Key Vocabulary: Accreditation, Accrue, Acumen, Affiliate, Affluent, Alienate, Alleviate, Ambiguous, Apprehensive, Ascertain

accredit

to recognize as outstanding or as meeting a standard, to authorize with credentials

accrue

to come into existence, to accumulate over time

acumen

depth of perception, shrewdness, discernment

affiliate (v)

to associate oneself with a group

affiliate (n)

a person associated with a group, or an organization associated with a larger organization

affluent

abundant, wealthy

alienate

to ignore, to exclude, to make someone feel left out

alleviate

to lessen, to relieve, to make bearable

ambiguous

able to be understood 2 ways, unclear

apprehensive

suspicious, anxious, concerned

ascertain

to determine, to find out