Flashcards: Bowyer 4
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kasielasserre1 on September 13, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 articulate | well spoken, expressing oneself clearly |
| ascendancy | state of rising, ascending; power or control |
| ascertain | to determine, discover, make certain of |
| ascetic | self-denying, abstinate, austere |
| ascribe | to attribute to, assign |
| askew | crooked, tilted |
| aspersion | false rumor, damaging report, slander |
| aspire | to have great hopes, to aim at a goal |
| assail | to attack, assult |
| assent | to express agreement |
| assiduous | diligent, persistent, hard-working |
| assimilation | the act of blending in, becoming similar |
| assonance | resemblence in sound, especially vowel sounds (partial rhyme) |
| assuage | to make less severe, ease, relieve |
| astringent | harsh, severe, stern |
| astute | having good judgment |
| asunder | into different parts |
| atone | to make amends for a wrong |
| atrocious | monsterous, shockingly bad, wicked |
| atrophy | to waste away, wither from disuse |
| attenuate | to make thin or slender, to weaken |
| augury | prophecy, prediction of events |
| august | dignify, awe inspiring, venerable |
| auspicious | having favorbale prospects, promising |
| austere | stern, strict, unadorned |
| autocrate | dictator |
| autonomous | seperate, independent |
| auxiliary | supplimentary, reserve |
| avarice | greed |
| avenge | to retalliate, to take revenge for an injury or crime |
| aver | to declare, to be true, affirm |
| aviary | large enclosure housing birds |
| awry | crooked, askew, amiss |
| axiom | permise, apostulate, self-evident truth |
| baleful | harmful, with evil intentions |
| balm | soothing healing influence |
| banal | trite, overly common |
| bastion | fortification, stronghold |
| becalm | to make calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind |
| becloud | to confuse; darken with clouds |