adulation - amend Flashcards
adulation
flattery, admiration
adulterate
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
advent
arrival
adventitious
accidental, casual
adversary
oponent
adverse
unfavorable
adversity
poverty, misfortune
advert
refer to
advocacy
support
advocate
urge, plead for
aegis
shield, defense
aerie
nest of a large bird of prey
aesthetic
artistic
affable
easily approachable
affected
artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress
affidavit
written statement made under oath
affiliation
joining, association with
affinity
kinship
affirmation
positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
affix
attach or add on, fasten
affliction
state of distress, cause of suffering
affluence
abundance, wealth
affront
insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect
agape
openmouthed
agglomeration
heap, collection
aggrandize
increase or intensify, raise in power, wealth, rank, honor
aggregate
gather, accumulate
aghast
horrified, dumbfounded
agility
nimbleness
agnostic
skeptical of the existence of a god
agog
highly excited, intensely curious
alacrity
cheerful promptness, eagerness
alcove
nook, recess
alienate
make hostile, separate
allay
calm, pacify
allegory
story in which characters are symbols
alleviate
relieve
alliteration
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
allocate
assign
alloy
mix of metals
make less pure
allure
entice, attract
allusion
indirect reference
aloft
upward
altercation
noisy quarrel
amalgamate
unite in one body, combine
ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence
having contradictory or conflicting emotions
amble
moving at a slow pace
ambulatory
able to walk
ameliorate
improve
amenable
readily managed or willing to be led, answerable or accountable legally