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Eng.9 List #1 Vocab.
2023 English 9 Honors,, List (Week) #1 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adroit (adj.) | clever or skillful in using the hands or mind. |
| adulterate (v.) | to render something poorer in quality by adding another substance,, typically an inferior one. |
| adventitious (adj.) | happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature. |
| aegis (n.) | the protection,, backing,, or support of a particular person or organization. |
| aesthetic (adj.) | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. |
| affectation (n.) | behavior,, speech,, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress. |
| affinity (n.) | a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something. |
| affluence (n.) | a state of having a great deal of money. wealth. |
| agape (adj.) | wide open. in correlation to the mouth,, with surprise or wonder. |
| aggrandize (v.) | to increase the power,, status,, or wealth of. |
| altruism (n.) | the belief in or practice of disinterested or selfless concern for the well-being of others. unselfish. |
| ambiguous (adj.) | open to more than one interpretation or having a double meaning. |
| amoral (adj.) | lacking a moral sense,, unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something. |
| amorphous (adj.) | without a clearly defined shape or form. |
| animosity (n.) | strong hostility. |
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