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Stack #141533
| Question | Answer | Flap 3 |
|---|---|---|
| accede | agree | If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands. |
| acclimate | adjust to climate or environment | One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travellers to acclimate themselves to their new and often strange environments. |
| acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill | The car could not go up the acclivity in high gear. |
| accolade | award of merit | In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade. |
| accord | agreement | She was in complete accord with the verdict. |
| accost | approach and speak first to a person | When the two young men accosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me. |
| accoutre | equip | The fisherman was accoutred with the best that the sporting goods store could supply |
| accretion | growth; increase | The accretion of wealth marked the family's rise in power. |
| accrue | come about by addition | You must pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principal sum. |
| acidulous | slightly sour; sharp; caustic | James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks. |
| acme | peak; pinnacle; highest point | Welles's success in Citizen Kane marked the acme of his career as an actor; never again did he achieve such popular acclaim. |
| acquiesce | assent; agree passively | Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made. |
| acquittal | deliverance from a charge | His acquittal by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty. |
| acrid | sharp; bitterly pungent | The acrid odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired. |
| acrimonious | stinging, caustic | His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience. |
| actuarial | calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics | According to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago. |
| actuate | motivate | I fail to understand what actuated you to reply to this letter so nastily. |
| acuity | sharpness | In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, and he needed glasses. |
| acumen | mental keenness | His business acumen helped him to succeed where others had failed. |
| adage | wise saying; proverb | There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money. |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book | Jane's editor approved her new comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an addendum on recent developments in literary criticism. |
| addle | muddle; drive crazy | This idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle anyone. |
| adherent | supporter; follower | In the wake of the scandal, the senator's one-time adherent quietly deserted him. |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position | My lawyer works two nights a week as an adjunct teacher |
| adjuration | solemn urging | Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony. |
| adjutant | staff officer assisting the commander; assistant | Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief adjutant, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions. |
| admonish | warn; reprove | He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. |
| adorn | decorate | Wall paintings and carved statues adorned the temple. |
| adroit | skillful | His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers. |
| adulation | flattery; admiration | The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes-men. |
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