abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness    

adulate : fawn :: woo  : adore   

apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration      

fascination : interest :: adoration : fondness   

adroit        adj. 熟练的，灵巧的  

having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations

loquacious : succinct :: adroit : ungainly     

adroit <>ungainly 

adulate       v. 谄媚，奉承 

to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly

adulate : fawn :: woo : adorn   

aversion : disinclination :: adulation : admiration      

scorn : reject :: adulate : flatter :: disparage : ignore     

adulate <> scorn   

adulation <> disdain

adulterate    vt. 掺杂   

to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element stickler 

approximation / imprecision :: purist : adulteration   

adversary     n. 敌手,对手

one that contends with, opposes, or resists : ENEMY

adversary <>ally

advertise     vt. 做广告,通知   

to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast
advertising : commercial :: publishing : journal 

advocate      vt. 主张,提倡 

to plead in favor of 

exponent : advocate :: pollster : canvass 

aerate        v. 充气，让空气进入?    

to supply (the blood) with oxygen by respiration 
aerate : oxygen :: hydrate : water     

aerial        a. 空中的,航空的,空想的,空气的

              of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere

aerial:air :: aquatic:water

aesthetics    n. 美学    
a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty    

aesthetics : beauty :: epistemology : knowledge  

philistine <> aesthete 

affable       adj．易于交谈的，和蔼的  

characterized by ease and friendliness    

affable <> irascible

affected      a. 假装的  

assumed artificially or falsely : PRETENDED   

posturer : unaffected :: bigot : tolerant     

affected <> natural 

affection     n. 爱,情感,影响,病   

tender attachment : FONDNESS    

apprehension : terror :: affection : adoration      

embrace : affection :: shrug : indifference    

scowl: displeasure :: kiss : affection{hurl : disgust}  

antipathy <> affection 

affidavit     n. 宣誓书  

a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer   

affidavit::statement <> wedding:ceremony  

affiliation   n．入会，加入 

to bring or receive into close connection as a member or branch

affiliation <> dissociation

affinity      n.密切关系,吸引力

    likeness based on relationship or causal connection  
aloft<>affinity   
affinity <> aversion / hideous   

affliction    n. 痛苦,苦恼,苦难     
great suffering      

affluent      adj. 富裕的 n. 支流  

having a generously sufficient and typically increasing supply of material possessions