Vocab K Flashcards
Abate
to become less active/less intense/less in amount; The athlete’s abating nade him retire, as he became less active
Abstract
existing purely in the mind; The abstract painting makes the viewer see its meaning purely in the mind
Abysmal
extremely bad; The abysmal dish was so extremely bad it killed the customer.
Accordingly
in accordance with; The two accordingly parties reached an accordance with the treaty,
Acquisition
the act of gaining a skill/possession of something; The acquisition from his training made him gain a skill.
Adapt
To accommodate oneself to a new condition/setting; The man had to adapt to this new setting
Adept
Having knowledge or skill: The adept musician has knowledge over the violin
Adequate
Having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task/purpose; This man’s sufficient qualifications makes him adequate for this job.
Advent
the arrival/creation of something; The advent or creation of the United States can be seen through the need for self-government.
Adversarial
relating to hostile opposition; the adversarial protestors had hostile opposition to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Advocate
to defend/promote something; Saul Goodman advocated to the theory of his client being home to defend his innocence.
Aesthetic
relating to beauty/refined taste; The aesthetic of her fashion reveals the beauty she has.
Afford
to be able to buy/spare; I think I am able to spare for this game, as I can afford it
Agitate
to promote something; The salesmen advocated this mysterious plant to promote climate change.
Allow
to permit/consent to; The unaware teenager allowed the strange man into his home, unaware he permitted a dangerous murderer.
Allude
to make a secret mention of something; The ending of the movie alluded to the secret mention of the sequel.
Altercation
a noisy argument/confrontation; The altercation between the kids resulted in a noisy confrontation escalating to a brawl.
Ambiguous
unclear/vague in meaning; The ambiguous ending of the movie was unclear in what it meant
Ambitious
having a powerful desire for success; The ambitious artist has a powerful desire for success.
Ambivalence
the state of being uncertain; The man felt ambivalence, being uncertain between which school to choose.
Analogous
similar but not identical; The analogous friends looked very similar, but not identical.
Annihilate
to destroy; The atomic bomb annihilated the world, destroying everything
Anomaly
something different from the norm; The dog was an anomaly, as there was something different about it.
Anticipate
assume to be likely to happen; We anticipate that our profits are likely to die down.
Antipathy
strong feeling of dislike; The feeling of antipathy I have of this class gives me a strong feeling of dislike.
Apex
the highest point of something; mcdonalds is the apex, the highest point of fast food
Apprehension
fearful expectation of something; The fearful apprehension in the abandoned building made me expect something dangerous.
Articulate
to clearly express in words; The spokesman decided to articulate his speech to clearly express his point
Artificial
not occurring naturally; The artificial biodome does not occur naturally.
Assertion
a strong declaration; The deployment of troops was seen as an assertion and a strong declaration of power.
