March 17-21 Flashcards
Admonish
To warn to caution
Adjunct
A subordinate; an assistant
Advocate
To recommend; to speak in favor of
Affiliate
An associate, partner
Affliction
Anything causing great suffering
Aghast
Feeling great dismay or horror
Alacrity
Liveliness, willingness, eagerness
Alienate
To make others unfriendly towards you
Allude
To hit at, to refer indirectly
Aloof
Reserved, distant
Amalgamate
To combine or make whole
Ambidextrous
Uses both hands
Anachronism
An error in chronology in which a person, object, event , ect. Is assigned a date or period other than the correct one
Animate
Bring to life create
Anthropomorphic
Ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity
Antiquated
No longer used
Aphorism
A terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
Aplomb
Self-possession, poise , or assurance
Bandy
To pass from one to another or back and forth
Bane
A person or thing that ruins or spoils