Summer Vocab pt. 1

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fond

Loving or affectionate

articulate

able to speak clearly and effectively

acrimony

bitterness

banal

boring; trite; insipid

audacious

brazen; brash; nervy

brevity

briefness; conciseness

alacrity

cheerful willingness

blight

decay; disease; widespread death

affable

friendly; easy-going

amity

friendship

benign

gentle; kind-hearted; mild

benediction

good wishes; a blessing

avarice

greed

nimble

moving quickly and lightly

archaic

old; antiquated

aethete

one with sensitivity to the beautiful, especially in art; an artistic athlete

curt

short, rudely brief

aerate

to expose to air

absolve

to forgive, free from blame

agitate

to upset; to stir up

apex

top; highest point; summit

anarchy

a lack of order; chaos

accomplice

a person who takes part in a crime

affectation

a phony attitude

anathema

a religious curse, or the thing or person being cursed

ambidextrous

able to use both hands with equal skill

arrogant

acting superior, obnoxious, smug or rude

accolade

an award, or praise

aethetic

appreciation of beauty or artistic Adj

affiliation

association

assail

attack with words or force

caustic

burning, either with chemicals or sarcasm

appease

calm; pacify

allegation

claim without proof

abridge

condense or shorten

aloof

detached; apart; indifferent

abhor

dislike

ascendance

domination; controlling power

abrupt

exceedingly sudden and unexpected

phony

fake

averse

feeling repelled; wanting to avoid

abstruse

hard to understand

adversity

hardship

baleful

harmful; menacing

cacophony

harshness of sound; opposite of harmony

belligerent

having a strong tendency to argue and fight

candor

honesty; frankness

antagonistic

in hostile competition; opposing

ambivalence

indecision; feeling of being pulled in two directions

benevolent

kindhearted; good-natured; generous

apathy

lack of interest or concern

capacious

large; roomy; spacious

augment

make larger; increase

adversary

opponent; enemy

antithesis

opposite

assiduous

persistent; hard-working; diligent; attentive to detail

ascetic

person who rejects physical comfort and luxuy for self-discipline

affirmation

positive statement; assertion; agreement

acclaim

praise; applaud

chasten

punish; discipline; castigate

bumptious

pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive

adamant

refusing to change; stubborn, unyielding

assuage

relieve; ease; pacify

acquiescent

reluctantly agreeable; compliant

abrasive

rough, coarse, harsh

asperity

roughness; harshness; irritability

castigate

scold; punish

chastise

scold; punish; castigate

arcane

secret; mysterious

arbitrary

selected by random choice and without solid reason

analogous

similar

adept

skillful

adroit

skillful in physical activity, or in handling difficult situations

bombast

speech or writing intended to impress the audience; pompous

celerity

speed

austere

stern; plain; without luxuries

advocate

support; plead for; speak on behalf of

capitulate

surrender; yield

auspicious

taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed

abstract

theoretical; not concrete

beguile

to cheat or deceive, usually through charm; to amuse

censure

to criticize

adorn

to decorate

cajole

to fool with flattery or false promises; coax; deceive

belie

to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent

loathe

to hate or dislike greatly

bequeath

to leave behind or hand down through a will; transmit

ameliorate

to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve

alienate

to push someone way, or cause him to separate from people

accentuate

to stress, highlight, to emphasize

bolster

to support; to reinforce

antiquated

too old to be useful; outdated; obsolete

ambiguous

unclear; vague; having several possible interpretations

capricious

unpredictable

altruistic

unselfish; caring

atrophy

waste away; wither

agile

well coordinated, nimble

astute

wise; insightfully clever; shrewd

amorphous

without form or shape

acrimony

words or behavior filled with harshness or anger


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