Vocab #1 Flashcards
abrogate
(v) disregard, breach
S: abolish
A: approve
accentuate
(v) emphasize
S: highlight
A: de-emphasize
acquiesce
(v) agree to, give in
S: agree
A: dissant
acquisitive
(adj) inquiring/retaining
S: avid
A: generous
adulation
(n) great admiration
S: applause
A: abuse
affectation
(n) false mannerism
S: artificiality
A: honesty
affinity
(n) fondness
S: affection
A: dislike
aggrandize
(v) increase
S: acclaim
A: abridge
allegory
(n) moral story
S: apologue
A: non-fiction
altercation
(n) dispute, quarrel
S: argument
A: agreement
altruistic
(adj) generous
S: charitable
A: stingy
ameliorate
(v) improve
S: lighten
A: increase
anachronism
(n) something out of place in time
S: misplacement
anathema
(n) something hated
S: bane
A: love
animosity
(n) strong dislike
S: hate
A: friendship
anomaly
(n) paradox, exception
S: rarity
A: normality
antithesis
(n) opposite
S: contrast
A: same
aphorism
(n) popular saying
S: adage
arable
(adj) cultivatable, fertile
S: plowable
A: infertile
arduous
(adj) difficult
S: tough
A: easy
ascetic
(adj/n) self-denying (person)
S: disciplined
atrophy
(n) withering away (of muscle)
S: degeneration
A: ascent
auspicious
(adj) fortunate, favorable
S: promising
A: unpromising
