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July 5
Vocabulary Words
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aspersion | false rumor, damaging report, slander |
| Assiduous | diligent, persistent, hard-working |
| Astute | having good judgment |
| Attenuate | to make thin or slender; weaken |
| Audacious | bold, daring, fearless |
| Augment | to expand, extend |
| August | dignified, awe inspiring, venerable |
| Austere | stern, strict, unadorned |
| Avarice | greed |
| Aver | to declare to be tue, affirm |
| Baleful | harmful |
| Banal | trite, overly common |
| Bane | something causing , destruction, or ruin |
| Bastion | fortification, stronghold |
| Behemoth | huge creature |
| Belabor | to insist repeatedly or harp on |
| Belie | to misrepresent; expose as false |
| Belligerent | hostile, tending to fight |
| Benighted | unenlightened |
| Benign | kindly, gentle, or harmless |
| Bequeath | to give or leave through a will; to hand down |
| Bestial | beastly, animal-like |
| Blandish | to coax with flattery |
| Blight (v.) | to afflict, destroy |
| Bastic | using high-sounding but meaningless language |
| Boor | A crude person, one lacking manners or taste |
| Burgeon | To sprout or flourish |
| Burnish | to polish, make smooth and bright |
| Callous | thick-skinned, insensitive |
| Candor | honesty of expression |