frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

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advocate v. 1 support, champion, back, endorse, uphold, recommend, stand
behind, second, favour, speak or plead or argue for or in favour
of: Don't you advocate the policies of the Party?
--n. 2 supporter, champion, backer, upholder, second, exponent,
proponent, patron, defender, apologist: She is an enthusiastic
advocate of free speech. 3 lawyer, counsel; intercessor; Brit
barrister, solicitor, US attorney, counselor-at-law: The
advocate for the opposition is not in court.
1.4 aesthete...
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aesthete n. connoisseur, art-lover, lover of beauty, aesthetician or
esthetician, US tastemaker: It was the aesthetes who set the
standard for the art purchased by the museum.
aesthetic adj. 1 artistic, tasteful, beautiful; in good, excellent, etc.
taste: Daphne always does such aesthetic flower arrangements.
2 sensitive, artistic, refined, discriminating, cultivated:
These paintings might be realistic, but they are an aesthetic
disaster.
1.5 affair...
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affair n. 1 matter, topic, issue; business, concern, interest,
undertaking, activity: These are affairs of state and require
the approval of a minister. 2 concern, business, Slang US
beeswax: Who wiped the fingerprints off the weapon is none of
your affair. 3 event, business, occurrence, happening,
proceeding, incident, operation: Last night's farewell party
was truly a dull affair. 4 Also, affaire. love affair, amour,
romance, intrigue, fling, liaison, relationship, affaire
d'amour, affaire de coeur: Lady Constance is having an affair
with the gamekeeper.
affect° v. 1 attack, act upon, lay hold of, strike: Arthritis has
affected his hands and he can no longer play the piano. 2 move,