11. Adjourn - 20. Agile Flashcards
(10 cards)
Adverse
(adjective)
1. Hostile in purpose or effect; unfavorable
Synonyms: (adjectives) unfavorable, unfriendly, negative, antagonistic, antipathetic, inimical
Adjourn
(verb)
- To close formally
- To put off to another time; to move to another place
Synonyms: (verbs) conclude, terminate; defer, postpone; suspend; transfer
Advocate
(verb) & (noun)
1. (vb.) to speak or argue in favor of; to give active public support to
2. (n.) a person who pleads in the interest of a cause or individual
Synonyms: (verbs) champion, support, espouse, uphold, recommend; (nouns) proponent, backer, defender, spokesman,
Aesthetic
(adjective)
1. Pertaining to a sense of beauty; artisitic
Synonyms: (adjectives) esthetic, beautiful in art or nature, artistic, artful, creative, gorgeous, appealing, perceptible to the senses,
Affable
(adjective)
1. Courteous or agreeable in manner; easy to talk to or approach
Synonyms: (adjectives) sociable, genial, amiable, friendly, good-natured
Affectation
(noun) A pretentious display for manners or sentiments that are not genuine; a peculiar habit of dress or behavior that has been adopted to impress others.
Synonyms: (nouns) pose, pretense; mannerism
Affluent
(adjective)
1. Prosperous and wealthy
Synonyms: (adjectives) flourishing, well-to-do, opulent
Agenda
(noun)
1. A list or program of things to be done or acted upon
Synonyms: (nouns) schedule, docket
Aggregate
(noun) , (verb) & (adjective)
1. (nouns) the total amount or sum total of the individual parts
2. (verbs) to gather or merge into a single whole; to amount to
3. (adjective) total, collective
Synonyms: (nouns) mass, assemblage, amalgamation, conglomeration, cluster; (verbs) amalgamate, consolidate; (adjectives) net, composite
Agile
(adjective)
1. Swift and light in action, movement, or thought
Synonyms: (adjectives) nimble, limber, alert, brisk, supple, lithe, spry