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adversary : antagonist, opponent, enemy, foe
adversity : calamity, catastrophe, disaster, misfortune
advocate : support, argue for, speak for
affect : 1. influence, impress, touch, stir
2. pretend, feign, assume


affectation noun [countable, uncountable]
behaviour that is not sincere or natural: Those beatnik clothes of his are just an affectation: airs, pretense,
affection : attachment noun

1 [countable, uncountable] a feeling that you like or love someone or something and that you would be unhappy without them

[+ to/for]: I did feel a certain sense of attachment for the strange old guy.

2 [uncountable] belief in and loyalty towards a particular idea

[+ to/for]: old people's attachment to traditional customs and ways

3 [countable] a part that you can put onto a machine to make it do different things: a versatile food mixer that comes with a range of attachments

4 on attachment working for a particular organization, especially for a short period of time: He was sent on attachment to their offices in Hong Kong, amity, love