21-40 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj.
Artistic, related to a sense of beauty
Adulation
N.
Excessive admiration, worship, or flattery
Affectation
N.
Fake behavior; a pretense to impress others
Alacrity
N.
A cheerful readiness, eagerness
Allege
V.
To assign wrongdoing yet to be proven; accuse
Altercation
N.
An angry dispute, a quarrel
Altruism
N.
Selfless giving, generosity
Ameliorate
V.
To ease a situation; to bring relief
Amenable
Adj.
Going along with the wishes of another; agreeable
Amenity
N.
Nicety; attractive feature
Amnesty
N.
Official pardon for those who have broken the law
Amorous
Adj.
Strongly moved for love (often sexual love)
Amorphous
Adj.
Lacking distinct shape
Anecdote
N.
A short entertaining story about a real incident or person (often amusing)
Antebellum
Adj.
Before the war (esp. Us civil war)