Word List 2

Question 1

accomplice

Answer 1

partner in crime

Question 2

acknowledge

Answer 2

to recognize; admit

Question 3

acquittal

Answer 3

declaration of innocence; deliverance from a charge

Question 4

acrimony

Answer 4

bitterness of words or manner

Question 5

acumen

Answer 5

mental keenness

Question 6

adamant

Answer 6

hard; inflexible

Question 7

adapt

Answer 7

to alter; modify

Question 8

addiction

Answer 8

compulsive, habitual need

Question 9

adhere

Answer 9

to stick fast to

Question 10

adjacent

Answer 10

adjoining; neighboring; close by

Question 11

adjudicate

Answer 11

to pass legal judgment on; sit in judgment

Question 12

admonish

Answer 12

to warn; scold

Question 13

adroit

Answer 13

skillful; nimble

Question 14

adulation

Answer 14

flattery; admiration

Question 15

adulterate

Answer 15

to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

Question 16

adversary

Answer 16

opponent

Question 17

adverse

Answer 17

unfavorable; hostile

Question 18

adversity

Answer 18

poverty; misfortune

Question 19

advocate

Answer 19

to urge; plead for

Question 20

aesthetic

Answer 20

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

Question 21

affable

Answer 21

easily approchable; warmly friendly

Question 22

affected

Answer 22

artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

Question 23

affinity

Answer 23

kinship; attraction to

Question 24

affirmation

Answer 24

positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

Question 25

affix

Answer 25

to add on; fasten; attach

Question 26

affluence

Answer 26

wealth; prosperity; abundance

Question 27

affront

Answer 27

to insult; offend

Question 28

aggregae

Answer 28

to gather; accumulate

Question 29

agility

Answer 29

nimbleness

Question 30

agitate

Answer 30

to stir up; disturb

Question 31

alacrity

Answer 31

cheerful promptness