Advanced Vocabulary List 1
- accommodation
- A room to stay in or other place to stay; the act of accommodation
When I go on business trips, the accommodations my company pays for are usually quite bad.
Google Wiktionary - affluent
- Wealthy; having a large amount of money
Only the most affluent individuals can afford a Lamborghini.
Google Wiktionary - ajar
- Slightly open or almost closed: said of a door.
found the door ajar, and I stood a moment gazing at the hateful man who claimed a right to rule me, body and soul. - Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Google Wiktionary - appropriate
- Suitable; befitting; proper.
Boardshorts are not appropriate attire for the office.
Google Wiktionary - arouse
- To excite into action; stir or put in motion or exertion; awaken: as, to arouse attention; to arouse one from sleep; to arouse dormant faculties.
They would send agents and emissaries about the kingdom to arouse, and encourage, and assemble such Saxon forces as were yet to be found. - King Alfred of England
Google Wiktionary - augment
- To become augmented. See Synonyms at increase.
I teach English in the evenings to augment my family's income.
Google Wiktionary - avarice
- Immoderate desire for wealth; cupidity.
Considering the Bible clearly states that total dedication to money, avarice, is the root of all evil, this means the world is serving, and dedicated to an entity, which is an anathema to the very nature of God. - Think Progress » Cornyn Hypocritically Accuses Democrats Of ‘Hysterical’ Reaction To Right-Wing Judicial Activism
Google Wiktionary - barricade
- To close off or block with a barricade.
The police set up a barricade to keep voters away from the polling stations.
Google Wiktionary - bewilder
- To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See Synonyms at puzzle.
I am absolutely bewildered by the new tax forms. I have no idea how to fill them out.
Google Wiktionary - bitter
- Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear: the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.
The coffee was too bitter for Max. He had to add a lot of sugar.
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