Day 2 Flashcards
alacrity
Cheerful or speedy willingness
“she accepted the invitation with alacrity”
albeit
Although, even though
“he was making progress, albeit rather slowly”
alienate
Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or
distant
“an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants”
aloof
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved;
indifferent
“they were courteous but faintly aloof”
amortize
Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off
an asset
“the vessel’s owners could not amortize her high capital costs”
analgesia
Pain relief; inability to feel pain
“she was able to take analgesia orally”
annul
Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of
laws or other established rules)
“the elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests”
anointed
Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by
a ceremony that includes applying oil to
someone
“high priests were anointed with oil”
antagonize
Make hostile or unfriendly
“the aim was to antagonize visiting supporters”
antithetical
Directly opposed, opposite; involving
antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two
phrases opposite one another for contrast, as
in love me or hate me)
“people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine”
apathy
Not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest
or concern
“widespread apathy among students”
apostate
Person who deserts a party, cause, religion,
etc
“after fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith”
apostle
Pioneer of a reform movement (originally, an
early follower of Jesus)
“a man once known as the apostle of free-market economics”
apposite
Highly appropriate, suitable, or relevant
“an apposite quotation”
apprise
Inform, give notice to
“I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened”
