Word List 5 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Astral

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Relating to the stars

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Astringent

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Binding, causing contraction

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Astronomical

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Enormously large or extensive

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Astute

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Wise, shrewd, keen

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Asunder

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Into parts, apart

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Asylum

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Place or refuge or shelter, protection

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Atavism

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Reversion to an earlier type

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Atheistic

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Denying the existence of God

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Atrocity

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Brutal dead

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Atrophy

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Waste 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, weaken

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Attest

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Testify, bear witness

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Attribute

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Essential quality

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Attrition

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Gradual decrease in number

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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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Augury

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Omen, prophecy

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August

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Impressive, majestic

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Auspicious

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Favoring success

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Austere

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Forbiddingly stern

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Authenticate

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Confirm as genuine

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Authoritarian

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Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority

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Authoritative

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Having the weight of authority

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Autocratic

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Having absolute, unchecked power

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Automaton

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Robot, person performing a task mechanically

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Autonomous

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Self-governing

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Avarice

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Greediness for wealth

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Aver

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Assert confidently

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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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Aviary

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Enclosure for birds

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Avid

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Greedy, eager for

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Avocation

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A hobby 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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Awe

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Solemn wonder

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Awry

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Crooked, wrong, amiss

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Axiom

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Self-evident truth requiring no proof

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Azure

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Sky blue

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Babble

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Chatter idly

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Bacchanalian

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Drunken

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Badger

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Pester, annoy

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Badinage

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Teasing conversation

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Baffle

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Frustrate, perplex

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Bait

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Harass, tease

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Baleful

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Deadly, having a malign influence

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Balk

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Foil or thwart, stop short, refuse to go on

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Ballast

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Heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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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

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Bandy

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Discuss lightly or glibly

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Bane

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Cause of ruin, curse

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Bantering

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Good-natured ridiculing

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Barb

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A sharp projection near the end of an arrow