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4853227039ascribe(v.) to attribute, to describe as a cause or source0
4853228622askance(adv.) distrustfully, scornfully (said of how one looks at something)1
4853230115askew(adj.) turned to one side, crooked2
4853231092asperity(n.) roughness, harshness, irritability, acrimony3
4853232938assess(v.) measure4
4853233802assiduous(adj.) attentive, diligent (an ~ work team finished the job in two days5
4878372737assuage(v.) to make less severe6
4878373274astral(adj.) pertaining to the stars7
4878373275astute(adj.) shrewd, sharp, keen8
4878374371atropy(n.) wasting away (often a body part from disuse), degeneration, decline9
4878375910attrition(n.) a wearing down, a gradual decrease (not always referring to a body)10
4878378382augment(v.) to increase, to make larger11
4878379264augury(n.) prediction, omen12
4878379265august(adj.) stately, of supreme dignity, venerable13
4878380281auspicious(adj.) favorable, promising success14
4878381057austere(adj.) severe15
4878381872authentic(adj.) genuine, real16
4878381873authoritarian(adj.) like a dictator17
4878382473autonomous(adj.) self-governing18
4878383151avarice(n.) greed19
4878383152aver(v.) to assert with confidence20
4878383817averse(adj.) reluctant, not inclined21
4878383818avert(v.) to prevent22
4878384604avid(adj.) eager, with enthusiasm23
4878384605avouch(v.) to state strongly, guarantee24
4878385299awry(adj.) askew, amiss, not as expected25
4878386114axiomatic(adj.) self-evident, obvious, given26
4878387062baleful(adj.) deadly, evil, ominious27
4878387646balk(v.) to refuse, to continue or allow, stop short28
4878389655balmy(adj.) mild, refreshing29
4878389656banal(adj.) trite, commonplace, hackneyed, ordinary30
4878392991baneful(adj.) destructive31
4878393634banter(n.) playful and light-hearted conversation, jest, teasing32
4878394700beget(v.) to produce offspring, to cause or bring about33
4878395450beguile(v.) to cheat, delude, charm deceitfully34
4878395463belittle(v.) to put down, disparage35
4878396245bellicose(adj.) aggressive, ready to fight, belligerent36
4878396790benefactor(n.) helper, supporter37
4878397457benevolent(adj.) kind-hearted, having good will towards others38
4878397933benign(adj.) kindly, not maligant39
4878398767bibliophile(n.) a book-lover40
4878398768bigoted(adj.) prejudiced and intolerant of a viewpoint other than one's own41
4878400084bizarre(adj.) strange42
4878404534bland(adj.) mild, tasteless, dull43
4878404535blandish(v.) to persuade by mild flattery, coax, cajole44
4878405888blasphemy(n.) an irreverent or impious act towards something sacred, sacrilegious disrepect45
4878407691blatant(adj.) obvious, flagrant (often glaringly or offensively so)46
4878408450blithe(adj.) cheerful47
4878408451bolster(v.) to support48
4878409299bombastic(adj.) pompous in language, verbose, know it all49
4878411336bounty(n.) plenty, abundance, a reward often given for someone's capture50
4878412689braggadocio(n.) unjustified boasting, empty bragging51
4878413644brevity(n.) briefness52
4878415570brusque(adj.) abrupt, blunt, curt, terse53
4878415571bucolic(adj.) pertaining to the countryside, pastoral54
4878416282bumptious(adj.) boldly conceited, cocky, pushy55
4878418140buttress (MILLI!)(n.)an architectural structure meant to support a wall from the outside56
4878425914cabal(n.) a small group plotting secretly, a faction57
4878426468cache(n.) a hiding place for food or ammunition, etc; stash58
4878429166cadaverous(adj.) haggard, skeletal, ghastly, like a corpse59

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