NET Vocab Day 1

A set of 24 vocabulary flashcards based on the provided guidebook transcript for NET Business Studies and Social Sciences.

abate

v. to diminish in intensity; v. to cause to diminish in intensity

aberrant

adj. diverging from the standard type

abjure

v. to reject or renounce

abscond

v. to leave secretly, evading detection

abstain

v. to voluntarily refrain from doing something

acumen

n. keen judgment and perception

admonish

v. scold; te advise firmly

adulterate

v. to contaminate of impure by introducing inferior elements

advocate

v. to recommend, support, or a n. one who advocates

aesthetic

adj. concerned with the nature of beauty and art

affectation

n. fake or artificial behavior, often meant to impress or conceal the truth

aggrandize

v. enlarge or increase, esp. wealth, power, reputation

alacrity

n. promptness and eagerness

alleviate

v. to relieve a problem or ease a burden

amalgamate

v. to combine to or mix together

ambiguous

adj. unclear; adj. open to multiple interpretations

ambivalent

adj. mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something

ameliorate

v. to improve or mitigate a situation

amenable

adj. easily convinced or persuaded

anachronism

n. something old-fashioned; n. something appearing in a time period where it does not belong

analogous

n. comparable; n. appropriate for analogy

ancint

v. to choose for a particular office or position; v. to use oil on a person in a religious ceremony

anomaly

n. an exception or unusual case

antipathy

n. strong dislike or hatred