A-B-3 Flashcards
: a confident and daring quality that is often seen as shocking or rude
audacity
: a highly skilled or well-trained person
adept
: very sudden and not expected
: talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way
: rudely brief
abrupt
: having or showing no concern about whether behavior is right or wrong
amoral
: an attention-drawing often wildly playful or funny act or action
antic
: causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred
abhorrent
: afraid or nervous especially about what may happen
: causing or showing fear or nervousness
anxious
: a natural ability to do something or to learn something
aptitude
: to state (something) in a strong and definite way
: to demand that other people accept or respect (something)
assert
: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance; especially : to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients
adulterate
: to cause (an emotional or mental state)
: to excite (someone) sexually
: to wake (someone) from sleep
arouse
: an old and well-known saying that expresses a general truth
adage
: a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
: a person who does not believe or is unsure of something
agnostic
: the use of words that begin with the same sound near one another
alliteration
: not involved with or friendly toward other people
: not involved in or influenced by something
aloof
: the part of an electrical device (such as a battery) from which electrons leave
anode
: a person whose job is to tell insurance companies how much they should charge people for insurance based on risks
actuary
: simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward an object, person, or action
: continual fluctuation
: uncertainty as to which approach to follow
ambivalence
: even though
albeit
: a piece of clothing or equipment that is used in a particular place or for a particular activity
accoutrement
: a heavy structure that supports something (such as a bridge)
abutment
: of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth
anthropic
: a strong feeling of not liking something
aversion
: something that is added; especially : a section of a book that is added to the main or original text
addendum
: bad or unfavorable : not good
adverse
: racial segregation; specifically : a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa
apartheid
: able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing
: clearly expressed and easily understood
articulate
: something (such as a food, drink, or drug) that causes or increases sexual desire
aphrodisiac
: very obvious and offensive
blatant
: foolish or dull talk or writing that continues for a long time
blather
: a biographical movie
biopic
: great disrespect shown to God or to something holy
: something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something holy
blasphemy
: a small wooded area
bosk
: confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people
bravado
: an attractive dwelling or retreat
: a lady’s private apartment in a medieval hall or castle
bower
: a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly
: a strong interest in something or ability to do something
bias
: talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
brusque
