61. advent : arrival
　　* Most Americans were unaware of theadvent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.
　　62.adventitious : accidental; casual
　　* He found this adventitious meeting withhis friend extremely fortunate.
　　63. adversary : opponent; enemy
　　*Batman struggled to save Gotham City from the machinations of his wickedadversary, the Joker.
　　64. adverse : unfavorable; hostile
　　* adversecircumstances compelled him to close his business.
　　65. advert : referto
　　* Since you advert to this matter so frequently, you must regard it asimportant.
　　66. advocate : urge; plead for
　　* The abolitionistsadvocated freedom for the slaves.
　　68. affable : courteous
　　*Although he held a position of responsibility, he was an affable individual andcould be reached by anyone with a complaint.
　　74. affix : attach or add on;fasten
　　* First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license;then he had to affix his official seal.
　　75. affluence : abundance;wealth
　　* Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the Americanway of life.
　　76. affront : insult; offend
　　* Accustomed to beingtreated with respect, Miss Challoner was affronted by
　　Vidal's offensivebehavior.
　　80. aggrandize : increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth,rank or honor
　　* The history of the past quarter century illustrates how aPresident may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairswithout considering the wishes of Congress.
　　81. aggregate : sum;total
　　* The aggregate wealth of this country is staggering to theimagination.
　　83. agility : nimbleness
　　* The agility of the acrobatamazed and thrilled the audience.
　　84. agitate : stir up; disturb
　　* Herfiery remarks agitated the already angry mob.
　　85. agnostic : one who isskeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimatereality
　　* The agnostic demanded proof before she would accept the statementof the minister.

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