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Barrons 5 (Astral to Barb)

Terms

undefined, object
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astronomical
inconceivably large
bandy
discuss glibly; exchange words heatedly
attenuate
v. make (sth/sb) thin or slender; weaken; reduce in value; enervate
axiom
n. statement that is accepted as true without further proof or argument
aureole
sun's corona; halo
atrocity
n. great wickedness or cruelty
awl
n. small pointed tool for making holes, esp in leather or wood
asylum
n. safety; refuge
avert
v. ~ turn away; prevent occurrence of
backslide
v. lapse from good ways into one's former bad ways of living; revert
attentive
adj. ~ giving attention (to sb/sth); alert and watchful
auroral
[ aurora: ] an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions.
automaton
n. = robot, someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
balm
n. sweet-smelling oil or ointment obtained from certain types of tree, used for soothing pain or for healing ,
autopsy
n. examination of a dead body to learn the cause of death; post-mortem ()
attire
n. clothes; dress
austere
adj. severely and strictly moral; having no pleasures or comforts
baffle
v. be too difficult for to understand; puzzle
avarice
n. greed for wealth or gain
augury
omen; prophecy; an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; a sign of something coming up.
astute
adj. clever and quick at seeing how to gain an advantage; shrewd
avuncular
adj. of or like an uncle, esp in manner
babble
v. talk in a way that is difficult or impossible to understand
autocrat
n. ruler of an autocracy
aviary
n. large cage or building for keeping birds in, eg in a zoo ,
atrophy
n. wasting away of the body or part of it through lack of nourishment or use
asymmetric
adj. not having parts that correspond to each other in size, shape, etc; lacking symmetry
august
majestic, venerable
azure
n. , adj bright blue, as of the sky
banal
adj. commonplace; uninteresting
atheistic
adj. rejecting any belief in god
awe
n. feeling of respect combined with fear or wonder
atavism
n. reappearance in a person of a characteristic or quality that has not been seen in his family for many generations
bank
n. land sloping up along each side of a river or canal; ground near a river
avid
adj. ~ eager; greedy
averse
adj. ~ to sth not liking sth; opposed to sth, reluctant; disinclined; not liking
bar
n. piece of solid material
baleful
adj. threatening evil or harm; menacing
audit
n. official examination of accounts to see that they are in order
avenge
v. take or get revenge for
bacchanal
n. (dated or fml ) bout of noisy, drunken merrymaking . bacchana-lian adj
avalanche
n. mass of snow, ice and rock that slides rapidly down the side of a mountain
awry
adv. crookedly; out of position; askew ;
authoritarian
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
augment
v. make (sth) larger in number or size; increase
balk
stop short, recoil, thwart
bantering
Adj. good-natured ridiculing e.g. bantering tone
ballast
n. heavy material placed in a ship's hold to keep it steady
badger
v. Pester. n. animal of the weasel family, grey with black and white stripes on its head, living in holes in the ground and moving about at night .
austerity
n. quality of being austere
attest
v. ~ (to) sth be or give clear proof of sth
auxiliary
adj. giving help or support; additional
atypical
adj. not representative or characteristic of its type; not typical
avocation
secondary or minor occupation
barb
n. point of an arrow, a fish-hook, etc curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out .
astral
adj. of or from the stars
avow
v. declare (sth) openly; admit
attrition
n. process of gradually weakening sb's strength and confidence by continuous harassment
authenticate
to verify. prove genuine
asunder
adv. into pieces; apart
badinage
playful repartee , banter
auspicious
adj. showing signs of future success; favourable; promising
aver
v. (fml ) state (sth) firmly and positively; assert ;
atone
v. ~ (fml ) act in a way that compensates for a previous wrong, error, etc
bane
n. the bane of sb's existence/life cause of sb's ruin or trouble
aversion
n. ~ strong dislike
autocratic
adj. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
awful
adj. extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
authoritative
having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial
audacious
adj. showing a willingness to take risks; daring; fearless
astringent
n. substance, used medically or in cosmetics, that makes skin or body tissue contract and so stops bleeding
balmy
adj. (of air) gentle and pleasantly warm
bait
n. food or imitation food put on a hook to catch fish or placed in nets, traps, etc to attract prey
autonomous
adj. self-governing; acting independently
attribute
v. ~ sth to sb/sth regard sth as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb/sth

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