Kaplan Word List #009 (Auxiliary - Belabor)

Front 1

auxiliary

Back 1

supplementary, reserve

Hint 1

Gasping for air, the astronaut was forced to open his auxiliary canister of oxygen.

Front 2

avarice

Back 2

greed

Hint 2

Rebecca's avarice motivated her to stuff the $100 bill in her pocket instead of returning it to the man who had dropped it.

Front 3

avenge

Back 3

to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime

Hint 3

"You'll regret humiliating me! Someday, I will avenge this insult!" shouted the furious count.

Front 4

aver

Back 4

to declare to be true, affirm

Hint 4

The witness averred that the man had in fact been holding a gun.

Front 5

aversion

Back 5

intense dislike

Hint 5

Laura took an instant aversion to Mike because of his obnoxious personality.

Front 6

avert

Back 6

to turn (something) away; prevent, hinder

Hint 6

The queasy medical school student had to avert her eyes when the operation began.

Front 7

aviary

Back 7

large enclosure housing birds

Hint 7

The tourists brought their cameras to the city's famous aviary, hoping to capture its exotic birds on film.

Front 8

avow

Back 8

to state openly or declare

Hint 8

The groom avowed his love for his bride to the rabbi.

Front 9

awry

Back 9

crooked, askew, amiss

Hint 9

Something must have gone awry in the computer system, because some of my files are missing.

Front 10

axiom

Back 10

premise, postulate, self-evident truth

Hint 10

Halle lived her life based on the axioms her grandmother had passed on to her.

Front 11

baleful

Back 11

harmful, with evil intensions

Hint 11

The sullen teenager gave his nagging mother a baleful look.

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balk

Back 12

to refuse, shirk; prevent

Hint 12

The horse balked at jumping over the high fence and instead threw his rider off.

Front 13

ballad

Back 13

folk song, narrative poem

Hint 13

We heard the singer perform many romantic ballads at the country inn.

Front 14

balm

Back 14

soothing, healing influence

Hint 14

"Let me give you some lip balm for your chapped lips," said Donna.

Front 15

ban

Back 15

to forbid, outlaw

Hint 15

After getting drunk one night and smashing dozens of bottles, Joe was banned from the bar for life.

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banal

Back 16

trite, overly common

Hint 16

He used banal phrases like "Have a nice day" or "Another day, another dollar."

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bane

Back 17

something causing death, destruction or ruin

Hint 17

Speeches were the bane of Jenny's existence; she hated having to stand up in front of a crowd.

Front 18

banter

Back 18

playful conversation

Hint 18

The eligible young man's cheerful banter was misrepresented as flirtation by the woman who adored him.

Front 19

bastion

Back 19

fortification, stronghold

Hint 19

The club was well known as a bastion of conservative values in the liberal city.

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bay

Back 20

to bark, especially in a deep, prolonged way

Hint 20

The dog bayed all night, much to the annoyance of the neighbors

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becalm

Back 21

to make calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind

Hint 21

Most of the sailors fell prey to scurvy as the becalmed ship made little or no progress for weeks on end.

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becloud

Back 22

to confuse; darken with clouds

Hint 22

The ink of the squid beclouded the water.

Front 23

beguile

Back 23

to deceive, mislead; charm

Hint 23

Beguiled by the songs of the Sirens, Odysseus wanted to abandon all his men and forget his family.

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behemoth

Back 24

huge creature

Hint 24

Titanic's budget became such a behemoth that observers predicted that the film would never make a profit.

Front 25

belabor

Back 25

to insist repeatedly or harp on

Hint 25

I understand completely; you do not need to belabor the point.