Vocab Lists 5 and 6

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Astute

Astute

Shrewd

Athesis

one who denies existence of god

Atrophy

to waste away

Attest

to confirm

audacious

bold

Augment

to increase

Augur

To predict

August

majestic: imposing

Auspices

protection

Auspicious

favorable

austerity

severity

Autocratic

arrogant

Autonomy

self-government

Avarice

greed

Badger

to harass; to nag

Banal

meaningless; commonplace

Bellicose

warelike

benignant

kindly; gentle

Bicker

to quarrel

biennial

occurring every two years

Bland

mild

Blatant

objectionably

Blithe

carefree

Bluster

to speak boastfully

Botch

to ruin through clumsiness

Bourgeois

pertaining to the middle class

Broach

to introduce a topic

Brusque

abrupt in manner

Buffoon

clown

Burnish

to polish