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Astral - Barb

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