English Flashcards
(64 cards)
Abject
Despicable wretched
Acquiesce
Agree or accept reluctantly
Abrasive
Rough,harsh
Abstemious
Moderate, not self-indulgent
Abstruse
Difficult to understand, obscure
Acronym
A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression
Adroit
Skilful, dextrous
Affable
Easy-going, approachable
Affinity
Relation, attraction or attraction to
Agnostic
Noun someone not persuaded or committed to a particular point of view, a sceptic
Allusion
Reference to someone or thing
Altruistic
Self-less
Ambiguous
Unclear, having multiple meaning
Ambivalent
Contradictory or mixed feelings about someone or thing
Ameliorate
To make something bad or unsatisfactory better
Amorous
In love or full of love
Apathy
Uncaring or unfeeling or indifference
Appease
Bring to peace pacify, quiet or settle
Arbitrary
Derived from mere opinion or preference
Archaic
Old fashioned,antique
Axiom
A law or rule
Banal
Common ordinary
Bathos
Literary move from the sublime to the ridiculous
Belligerent
Argumentative stubborn