Deck 2 Flashcards
acumen
keenness of judgment, mental sharpness
adduce
to bring forward as an example or proof, to cite
adherent
follower, supporter, believer
adjourn
to suspend until another time
adjunct
- something added to or connected with something else, an assistant
- adjunct professor: lacks permanent position on the faculty
adulation
excessive admiration, flattery
adulterate
to contaminate, to make impure
advent
arrival, coming, beginning
adventitious
accidental, connected to but nonetheless unrelated, irrelevant
adverse
unfavorable, antagonistic
affectation
unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
affidavit
a sworn written statement made before an official
affinity
sympathy, attraction, kinship, similarity
affliction
misery, illness, great suffering, a source of misery, illness, or great suffering
afford
to give, supply, confer upon
affront
insult, a deliberate act of disrespect
aggrandize
to exaggerate, to cause to appear greater, to increase something in power, reputation, wealth, etc.
aggregate
sum total, a collection of separate things mixed together
aggrieve
to mistreat, to do grievous injury to, to distress
agnostic
one to believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
alacrity
cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
alchemy
- a seemingly magical process of transformation
- Middle Ages, alchemists were people who sought ways to turn metals into gold
allege
to assert without proof
allegiance
loyalty
allegory
a story in which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings
