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
