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05 PrimaryField=1 SecondaryField=2 GroupField=3 TagField=4 [DATA] 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 adjectiv e atavism resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity return ing 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 adjectiv e * 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 avarice greediness for wealth noun 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

awry distorted; crooked adverb axiom self-evident truth requiring no proof noun azure sky blue adjective babble chatter ugly verb bacchanalian drunken adjective badger pester; annoy verb badinage teasing conversation noun baffle frustrate; perplex verb bait harass; tease verb baleful deadly; destructive adjective 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 noun baneful ruinous; poisonous adjective bantering good-natured ridiculing adjective barb sharp projection from fishhook, etc. noun