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Easy to reach or to approach

Accessible (adj)

The introduction to the complex novel was, thankfully, written in clear


accessible language.
Synonyms: approachable, attainable
To give consideration to

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)

Franklin hoped to defeat his adversary in the afternoon's tennis match.


Synonyms: opponent, enemy
To forgive; to free from guilt

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

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