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Eng. 12 Week 2 Vocab
vocabulary words in alphabetical order of week 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ascetic | self-denying; a person who refrains from pleasure. |
| Ascribe | Attribute to something |
| Aspersion | Damaging remarks; slander. |
| Assidious | Preserving; careful; attentive diligent |
| Assimilate | Absorb; digest; take in |
| Atrophy | Wasting away; hating in growth; withering |
| Augury | Omen; prediction sign |
| Auspices | Patronage; helpful; approval support |
| Austerity | Simplicity; harshness; severity ; moral strictness |
| Avarice | Greed for wealth; desire for money |
| Aver | Affirm; assert state to be true |
| Banal | Trite; not new or interesting ; common place |
| Bauble | Trinket; of little value |
| Bellicose | Pugnacious; fond of fighting; warlike |
| Benevolence | Kindness; goodwill; kindly feeling |
| Biennial | Every 2 years |
| Blazon | Proclaim; make known; decorate; adorn |
| Bode | Portend; foreshadow; to be a sign of |
| Bravado | False bravery; defiant;blustering behavior |