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Word List 5 Flashcards

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auxiliary

A

offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary

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avarice

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greediness for wealth

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avenge

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take vengeance fro something (or on behalf of someone)

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aver

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assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact

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averse

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reluctant; disinclined

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aversion

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firm dislike

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avert

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prevent; turn away

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avid

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greedy; eager for

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avocation

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secondary or minor occupation

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avow

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declare openly

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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awry

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distorted; crooked

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axiom

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self-evident truth requiring no proof

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bait

A

harass; tease

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baleful

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threatening; menacing; sinister; foreshadowing evil

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balk

A

stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue

foil

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balm

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something that relieves pain

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balmy

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mild; fragrant

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banal

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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

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bandy

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discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly

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bane

A

curse; cause of ruin

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baneful

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destructive; causing ruin or death

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bantering

A

good-naturedly ridiculing

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barefaced

A

shameless; bold; unconcealed

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baroque

A

highly ornate

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bask

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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

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bastion

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stronghold; something seen as a source of protection

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bawdy

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indecent; obscene

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beatific

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showing or producing joy; blissful

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beatify

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bless of sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed

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bedraggle

A

wet thoroughly

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befuddle

A

confuse thoroughly

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beeline

A

direct, quick route

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beget

A

father; produce; give rise to

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begrudgebegrudge

A

resent

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beguile

A

mislead or delude; cheat; pass time

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beholden

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obligated; indebted

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behoove

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be necessary or proper for; be incumbent upon

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belabor

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explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally

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beleaguer

A

besiege or attack; harass

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

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bellicose

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warlike; pugnacious; naturally inclined to fight

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bemoan

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lament; express disapproval of

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bemused

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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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benediction

A

blessing

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beneficent

A

kindly; doing good

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bent

A

determined; natural talent or inclination

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