A Flashcards
(26 cards)
Abdicate
To give up power
Accese
Agree to a demand
Adjunct
Something added, attached, or joined (not important part)
Acclaim
Applaud; announce with great approval
Accentuate
Highlight
Accrue
Increase amount over time
Acquite
To find NOT guilty of a fault or crime
Advent
Arrival
Acquisitive
Able to retain idea (business); concerned with acquiring wealth or property
Adage
A proverb, wise saying
Advocate
To support
Affliction
Something that cause pain or suffering
Aftermath
A BIG negative consequence or result
Alienate
To turn away feeling or affections
Angst
Anxiety (used with teenager)
Appalling
Inspiring shock
Aghast
Horrified
Allegiance
Loyalty
Allegory
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to teveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Ancillary
Helping, providing assistance
Arid
Very dry
Avert
To turn away or aside
Altercation
An angry argument
Attribute
Credit with, to regard as cause by or resulting from