Deck 3 Flashcards
allot
to apportion, allocate, or assign
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
amenable
obedient, willing to give in to the wishes of another, agreeable
amenity
- pleasantness, attractive or comfortable feature
- also mean bathroom or the soaps and bottles of shampoo found in hotels
amnesty
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
amorous
feeling loving, in love, relating to love
amorphous
shapeless, without a regular or stable shape, bloblike
anathema
something or someone loathed or detested
ancillary
- subordinate, providing assistance
ex. an ancillary source of income - ancillary employee is one who helps another
annex
to add or attach
annuity
an annual allowance or income, any regular allowance or income
anomaly
aberration, an irregularity, a deviation
anterior
situated in front
anthology
a collection, especially of literary works
anthropomorphic
ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman animals or objects
antipathy
firm dislike, a dislike
antipodal
situated on opposite sides of the Earth, exactly opposite
antithesis
the direct opposite
aperture
- an opening
- opening inside a camera’s lens
aphorism
a brief, often witty saying, a proverb
apocryphal
full of dubious authenticity, fictitious, spurious
apogee
the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or an artificial satellite
apoplexy
- a stroke
- figuratively: become so angry that one seemed to be in danger of exploding
apostasy
abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty
apotheosis
elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something
