word smart list 12

Question 1

assimilate

Answer 1

v. to take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly

Question 2

assuage

Answer 2

v. to soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve

Question 3

astute

Answer 3

adj. shrewd; keen in judgment

Question 4

atheist

Answer 4

n. one who does not believe in the existence of any god or divine being

Question 5

attrition

Answer 5

n. gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss

Question 6

audacity

Answer 6

n. boldness; reckless daring; impertinence

Question 7

augment

Answer 7

v. to make bigger ; to add to; to increase

Question 8

auspicious

Answer 8

adj. favorable; promising; pointing to a good result

Question 9

austere

Answer 9

adj. unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess

Question 10

autocratic

Answer 10

adj. ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy