Day 2 Flashcards
accost
approach for conversation or solicitation
“reporters accosted him in the street”
synonym: annoy, greet, confront
antonyms: shun, avoid, ignore
accredit
accredit: give authorization or control
“he was accredited with being one of the world’s fastest sprinters”
synonym: assign; appoint, authorise, certify
antonym: deny, refuse, reject
accomplice
accomplice: helper, especially in committing a crime
“an accomplice in the murder”
synonym: aide, associate, co-conspirator, collaborator
acquaint
acquaint: inform oneself or another about something new
“new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes”
synonyms: accustom, advise, apprise, enlighten, familiarize, inform
acquit
acquit: announce removal of blame; behave some way
“she was acquitted on all counts”
acrid
acrid: bitter, sour to taste; nasty in behavior or words
“acrid smoke”
acrimony
acrimony: nasty behavior, speech; bitterness or ill feeling.
“the AGM dissolved into acrimony”
acronym
acronym: an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA ).
“abbreviations and acronyms are necessary in chat and SMS communication”
acumen
acumen: ability to understand and reason
“she hides a shrewd business acumen”
adage
adage: saying or proverb
“the old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’”
adamant
adamant: unyielding; inflexible; hard like a rock; refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
“he is adamant that he is not going to resign”
addle
addle: confuse; make (someone) unable to think clearly
“being in love must have addled your brain”
adduce
adduce: affirm; cite as evidence; to offer as example, reason or proof
“a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation”
adjudicate
adjudicate: formally judge; to settle judicially
“the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes”
adjure
adjure: command, appeal, urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something.
“I adjure you to tell me the truth”
