List #1 Flashcards
acclaim
- (v.) to praise
2. (n.) enthusiastic approval; praise
accolade
award; praise
acquire
to gain possession of
acquisition
something gained
acquisitive
eager to gain and possess; greedy
adept
skilled
admire
to respect; to think highly of
admirable
respectable
adore
to worship
adulate
to flatter or praise excessively
adulatory
excessively praising
adulation
excessive praise; worship
aesthete
one who loves beauty in art or nature
aesthetic
having to do with art or beauty
affable
likable; friendly
affability
friendliness
affinity
attraction; liking
allure
- (n.) attractiveness
2. (v.) to attract; to fascinate
alluring
attractive
ally
- (n.) friend, supporter
2. (v.) to join together as friends or political partners
alliance
partnership between individuals or groups
allied
joined or working together
allegiance
loyalty
amenable
willing
amend
to change; to correct
amendment
an addition or change to a document
amenity
a pleasurable or convenient feature
amiable
pleasant; friendly
amity
friendship
amorous
loving
enamored
in love with
anticipate
- to expect
2. to prepare for
anticipation
expectation
appeal
- (n.) attractiveness; a request
2. (v.) to be attractive; to request
applaud
to praise; to clap
approachable
friendly; accessible
approbatory
approving; praising
disapprobation
disapproval
ardor
strong enthusiasm
ardent
passionate
artisan
skilled worker
associate
to connect; to join
association
an organization or group
astute
smart
attribute
- (n.) a characteristic or quality
2. (v.) to give credit; to indicate a cause
attribution
the act of naming a cause of something
aura
glow or atmosphere surrounding a person or thing
authentic
real
authenticity
realness
authenticate
to prove to be genuine
avid
eager; enthusiastic
awe
overwhelming wonder or admiration
awestruck
full of wonder
axiom
generally accepted truth
befriend
to become friends with
behalf
benefit; support (e.g., to act on someone’s behalf)
beneficent
doing good; charitable
beneficial
helpful; producing a favorable result
beneficiary
one who receives a gift or advantage
benefactor
a kindly helper; a donor
benevolent
kind; well-wishing
benefit
- (v.) to help; to profit
2. (n.) an advantage
camaraderie
friendship
cherish
to love; to adore
chum
a friend
commemorate
to honor a memory
commend
to praise
commendable
praiseworthy
commendation
praise; award
companion
friend; one who accompanies someone
companionable
friendly
accompany
to join; to keep someone company
accompanist
a supporting performer in music
unaccompanied
alone; solo
compassion
sympathy; kindness
competent
well-qualified; capable
competence/cempetency
ability
incompetent
incapable; unskilled
complement
- (v.) to complete
2. (n.) something that completes or makes perfect
compliment
to praise
comrade
friend; ally; partner
confederate
friend; ally
conjure
to produce, as if by magic
conjurer
a magician; a wizard
consideration
- thoughtfulness; kindness
2. careful thought; judgment
cordial
polite; friendly
covet
to desire
credential
proof that one is entitled or qualified
credible
believable
credibility
believability
incredible
unbelievable
credence
belief as true
discredit
to disbelieve; to dishonor; to show as fate
credo
central belief
credulous
gullible; believing everything
credulity
gullibility
incredulous
disbelieving; doubting
creed
a system of beliefs
crucial
important
deft
quick and skillful in movement
demonstrative
showing emotion
designate
to indicate; to select
devour
- to eat greedily
2. to enjoy greatly (e.g., a book)
diplomatic
- relating to negotiations
2. tactful; sensitive to others
distinction
difference; unusual quality
distinctive
identifying; distinguishing
distinct
different; unmistakable; clear
distinguish
to recognize as different; to cause to stand out
distinguished
noticeably excellent
indistinguishable
identical; impossible to tell apart
dote
to act excessively fond
dynamic
- (adj.) energetic; in motion
2. (n.) a cause of change
dynamics
the study of motion
edify
to enlighten; to educate
edification
enlightenment
effusive
openly expressing feeling or thought
effusion
outpouring of feeling or thought
emerge
to come out (of hiding); to rise; to develop
emergent
coming into view or existence
eminent
distinguished; greatest; standing out
preeminent
superior
emulate
to imitate someone admirable
enchant
to charm; to put under a spell
disenchant
to bring back to reality; to stop from being fascinated or charmed
endear
to make loved or lovable
endeavor
- (n.) effort; attempt
2. (v.) to try
endure
- to tolerate
2. to last; to remain