Vocabulary for the College Bound-Lesson One

Linda F. (United States of America)
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  1. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  2. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  3. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  4. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  5. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  6. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  7. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  8. affluence
    abundant wealth
  9. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  10. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  11. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  12. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  13. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  14. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Created on Mon Sep 06 20:12:21 EDT 2010

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