® Addiction: compulsive, habitual need: His addiction to drugs caused his friends much grief.
® Adhere: stick fast to: I will adhere to this opinion until proof that I am wrong is presented.
® Admonish: warn, reprove: He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways.
® Admonition: warning: After repeated rejections of its admonitions, the country was found to issue an ultimatum.
® Adroit: skillful: His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.
® Adulation: flattery, admiration: The official adulation of Stalin in Russia ended suddenly after his death.
® Adulterate: make impure by mixing with baser substances: It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer.
® Advent: arrival: Most of the world was unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima spread.
® Adverse: unfavorable, hostile: Adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business.
® Adversity: poverty, misfortune: We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.
® Aesthetic: artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful: Because of his aesthetic nature, he was emotionally disturbed by ugly things.
® Affected: artificial, pretended: His affected mannerisms irritated many of us who had known him before his promotion.
® Affidavit: written statement made under oath: The court refused to accept his statement unless he presented it in the form of an affidavit.
® Affiliation: joining, associating with: His affiliation with the political party was off short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.
® Affinity: kinship: He felt an affinity with all who suffered their pains were his pains.
® Affirmation: solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath: The Constitution of this country provides for oath or affirmation by elected members.
® Affluence: abundance, wealth: We were amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life.
® Agenda: items of business at a meeting: We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting.
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