Vocabulary 4

Adjunct: something added, attached, or joined

Synonym: accessory, addendum, appendix
Antonym: detriment. enemy. foe. lessening.
Example: Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.

Admonish: to caution or reprimand

Synonym: advise, berate, censure, chide, enjoin
Antonym: praise
Example: You can admonish a selfish man.

Adulterate: to corrupt or make impure

Synonym: contaminate, alloy, amalgamate, attenuate, blend, make impure
Antonym: refine
Example: I will not adulterate my schedule by filling it with unimportant tasks.

Aesthetic: relating to beauty or the arts

Synonym: artistic, creative, aesthetic/esthetic, artful, gorgeous
Antonym: grotesque, ugly, plain
Example: The design does not have much aesthetic appeal.

Affinity: fondness; liking; similarity

Synonym: affection, closeness, fondness
Antonym: dislike, aversion
Example: He had a special affinity with horses.