kasielasserre1 on September 13, 2010
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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 |