A (set 2) Flashcards
Adamant
Stubborn;; completely inflexible
Acute
Sharp; shrewd
Address
To speak to; to direct one’s attention to
Adherent
Follower; supporter; believer
Admonish
To scold gently; to warn
Adroit
Skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease
Adulation
Wild or excessive admiration; flattery
Adulterate
To contaminate; to make impure
Adiverse
Unfavorable; antagonistic
Aesthetic
Having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
Affable
Easy to talk to; friendly
Affectation
A natural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impressed
Affinity
Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
Affluent
Rich; prosperous
Agenda
Program; the things to be done
Aggregate
Sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together
Agnostic
One who believes that the existence of a God can be neither proven or disproven
Agrarian
Relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
Alacrity
Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
Allege
To a certain without proof
Alleviate
To relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
Allocate
To distribute; to assign; to a lot
Alloy
A combination of two or more things, usually metals