Word Power Flashcards
something unusual, a deviation
aberration
plenty of
abundant
speed up, quicken
accelerate
admit, accept; take notice of
acknowledge
give in, agree with
acquiesce
start, turn on, set in motion
activate
concern oneself with; approach, speak to, talk to
address
follow, support, stick to
adhere
opposing, hostile
adversarial
misfortune, distress, difficulty, trouble
adversity
support, recommend, call for, urge
advocate
dealing with the beautiful, graceful, artistic, attractive
aesthetic
attraction, bent
affinity
declare, assert, say, state
affirm
list of topics, list of things to be done
agenda
group; mass; total
aggregate
turn off, turn against, estrange, make hostile
alienate
state without proof, claim, declare, charge
allege
relieve, lessen
alleviate
unselfish, devoted to others
altruistic
unclear, vague
ambiguous
of two minds, confused, mixed
ambivalent
make better, improve
ameliorate
shapeless, formless, vauge
amorphous
comparable, like, similar
analogous
give life to, make lively
animate
abnormal, irregular, unusual, out of place
anomalous
anger, provoke, evoke bad feeling, ill will or hostility
antagonize
prepare for, expect, foresee
anticipate
old, obsolete, outmoded, out of date
antiquated
indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned
apathetic
soothe, pacify, satisfy
appease
fearful, anxious, fearfully concerned, worried
apprehensive
discretionary, subjective, whimsical, random, unreasonable, dictatorial
arbitrary
say, express clearly
articulate
determine, find out, discover
ascertain
hope, desire, goal
aspiration
waste away, decline
atrophy
reach, gain
attain
characteristic, quality
attribute
gradual wearing down, decreasing in size or number; thinning out
attrition
add to, increase, enlarge
augment
favorable, promising, timely
auspicious
allow, permit, entitle
authorize