rare, unusual, abnormal

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Aphorism

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A wise saying; an adage; a maxim

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Appropriate (v.)

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To take another’s property as one’s own

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Arable

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Able to be cultivated; farmable

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Arboreal

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Relating to trees

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Aspersion

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Misleading or false rumor; gossip

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Asylum

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A safe place to practice one’s religion or follow one’s conviction

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Auspicious

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Foretelling well for the future

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Austerity*

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Strict economy; relating to asceticism

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Avant-garde

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Cutting-edge; new; experimental

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Behemoth

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A huge animal; something of great size or power

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Bequest

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A gift upon one’s death

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Breadth

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A range or scope

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Brook (v.)

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To endure; to put up with

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Bungle

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To botch; to mess up

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Byzantine

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Ornate, fancy