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Description=Word List No. 05
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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
astral	relating to stars	adjective	
astringent	binding; causing contraction	adjective	
astronomical	enormously large or extensive	adjective	
astute	wise; shrewd	adjective	*
asunder	into parts, apart	adjective	
asylum	place of refuge or shelter; protection	noun	
asymmetric	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line	adjective	
atavism	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations	noun	
atheistic	denying the existence of God	adjective	
atone	make amends for; pay for	verb	
atrocity	brutal deed	noun	
atrophy	wasting away	noun	*
attentive	considerate; thoughtful	adjective	
attenuate	make thin; weaken	verb	
attest	testify; bear witness	verb	
attribute	essential quality	noun	
attribute	ascribe; explain	verb	
attrition	gradual wearing down	noun	
atypical	not normal	adjective	
audacious	daring; bold	adjective	
audit	examination of accounts	noun	
augment	increase	verb	
augury	omen; prophecy	verb	
august	impressive; majestic	adjective	
aureole	sun's corona; halo	noun	
auroral	pertaining to the aurora borealis	adjective	
auspicious	favoring success	adjective	
austere	strict; stern	adjective	
austerity	sternness; severity; lack of luxuries	noun	*
authenticate	prove genuine	verb	
authoritarian	favoring or exercising total control; non-democratic 	adjective	*
authoritative	having the weight of authority; dictatorial	adjective	
autocrat	monarch with supreme power	noun	
automaton	mechanism that imitates actions of humans	noun	
autonomous	self-governing	adjective	
autopsy	examination of a dead body; post-mortem	noun	
auxiliary	helper; additional or subsidiary	adjective	
avalanche	great mass of falling snow and ice	noun
avarice	greediness for wealth	noun	
avenge	take vengeance for something	verb
aver	state confidently	verb	
averse	reluctant	adjective	
aversion	firm dislike	noun	
avert	prevent; turn away	verb	
aviary	enclosure for birds	noun	
avid	greedy; eager for	adjective	
avocation	secondary or minor occupation	noun	
avow	declare openly	verb	
avuncular	like an uncle	adjective	
awe	solemn wonder	noun	
awl	pointed tool used for piercing	noun
awry	distorted; crooked	adverb	
axiom	self-evident truth requiring no proof	noun	
azure	sky blue	adjective	
babble	chatter idly	verb	
bacchanalian	drunken	adjective	
badger	pester; annoy	verb	
badinage	teasing conversation	noun	
baffle	frustrate; perplex	verb	
bait	harass; tease	verb	
baleful	deadly; having a malign influence; ominous	adjective
balk	stop short, as if faced with an obstacle and refuse to continue	verb
balk	foil	verb	
ballast	heavy substance used to add stability or weight	noun	
balm	something that relieves pain	noun	
balmy	mild; fragrant	adjective	
banal	hackneyed; commonplace; trite	adjective	*
bandy	discuss lightly; exchange blows or words	verb	
bane	cause of ruin; curse	noun	
baneful	ruinous; poisonous	adjective	
bantering	good-natured ridiculing	adjective	
barb	sharp projection from fishhook, etc.	noun