11. Adjourn - 20. Agile Flashcards

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Adverse

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(adjective)
1. Hostile in purpose or effect; unfavorable

Synonyms: (adjectives) unfavorable, unfriendly, negative, antagonistic, antipathetic, inimical

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Adjourn

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(verb)

  1. To close formally
  2. To put off to another time; to move to another place

Synonyms: (verbs) conclude, terminate; defer, postpone; suspend; transfer

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Advocate

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(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,

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Aesthetic

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(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,

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Affable

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(adjective)
1. Courteous or agreeable in manner; easy to talk to or approach

Synonyms: (adjectives) sociable, genial, amiable, friendly, good-natured

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Affectation

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(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

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Affluent

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(adjective)
1. Prosperous and wealthy

Synonyms: (adjectives) flourishing, well-to-do, opulent

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Agenda

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(noun)
1. A list or program of things to be done or acted upon

Synonyms: (nouns) schedule, docket

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Aggregate

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(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

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Agile

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(adjective)
1. Swift and light in action, movement, or thought

Synonyms: (adjectives) nimble, limber, alert, brisk, supple, lithe, spry

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