Vocabulary

attention

indictment / charge / accusation

arrival / reaching the destination at the end of a journey

flair

reason/cause

liability / legal or financial obligation or debt owed to another party

number

allure

inception / beginning or start of something, especially an institution or project

prestige/respect

disposition

strawberry

earth

abbey / monastery

abolitionist

abseiling / descending a steep rock face using a rope and harness

absolution

accordion

accountant / auditor

acculturation / process of adopting elements of another culture while retaining one's own

backdoor

loophole / ambiguity in a law or contract that allows one to avoid its intended purpose

acronym / abbreviation spoken as a word

acrylic / fast-drying synthetic paint or material

action

activity

vein / blood vessel

adrenaline / hormone that prepares the body for fight or flight in response to stress

address

advice

aerobics / rhythmic exercise to music

aerosol

write-off / removal of an asset or debt from the accounts because it has no recoverable value

department

affordance

derivative / rate of change of a function

abyss / chasm

envy / covetousness

aphorism / short pithy statement expressing a general truth or piece of wisdom

extortion / blackmail

reckoning / time when one is made to account for past actions and face consequences

farewell

depreciation / systematic reduction in the book value of a tangible fixed asset over time

deterrent

appointment

distance

kickoff / first meeting that formally launches a project and aligns all parties

wastewater / water that has been used and contains waste products

drainpipe / downpipe

solitary confinement