Vocab Set A Flashcards
Acquiesce
Agree to, give in
Syn: accept, conform
Ant: disagree, object
Acquisitive
Inquiring, retaining
Syn: greedy, grabby
Accentuate
Emphasize
Abrogate
Disregard, breach
Syn: abolish, void
Ant: approve, establish
Adulation
Great admiration
Syn: fawning
Ant: criticism
Affectation
False mannerism
Syn: facade, false
Ant: natural, simplicity
Affinity
Fondness
Ant: dislike
Aggrandize
Increase
Allegory
Moral story
Syn: fable, myth, moral story
Altercation
Dispute, quarrel
Syn: argument
Ant: agreement, peace
Altruistic
Generous
Syn: benevolent, kind
Ant: mean, selfish
Ameliorate
Improve
Ant: worsen
Anachronism
Something out of place in time
Ant: misplacement
Anathema
Something hated
Ant: love
Animosity
Strongly dislike
Anomaly
Paradox, exception
Syn: irregularity, peculiarity
Ant: regularity, standard
Antithesis
Opposite
Aphorism
Popular saying
Arable
Cultivable, fertile
Ant: infertile
Arduous
Difficult
