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Stack #853532
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amulet | necklace against evil |
| Aesthetic | beauty or act |
| Appropriate as verb | to take possesstion of |
| Hilt | handle of sword or weapon |
| Moray | tropical eel having gills open |
| Scythe | an arrgicultural consisting of a blade |
| Risible | readiness to laugh |
| Rue | to feel sorrow over-to rue the loss of oppoortunities |
| Acrid | harsh- bitter |
| Acrimony | bitterness |
| Acumer | sharpness of insight |
| Acme | top of something, peak |
| Acquiesce | Agree |
| Accolade | kudos, praise, award |
| Acceretion | growth in size |
| Acerbic | bitter sharp |
| Abridge | condense , shorten |
| Abscond | to depart secretly, flee |
| Abstemious | restraint to food or alcohol |
| Accede | to agree |
| Aberration | 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound |
| Abash | embarras |
| Abate | decrease or reduce -abate the budget to chip away |
| Chide | to express disapproval off |
| Chimercial | unreal; imaginary; visionary |
| Choleric | Easily angered, short tempered |
| Clod | a lump or mass |
| Apex | highest pt |
| Antithesis | against pt |
| Bavy | group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association. 2. a large group or collection |
| Bilk | to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars. |
| Bane | a person or thing that ruins or spoils: |
| Banter | Chatter |
| Bastion | anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition: strong hold |
| Insularity | dwelling or situated on an island. |
| Indistict | not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings. |
| Invective | Scorn |
| Blandish | influence opr coax by gentle flattery;charm seduce |
| Bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. |
| Brazen | shameless |
| Axiom | 1. a self-evident truth that requires no proof. 2. a universally accepted principle or rule |
| Arable | farming land |
| Blasphemous | profane |
| Bourgeois | member of the middle class. |
| Bovine | of or pertaining to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle, buffalo, and kudus |
| Aglet | a metal tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace. 2. (in the 16th and 17th centuries) an ornament at the end of a point or other ribbon used to secure a garment. |
| Chagrin | to vex by disappointment or humiliation: The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation. |
| Logorrhea | pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech 2. incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility |
| Valise | noun a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling |
| Bray | the loud, harsh cry of a donkey. 2. any similar loud, harsh sound. |
| Asylum | : REFUGE : SHELTER an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary: He sought asylum in the church. |
| Astringent | harsh sharp severe |
| Assuage | to make less severe alleviate ease |
| Assonance | resemblance in sound rhyme repetition |
| Assiduous | constant; unremitting: assiduous reading. 2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student. |
| Aspersion | false rumor damaging slander |
| Ashen | resembling ashes, deathly pale, pasty |
| Ascribe | to attribute to assign |
| Contrite | caused by or showing sincere remorse. ,, deep sorrow |
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