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voc 3-4 english
vocab lessons 3-4 english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alienate | to casuse hostitlity or indifference where love or interest formally existed. syn:estrange dissaffect antagonize |
| allege | to claim that something has happened without offereing any proof, syn- claim contend declare assert affirm asseverate |
| allude | to refer to indirectly..syn: hint at suggest insinuate intimate |
| ambience | the surroundin or pervading atmosphere; the tone and spirit of an environment..syn: surroudings milieu setting, charactor flavor |
| ambivalent | wavering or uncertain because of an inability to make a choice btw two contradictory feelings or viewpoints in regard to a person thing or a course of action..syn contradictory opposing |
| amnesty | an official pardon granted to offenders against the gov,especially for political offense. syn: immuntiy absolution |
| anachronism | anything out of proper time frame; incongruity inconsistency contatiction |
| anarchy | absence of gov authority general political and social disorder. disorder chaos turmoil |
| anathema | a curse, ot the thing being cursed. syn: malediction, exeration imprecation abomination |
| anecdote | a brief account of some interesting or amusing incident especially one containing biographical or historical details. syn: tale story vegnette sketch narrative memoir episode |
| anomaly | a deviation from what is normal or expected...oddity |
| apathy | lack of feeling emtion or interest...indeiffference aloofness |
| appall | to fill with intense horror fear...horrify shock astound stuperfy stun |
| apprehend | to arrest or take into custody..to understand. to look forward to with fear or anxiety |
| arbitrary | random. judgemental. discretionary unreasonable |
| arbitrate | to settle. mediate |
| array | to line up; to dress up, an imposing grouping rich and beautiful attire. align assemble draw up deploy adorn ..deck out |
| articulate | to speak clearly. enunciate. clarify |
| askew | out of line or position. disapprovingly. crooked awry disdainfully askance |
| assimilate | to absorb fully or make ones own...to adapt fully..integrate homogenize; fuze merge naturalize acculturate |