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Friendship Flashcards

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1
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Befriend / v/

A

Accompany

Eg. He befriended me from inception to termination

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Inception

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Starting point

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Termination

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Ending point

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Outset / n/

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Starting

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Commence

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To start

Eg. The commencing date of the university

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Genesis

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Starting

Eg. The genesis of the civil war

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Affable 2/ adj /

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1 ) easy-going ( not easily angry)
Eg. Affable classmates

2) warm or friendly
Eg. Affable welcome

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Iracible / adj /

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Ira - Irish anger

Easily angry
Eg. Iracible classmates

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Moody 3

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1) angry without any particular reason
2) changing mood without any particular reason

3 ) causing sadness ( that makes you unhappy)
Eg. A moody drama

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Amiable 2/ adj /

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Am - friend

1) sweet tempered ( friendly )
Eg. Amiable classmates

2) pleasant ( that doesn’t spoil your temper)
Eg. Amiable writing style.

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Amicable / adj /

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Friendly ( In order to avoid disagreement)

Eg. Amicable discussion

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Amenable 2 / adj /

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1) Friendly and tractable
Eg. The parents and their amendable children

2) manageable or tractable
Eg. the disease is amenable to surgery

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Amity

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Feeling of friendship
Eg. the international amity
The amity among classmates

[ syn ] camaraderie
Eg. You might not like your job, but still enjoy the camaraderie of the people you work with

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Amnesty

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Pardon

Eg. the criminal was granted amnesty

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Amorous

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Am - love

Driven by sexual feelings
Eg. amorous lovers

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Platonic 2

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1 ) not driven by sexual feelings

2) spiritual
Eg. Platonic love

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Enamoured / adj /

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Fallen in love ( person, place or thing )
Eg. I am enamoured of the American lifestyle.

[ syn ] hooked on

18
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Amenities

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Am - good

Facilities
Eg. A building with perfect amenities

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Foe

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Enemy

20
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Hostile

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Of the enemy ( very unfriendly )

Eg. Hostile territory / person

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Inimical / adj /

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Hostile

Eg. Inimical demonstration

22
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Inimical to / ph /

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Harmful to

Eg. The chemical is inimical to environment

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Animus 2 / adj /

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1) Hostility
[ syn ] animosity

2) the motivation to do something

24
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Adversary

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Opponent

[ ant ] proponent

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