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WS quick quiz 11-15

TermDefinition
archetype An original model or pattern
ardent Passionate
arduous Hard; difficult
aristocratic Of noble birth; snobbish
artful Wily; sly
artifice A clever trick; cunning
ascendancy Supremacy; domination
ascetic Hermitlike; practicing self-denial
assiduous Hardworking; busy; quite diligent
assimilate To take in; to absorb; to learn thoroughly
assuage To soothe; to pacify; to ease the pain of; to relieve
astute Shrewd; keen in judgment
attrition Gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers of size
audacity Boldness; reckless daring; impertinence
augment To make bigger; to add to; to increase
auspicious Favorable; promising; pointing to a good result
austere Unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess
autocratic Ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy
autonomous Acting independently
avarice Greed; excessive love of riches
avow To claim; to declare boldly; to admit
avuncular Like an uncle, especially a nice uncle
awry Off course; twisted to one side
axiom Self-evident rule or truth; a widely accepted saying
banal Unoriginal; ordinary
bane Poison; torment; cause of harm
bastion Stronghold; fortress; fortified place
beget To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
belabor To go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
beleaguer To surround; to besiege; to harass
belie To give a false impression of; to contradict
belittle To make to seem little; to put someone down
belligerent Combative; quarrelsome; waging war
bemused Confused; bewildered
benefactor One who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
benevolent Generous; kind; doing good deeds
benign Gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
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