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Accessible (adj)
Accommodate
(verb)
The hospitable couple was happy to accommodate the needs of their finicky
guest.
Synonyms: oblige, abet
Giving an advantage
Advantageous (adj) The house's location in the best school district was advantageous to the seller.
Synonyms: favorable, beneficial
One who opposes or resists
Adversary (noun)
Absolve (verb)
Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase.
Synonyms: exculpate, pardon
To emphasize
Accentuate (verb)
Carla used red ribbons to accentuate the coppery tones in her hair.
Synonyms: highlight, stress
To supply with air
Aerate (verb)
Every spring, Soloman used his tiller to aerate the compact soil.
Synonyms: oxygenate, carbonate
Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty
Aesthete (noun)
Anthology (noun)
Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's
paintings made her cry.
Synonyms: connoisseur, epicure
A collection of selected literary pieces
The writer was thrilled when his story was included in an anthology of
American masterpieces.
Synonym: collection, compilation
Something that relieves or counteracts
Antidote (noun)
Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her
homesickness.
Synonyms: cure, remedy