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Audacious

(Adjective)

Meaning:Daring;foolishly bold; impudent
Sounds Like:Audition
Imagine This:Those who attend the audition for the key roles in the play “Romeo and Juliet� must be very brave and bold, because he or she has to perform in front of hundreds of critics.
Other Forms:Audacity (noun); Audaciously (adverb)

Augment

(Verb)

Meaning:Make larger; increase
Remember This:A type of plastic surgery operation involves breast augmentation, which enlarges the breast to enhance the outer appearance of a woman.However, as the phrase goes, “Beauty is only skin deep�, it is the inner beauty (such as character and personality) of both women and men that is the most valuable and important.
Other Forms:Augmentation (noun)

Auspicious

(Adjective)

Meaning:Showing signs or promise of future success
Looks Like:Suspicious
Imagine This:The homicide detectives who are suspicious in nature are likely to succeed in solving the murder cases.
Other Forms:Auspiciously (adverb); Auspiciousness (noun)

Austere

(Adjective)

Meaning:Rigidly strict in manner of living or thinking; severely simple; stern
Sounds Like:A steer (cow)
Remember This:Cows are typically simple and stern.
Home Depot sells steer manure for garden fertilizer.
Other Forms:Austerity (noun); Austerely (adverb)

Avarice

(Noun)

Meaning:The passion for hoarding wealth or possession.
Sounds Like:Eva rice
Imagine This:Eva is very greedy because she likes to take all the rice from the buffet and stuff it into a hidden bowl in her coat to take home.We should always be considerate and show concern for others.
Other Forms:Avaricious (adjective)