A (set 3) Flashcards
Aloof
Uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance
Allusion
And indirect reference; hint (often to a literary work)
Altruism
Selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interest of others
Ambience
Atmosphere; mood; feeling
Ambiguous
Unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways
Ambivalent
Undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously
Ameliorate
To make better or more tolerable
Amenable
Obedient; willing to give into the wishes of another; agreeable
Amenity
Pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature
Amiable
Friendly; agreeable
Amnesty
An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a policy
Amoral
Lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without feelings
Amorous
Feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
Amorphous
Shapeless; without a regular or stable shape
Anachronism
Something out of place and time or history