#1 Flashcards
abet
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abjure
formally reject or disavow a formally held belief
abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
accede
yield to another’s wish or opinion
acquiesce
agree or express agreement
acrid
strong or sharp, as taste or smell
adamant
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
agile
moving quickly and lightly
alleviate
provide physical relief, as from pain
aloof
distant, cold, or detached in manner
ambiguous
having more than one possible meaning
ameliorate
make better
antediluvian
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
antithesis
exact opposite
apex
the highest point of something
apocryphal
being of questionable authenticity
ador
feelings of great warmth and intensity
assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain
astute
marked by practical hardheaded intellegence
autocrat
a cruel and oppressive dictator
avuncular
being or relating to an uncke
bellicose
having or showing a ready disposition to figjt
benight
overtake with darkness or night
benighted
overtaken by darkness
benign
kind in disposition or manner
blatant
without any attempt at concealment; completely oblivious
blithe
carefree and happy and lighthearted
boon
something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
breach
an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
cacophony
loud confessing disagreeable sounds
candid
openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
capitulate
surrender under agreed conditions
chaff
material consisting of seed coverings and stem pieces
circumlocution
an indirect way of expressing something
