21-40 Flashcards
Aesthetic
adj. artistic, related to a sense of beauty
syn: beautiful, pleasing, tasteful, attractive
ant: discordant, dissonant, unappealing
Adulation
n. Excessive admiration, worship or flattery
syn: blandishment, adoration, praise, exaltation
ant: disparagement, dispraise, belittlement, mockery, ridicule
Affectation
n. fake behavior, a pretense to impress others
syn: pretense, act, pose, mannerism, quirk
ant: sincerity, genuineness
Alacrity
n. a cheerful readiness, eagerness
syn: speed, dispatch, haste, velocity, enthusiasm, quickness
ant: sluggishness, listlessness, torpidity, lassitude, apathy, slowness
Allege
v. to assign wrongdoing yet to be proven, accuse
syn: claim, assert, contend, declare, charge
ant: disavow, deny, reject, contradict, disagree
Altercation
n. an angry dispute, a quarrel
syn: argument, clash, dispute, fight, disagreement, squabble
ant: agreement, accord, harmony, union, concurrence
Altruism
n. selfless giving; generosity
syn: benevolence, kindheartedness, tenderness, kindness
ant: ill will, malignity, unkindness, malevolence, selfishness, stinginess
Ameliorate
v. to ease a situation; to bring relief
syn: improve, reform, amend, better
ant: worsen, deteriorate, degenerate
Amendable
adj. going along with the wishes of another; agreeable
syn: dutiful, compliant, lawful, mindful, open, willing
ant: opposed, disobedient, unheeding, unwilling
Amenity
n. nicety; attractive feature
syn: convenience, accommodation, comfort
ant: inconvenience
Amnesty
n. official pardon for those who have broken the law
syn: mercy, excuse, clemency
ant: condemnation, censure, blame
Amorous
adj. strongly moved by love (often sexual love)
syn: enamored, erotic, infatuated, lustful
ant: aloof, detached, indifferent, apathetic, impassive, frigid
Amorphous
adj. lacking a distinct shape
syn: shapeless, formless
ant: defined, formed, certain
Anecdote
n. a short, entertaining story about a real incident or person (often amusing)
syn: account, report, tale
Antebellum
adj. before war
ant: postbellum
