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Word List 5
Astral - Barb
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Astral | exalted, elevated in position; relating to the stars |
| Astringent | causing contraction of tissues, thereby diminishing discharge; harsh; severe; stern |
| Astronomical | enormously large or extensive |
| Astute | having good judgment, wise; shrewd; keen |
| Asunder | to separate into parts; apart or widely separated |
| Asylum | a place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| Asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| Atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback |
| Atheistic | denying the existence of God |
| Atone | to make amends for; to pay for |
| Atrocity | a brutal deed |
| Atrophy | to waste away; degeneration |
| Attentive | observant; considerate; thoughtful |
| Attenuate | to make thin; to weaken |
| Attest | to testify; to bear witness |
| Attribute | essential quality; to ascribe (refer); to explain |
| Attrition | a gradual decrease in numbers |
| Atypical | not normal |
| Audacious | bold; daring; fearless |
| Audit | formal examination of financial records |
| Augment | to increase; to expand, extend |
| Augury | an omen; a prophecy, prediction of events |
| August | impressive, awe-inspiring, venerable; majestic |
| Aureole | the sun's corona; halo |
| Auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis (northern lights) |
| Auspicious | having favorable prospects, promising |
| Austere | stern, strict, unadorned |
| Authenticate | to prove genuine |
| Authoritarian | extremely strict, bossy |
| Authoritative | having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial |
| Autocratic | having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| Automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating: Robot |
| Autonomous | self-governing; independent |
| Autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem |
| Auxiliary | supplementary, reserve |
| Avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice |
| Avarice | greed |
| Avenge | to retaliate, take vengeance for something |
| Aver | to state with confidence; to declare to be true <She was able to aver the identity of the assailant.> |
| Averse | to be reluctant; being disinclined |
| Aversion | strong feeling of dislike |
| Avert | to turn away; to avoid; to prevent |
| Aviary | enclosure for birds |
| Avid | greedy; eager for |
| Avocation | secondary or minor occupation |
| Avow | declare openly |
| Avuncular | like an uncle |
| Awe | overwhelming feeling of wonder |
| Awl | pointed tool used for piercing |
| Awry | distorted, crooked, amiss, askew |
| Axiom | a universally accepted principle or rule; aphorism |
| Azure | sky blue |
| Babble | chatter idly |
| Bacchanalian | a drunken feast |
| Badger | to pester; to annoy |
| Badinage | playful repartee (interchange of clever retorts); banter |
| Baffle | frustrate; perplex |
| Bait | to harass; to tease |
| Baleful | deadly; harmful, with evil intentions; ominous |
| Balk | to stop short and refuse to proceed; to refuse abruptly |
| Balk | to foil (to prevent the success of) |
| Ballast | heavy substance used to add stability to weight |
| Balm | a soothing restorative agent |
| Balmy | mild and refreshing; fragrant |
| Banal | Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality |
| Bandy | to circulate freely <to bandy gossip>; to exchange |
| Bane | cause of ruin; curse |
| Bantering | to speak or act playfully or wittily |
| Barb | sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark |
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