Vocab 1 Flashcards
Abet
(Verb) to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
Abhor
(Verb) to detest, loathe, hate strongly
Acquit
(Verb) to find not guilty of a fault or crime
Acrimony
(Noun) harsh temper or bitter feeling
Adamant
(Adj.) unyielding; firm in opinion
Adulation
(Noun) excessive praise or admiration
Affable
(Adj.) friendly; courteous; agreeable in manner; easy to talk to
Agnostic
(Noun) one who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable
Agrarian
(Adj.) having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land
Abate
(Verb) to lesson in violence or intensity
Altercation
A heated argument
Ambivalent
To be uncertain, to be unable to decide between two opposing points of view
Amicable
Friendly, peaceable
Anathema
A greatly disliked person or thing, a curse or a cursed person
Apathy
Lack of interest
Appease
To make calm or quiet, to give in to the demands of
Arduous
Difficult, requiring much effort, strenuous
Audacity
Insolence, rude boldness
Augment
To enlarge, to increase in amount of intensity
Austere
Stern, severe, plain