WORD SET3

Askance     =  Scornfully, To view with suspicion, Obliquely
Askew       =  Crooked, curved, Awry
Aspersion  =   Verbal exhibition of bad temper, defamation, slander
Assail        =    To attack Vigorously, ridicule, assault
Assiduous  =    Industrious, studious, persistent
Astringent  =    Harshly biting, Acerbic,Sharp
Asunder    =    Disconnected, apart
Baleful      =    Sinister, Evil, Miserable, menacing
Balk         =    Hesitate, refuse, prevent
Bastion     =    Fort, stronghold