LIST 7A Flashcards
Aboveboard
Honest
Abate
To decrease in force
Accolade
Award; praise
acrid
Bitter, as in taste or smell; harsh
Admonish
To warn; to criticize
Affected
Artificial, as in behavior, theatrical
Alacrity
Eagerness; cheerful promptness
Alleviate
To lessen; to diminish
Amalgam
Mixture
Anachronistic
Out of place in time
Animosity
Hatred; hostility
Anomalous
Out of place; unusual
Anthology
Collection of poems or stories
Aphorism
A short; wise saying
Apprentice
- A worker who is in training
2. An unskilled worker
Archaic
Ancient
Arsenal
Collection of weapons
Aspirant
A hopeful person
Astute
Smart
augment
To add too
Autonomy
Freedom: independence
Awry
wrong; out of place; off the right course
Banal
Ordinary; boring
Baseness
- Inferiority; low rank
2. Crudeness
Befuddle
To confuse
Belligerent
Argumentative; aggressive
Beret
round; flat cap
Bigot
Prejudiced person
Blatant
Obvious; attention - grabbing