A Set2

address	n. details of where a person lives, works or can be found, and where letters, etc may be delivered
adept	adj. ~ ~ (at/in doing sth) expert or skilful in (doing) sth
adhere	v. ~ (to sth) remain attached (to sth); stick (as if) by means of glue or suction
adherent	n. supporter of a party or doctrine
adjacent	having a common endpoint or border also immediately preceding or following
adjoin	v. be next or nearest to and joined with
adjourn	v. stop (a meeting, etc) for a time; postpone
adjunct	n. ~ thing that is added or attached to sth else but is less important and not essential
adjuration	solemn urging
adjutant	n. army officer responsible for administrative work in a battalion
admonish	to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
adore	v. love deeply and respect (sb) highly
adorn	v. ~ sth/sb/oneself add beauty or ornament to sth/sb/oneself
adroit	adj. ~ skilful; clever
adulation	n. excessive admiration or praise; flattery
adulterate	v. make poorer in quality by adding another substance
Advent	n. the ~ of sth/sb the approach or arrival of
adventitious	adj. not planned; accidental
adversary	n. opponent in a contest; enemy
adverse	adj. not favourable; contrary
adversity	n. unfavourable conditions; trouble
advert	n. = advertisement
advocacy	n. ~ giving of support (to a cause, etc)
advocate	v. speak publicly in favour of (sth); recommend; support
aegis	n. under the aegis of sb/sth with the protection or support of sb/sth, esp a public institution
aerie	= eyrie
aesthetic	adj. concerned with beauty and the appreciation of beauty
affable	adj. polite and friendly
affected	adj. not natural or genuine; pretended; artificial
affidavit	n. written statement that can be used as evidence in court, made by sb who swears that it is true
affiliation	n. affiliating or being affiliated
affinity	n. ~ ~ (between A and B) structural resemblance or similarity of character; relationship
affirmation	n. affirming
affix	v. ~ sth (fml ) stick, fasten or attach sth
affliction	n. pain; suffering; distress
affluence	n. abundance of money, goods or property; wealth
affront	n. ~ (to sb/sth) deliberately insulting or disrespectful remark, action, etc, esp in public
afterlife	n. existence that is thought by some to follow death
agape	adj. ~ (of the mouth) wide open, esp with wonder
agenda	n. matters of business to be discussed at a meeting, etc
agglomeration	n. action of agglomerating
aggrandize	to make appear great or greater:praise highly
aggregate	v. ~ sb (fml ) be formed or bring sb into an assembled group or amount
aghast	adj. ~ filled with horror or amazement
agility	nimbleness
agitate	v. cause anxiety to (a person, his feelings, etc); disturb; excite
agnostic	n. person who believes that nothing can be known about the existence of God or of anything except material things
agog	adj. eager; excited
agrarian	adj. of land
airy	adj. having plenty of fresh air moving about; well-ventilated
alacrity	n. prompt and eager readiness
alchemy	n. medieval form of chemistry, the chief aim of which was to discover how to turn ordinary metals into gold ,
alcove	n. small space in a room, etc formed by part of the wall being set back; recess
alias	n. name by which a person is called at other times or in other places; false name
alienate	v. ~ sb cause sb to become unfriendly or indifferent; estrange sb
alimentary	adj. of food and digestion
alimony	n. allowance that a court may order a man to pay to his wife or former wife before or after a legal separation or divorce
allay	v. make (sth) less; relieve
allege	v. state (sth) as a fact but without proof; give as an argument or excuse
allegiance	n. ~ (to sb/sth) support of or loyalty to a government, ruler, cause, etc
allegory	n. story, painting or description in which the characters and events are meant as symbols of purity, truth, patience, etc ,
alleviate	v. make less severe; ease
alliteration	n. occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words in succession, as in sing a song of sixpence or as thick as thieves , sing a song of sixpence as thick as thieves
allocate	v. ~ sth allot or assign sth (to sb/sth) for a special purpose
alloy	n. metal formed of a mixture of metals or of metal and another substance
allude	v. ~ to sb/sth (fml ) mention sb/sth briefly or indirectly
allure	v. tempt or attract (sb) by the expectation of gaining sth
allusion	n. ~ indirect reference
alluvial	adj. made of sand, earth, etc left by rivers or floods, esp in a delta
alms	n. money, clothes, food, etc given to poor people
aloft	adv. up in the air; overhead
aloof	adj. ~ cool and remote in character; unconcerned
altercation	n. (act of) quarrelling or arguing noisily
altruistic	(adj.) unselfish
amalgam	n. alloy of mercury with another metal
amalgamate	v. ~ (with sb/sth) (cause people or things to) combine or unite
amass	v. gather together or collect (sth), esp in large quantities
amazon	n. tall strong athletic woman
ambidextrous	adj. able to use the left hand or the right hand equally well
ambience	n. environment; atmosphere of a place
ambiguous	adj. having more than one possible meaning
ambivalence	the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
amble	v. ride or walk at a slow, leisurely pace
ambrosia	n. food of the gods
ambulatory	walking
ambush	n. waiting in a hidden position to make a surprise attack
ameliorate	v. (cause sth to) become better