Summer Vocab pt. 1
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