ELA vocab September
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ABERRATION
something irregular, out of the norm
ABSTINENCE
giving up a certain pleasure
ABSTRACT
Conceptual, not concrete
ALIENATE
to estrange, to turn someone off, turning away feelings or affection
AFFINITY
a natural connection or attraction
AESTHETIC
adj: appreciative of art and beauty
ADVOCATE
to encourage, to endorse, to support
ADMONISH
to scold, to reprimand
ACQUIESCE
to accept, to give in
ALOOF
detached, uninvolved
ALTURISTIC
concerned for others, charitable
AMBIGUOUS
unclear, confusing, has several interpretations
AMBIVALENT
unsure, undecided
AMELIORATE
to make better, to improve
ANALOGOUS
similar to
ANIMOSITY
dislike, hostility
ANONYMITY
being unknown
antithesis
the complete opposite of
arduous
physically strenuous
articulate
able to speak well, eloquent
assuage
to soothe, to calm
atrophy
to degenerate, to waste away
austere
bleak, grim, strict
authoritarian
domineering
autonomy
independence
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