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