ISEE vocab Aa

ADJUNCT

additional, supporting, assisting

ADMONISH

warn, caution, scold

AFFABLE

agreeable, amiable

AGHAST

astounded, dismayed, apalled, astonished

ALLEVIATE

relieve, allay, assauge, ease, decrease, lessen, mitigate

ALOOF

detached, cool, blas`e, remote

ALTRUISTIC

benevolenr, charitable, compassionate

AMEND

alter, repair, mend, make better, ameliorate

AMORHOUS

shapeless, vague, shapeshifting

ANIMOSITY

ill will, ill feeling, bitterness, rancor, acrimony

ANNIHILATE

destroy, devastate, demolish

ARDENT

paasionate, enthusiastic, fervent

ARTICULATE (adj.)

well spoken, eloquent, glib

ARTICULATE (v.)

to pronounce clearly, enunciate

ARTIFICE (1)

stratagem, tick, ploy, deception, ruse, meneuver

ARTIFICE (2)

creativity, inventiveness, innovation, resourcefulness, imagination, ingenuity

ASCERTAIN

determine, discover, unearth, find out

ASTUTE

keen, discerning, penetrating, incisive, perceptive, crafty, foxy, wily, shrewd

ATROCITY

horror, barbarity, outrage

AUDACITY

boldness, daring, impudence