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/æk'si:d/ v. Syn. agree; assent; concede agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede The idea that one of the two chief executives should eventually accede to the role, as has happened in the past, would raise fresh doubts about the board's independence.
accolade
/'ækəleɪd/ n. Syn. praise award of merit; expression of approval; praise In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.
analogous
/ə'næləgəs/ a. Syn. comparable comparable; similar or alike She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
apathetic
/æpə'θɛtɪk/ a. feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent But he shares Mary's apathetic and listless look: he seems to have more length of limb than vivacity of blood or vigor of brain.
arid
/'ærɪd/ a. Syn. dry; barren dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment.
asylum
/ə'saɪləm/ n. Syn. protection place of refuge or shelter; protection The refugees sought asylum from religious persecution in a new land.
baton
/'bæt(ə)n/;/bə'tɒn/ n. staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race What's the textbook way to handoff the baton in the relays?
boorish
/'bʊərɪʃ/ a. Syn. rude; clumsy; illiterate rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners Natasha was embarrassed by her fellow spy's boorish behavior.
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[Esc] /ə'bæʃ/ v. Syn. embarrass embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
[Esc] /'ækəleɪd/ n. Syn. praise award of merit; expression of approval; praise
[Esc] /ə'kɔ:d/ n. Syn. agreement; treaty settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
[Esc] /'ædvɜrs/ a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
[Esc] /əd'vɜrsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. poverty; misfortune state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
[Esc] /ə'leɪ/ v. Syn. calm; pacify; relieve calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
[Esc] /ə'lu:d/ v. Syn. imply; refer refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
[Esc] /ə'mi:nəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. responsible; accountable responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
[Esc] /ə'næləgəs/ a. Syn. comparable comparable; similar or alike
[Esc] /'ænɪməs/ n. Syn. enmity; disposition feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition