Essential Vocabulary - Noel's ESL eBook Library

A: SAT Words 19
amenity (uh MEN i tee) n. 1. pleasing quality; attractiveness; 2. a pleasant or
desirable feature; something that adds to one’s comfort —pl. the courteous manners
and pleasant acts of polite social behavior
• The tropical scenery is only one amenity of Hawaii.
• Hawaii’s climate is an additional amenity of the place.
• The restaurant’s servers and hostesses demonstrated all the amenities one
would expect at those prices.
[amenities pl.]
QUICK REVIEW #5
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. agreement
2. ailment
3. alacrity
4. alchemy
5. alienate
6. ally
7. alter
8. although
9. altruism
10. ambiguous
11. ambivalence
12. amenity
a. magic
b. vary
c. selflessness
d. despite
e. conflict
f. contract
g. unclear
h. pleasantness
i. estrange
j. illness
k. associate
l. eagerness
amicable (AM i kuh bl) adj. feeling friendly; demonstrating goodwill; peaceable
• Alice and her husband Ted had an amicable discussion about putting in a
flower garden in the spring.
• Bob and Carol separated on amicable terms.
[amicably adv., amicability n.]
among (uh MUHNG) prep. 1. In the midst of; surrounded by; included in a group
of; 2. from place to place in; 3. in the number or group of; 4. by or with a lot of
• You are among friends.
• He passed among the crowd.
• Ralph is included among the supporters of the president.
• Machiavelli’s work is popular among business executives.