Action Words Flashcards
(41 cards)
Accentuate
To accent; to emphasize
Accept
To receive as true; to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable.
Accomplish
To execute fully; to attain
Account
To give a report on; to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
Accumulate
To collect; to gather
Achieve
To bring to a successful conclusion
Acknowledge
To report the receipt of
Acquaint
To cause to know personally; to make familiar
Acquire
To come into successful of
Act
To perform a specified function
Activate
To mobilize; to set into motion
Actuate
To put into mechanical action or motion
Adapt
To suit or fit by modification
Adhere
To give support or maintain loyalty; to be consistent; to hold fast or stick; to bind oneself to observance
Adjust
To bring to a more satisfactory state; to bring teh parts of something to a true or more effective position
Administer
To regularly and customarily exercise discretion and independent judgement; to make important decisions
Adopt
To take up and practice as ones own
Advance
To bring or move forward; to accelerate the growth or progress of; to raise to a higher rank or promote; to bring forward for notice, consideration, or acceptance; to make progress; to raise in rate
Advise
To recommend a course of action; to offer an informed opinion based on specialzed knowledge
Advocate
To recommend or speak in favor of
Affirm
To assert positively, to confirm
Affix
To secure an object to another; to attach
Align
To arrange in a linke; to array
Allot
To assign as a share