AFCT Study Words for Word Knowledge

admonition

advice, suggestion, warning, caution, reprimand, rebuke, scolding, reprimand, reproach, berating, counsel, chiding, upbraiding, remonstrance

adorn

beautify, embellish, bedeck, adorn, decorate, grace, enrich, ornament, emblazon, engarland, enhance, trim, array, garnish, deck

advocate

recommend, support, champion, encourage, propose, favour, defend, promote, urge, advise, justify, endorse, campaign for, prescribe, speak for, uphold, press for, argue for, commend, plead for, espouse, countenance, hold a brief for

adversary

nemesis, rival, opposition, antagonist

agile

nimble, lithe, supple, spry

allegation

accusation; blame; claim; charge

allude

imply, suggest, insinuate

anachronistic

old fashioned, outmoded, obsolete

arrogance

conceit, pompous, smugness

articulate

well spoken, coherent, clearly

abhor

hate, despite, detest, loathe

abhorrent

horrible, appalling, offensive, repulsive, repugnant

abode

the place where one lives; home

abort

terminate, halt, stop, quell

abrupt

sudden and unexpected, blunt, snippy

abstemious

abstinent, frugal, restrained, sparing, self disciplined

abyss

a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm

acquisition

accession, attainment, obtainment

adage

saying, proverb, axiom

assail

attack, accost, besiege, impugn

assert

declare, maintain, contend

astute

smart, sharp, shrewd, knowing

attrition

reduction, dissolution, thinning, loss

balk

eschew, resist, refuse to, unwilling

bane

curse, nemesis, threat

banish

exile, deport, expel, eject

barren

empty, desolate, unproductive, infertile

berate

admonish; reprimand, rebuke, scold angrily

boast

brag, gloat, flaunt

bogus

fake, imitation, fraudulent

boring

dull, mind-numbing, not interested

brattle

clatter, clack, rattling sound

brawn

strength, power, muscle, might

brevity

briefness, succinctness, to point

broach

introduce, suggest, propose

canny

knowing, astute, clever, smart

cede

yield, surrender, relinquish

chronicle

chronology, narration, record

clutter

mess, disarray, jumble, untidy

coerce

force, pressure, coerce, bully, compel

colleague

workmate, teammate, associate

commuted

reduce, lessen, shorten

communique

press, release, message, announcement

concur

to agree, acquiesce, consent to be in accordance with

confidante

Best friend, adviser, side kick

contaminate

pollute, adulterate, make impure

contempt

disrespect, disobedient, scorn, disdain

contentious

argumentative, belligerent, combative, confrontational, controversial

contrive

devise, invent, concoct,

conspiracy

plot, scheme, plan, ploy

construe

interpret, conclude, surmise

corollary

consequences, result, outcome

coroner

medical examiner

creed

faith, religion

cynical

doubtful, skeptical, distrustful

decipher

solve, translate, decrypt

decorum

decency, courteous

decry

discredit, attack, malign

delete

remove, cut out, expunge, eradicate

demoralized

dishearten, discourage, crush

depleted

used up, drained, exhausted

depression

indentation, dent, hollow, recess, basin

destitution

poverty, indigent, neediness

dilemma

quandary, predicament, difficulty, problem

diminish

decrease, reduce, belittle, disparage

disclose

reveal, divulge, betray

disparity

contrast, distinction, diversity

dispel

eliminate, dismiss, expel, disperse, quell

eclectic

varied, mixed, assorted, diverse

effusive

emotional, demonstrative, unreserved

elusive

evasive, deceptive, misleading

elicit

obtain, bring forth, induce

embargo

ban, prohibit, injunction

emphasize

stress, highlight, accentuate

emulate

imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic

engulfed

inundated, flooded, immersed, overwhelmed

enhanced

amplify, magnify, inflate, intensify

enlightened

informed, aware, educated

entitled

qualify, authorize, sanction

erratic

unpredictable, inconsistent, unstable

erudite

scholarly, literate, intelligent

excel

surpass, top, eclipse, outshine

exploit

manipulate, take advantage of

facetious

irreverent, frivolous, joking

faction

clique, section, division

fallacious

deceptive, erroneous, inaccurate

fame

renown, popularity, acclaim

fate

destiny, providence

feign

fake, bluff, pretend

feisty

fiery, scrappy, spunky, belligerent

fervor

passion, vehemence, excitement

flagrant

blatant, glaring, obvious, egregious

flaunt

show off

fortuitous

random, unpredictable, lucky

frivolously

insignificant, trivial, silly

frolic

frisk, cavort, scamper

gaudy

flamboyant, tawdry, garnish

gawk

stare, leer, gaze

glean

extract, reap, amass, accumulate

gracious

polite, civil, mannerly