We are picking our vocabulary up again at the point last on the blog. Therefore, you will be responsible for the words in the previous post as well as these:
Articulate: Expressing oneself clearly
Ascendancy: Position of dominance; controlling influence
Ascetic: Practicing self-denial
Assiduous: Characterized by careful, persistent attention (to a task)
Assuage: Lessen in intensity, or put an end to
Assumption: Something taken for granted; act of taking possession
Astute: Characterized by shrewdness and clear-sightedness
Atrophy: Waste away
Attribute: Explain by pointing out a cause
Augment: Make larger or more numerous
Austere: Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
Autonomous: Not controlled or governed by outside forces
Banal: Lacking originality
Bane: Source of harm or ruin
Belie: Give a false impression
Articulate: Expressing oneself clearly
Ascendancy: Position of dominance; controlling influence
Ascetic: Practicing self-denial
Assiduous: Characterized by careful, persistent attention (to a task)
Assuage: Lessen in intensity, or put an end to
Assumption: Something taken for granted; act of taking possession
Astute: Characterized by shrewdness and clear-sightedness
Atrophy: Waste away
Attribute: Explain by pointing out a cause
Augment: Make larger or more numerous
Austere: Forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
Autonomous: Not controlled or governed by outside forces
Banal: Lacking originality
Bane: Source of harm or ruin
Belie: Give a false impression