Vocab week 1 Flashcards
Abbreviate (two parts of speech: two similar definitions)
Abbreviated (adj)
Shortened, cut short.
“an abbreviated version of the earlier work”
Abbreviate (verb)
shorten (a word, phrase, or text).
“the business of artists and repertory, commonly abbreviated to A&R”
abridge (one part of speech: two similar definitions)
abridge (verb)
shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
“the introduction is abridged from the author’s afterword to the novel”
curtail (a right or privilege).
“even the right to free speech can be abridged”
abstract (three parts of speech, multiple definitions)
abstract (adj)
1. existing in thought or as an idea but
not having a physical or concrete
existence.
“abstract concepts such as love or
beauty”
2. relating to abstract art
abstract (verb)
1. consider something theoretically or separately from something else.
“to abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism”
2. extract or remove something.
3. make a written summary of an article or book
abstract (noun)
1. a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech.
“an abstract of his inaugural address”
2. an abstract work of art.
“a big unframed abstract”
3. that which is abstract; the theoretical consideration of something.
“the abstract must be made concrete by examples”
abstain (one part of speech, two definitions)
abstain (verb)
1. restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
“the terms stipulate that he must abstain from the consumption of alcohol and controlled substances”
- formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
“forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained”
acquire (one part of speech, two definitions)
acquire (verb)
1. buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
“I managed to acquire all the books I needed”
- learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality).
“you must acquire the rudiments of Greek”
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come to have (a particular reputation) as a result of one’s behavior or activities.
“he acquired a reputation for scrupulous honesty”
Acrimonious (one part of speech, one definition)
acrimonious (adjective)
1. (typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter.
“an acrimonious dispute about wages”
Adulation (one part of speech, one definition)
Adulation (noun)
1. obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.
“he found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans”
Adversity (one part of speech, one definition)
Adversity (noun)
1. difficulties; misfortune.
“resilience in the face of adversity”
Aesthetic (two parts of speech, two definitions)
Aesthetic (adj)
1. concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
“the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure”
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giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty; of pleasing appearance.
“the law applies to both functional and aesthetic objects”
aesthetic (noun)
1. a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
“the Cubist aesthetic”
affable (one part of speech, one definition)
Affable (adj)
friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
“an affable and agreeable companion”
Affected (two parts of speech, multiple definitions)
Affected (adj)
1. influenced or touched by an external factor.
“apply moist heat to the affected area”
2. artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress.
“the gesture appeared both affected and stagy”
3. disposed or inclined in a specified way.
“you might become differently affected toward him”
affect (verb)
1. have an effect on; make a difference to.
“the dampness began to affect my health”
2. touch the feelings of (someone); move emotionally.
“the atrocities he witnessed have affected him most deeply”
3. (of an illness or medical condition) infect or be present in (someone).
“people who are affected by AIDS”
affect “part 2” (verb)
1. pretend to have or feel (something).
“as usual I affected a supreme unconcern”
2. use, wear, or assume (something) pretentiously or so as to make an impression on others.
“an American who had affected a British accent”
Alacrity (one part of speech, one definition)
alacrity (noun)
1. brisk and cheerful readiness.
“she accepted the invitation with alacrity”
