WORDS AND THEIR USE.

·         Words & their use:

         1.  Aegis: shield; defense. Under the aegis of the bill of Rights, we enjoy our most treasured 

             freedoms.

         2.  Aerie: nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk). The mother eagle swooped down on the 

             rabbit and bore it off to her aerie high in the Rocky Mountains.

         3.  Aesthetic: artistic. The beauty of Tiffany’s stained glass appealed to Alice’s aesthetic sense.

         4.  Affable: easily approachable; warmly; friendly. I was surprised with her affable behave.

         5. Affected: artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress.  She was affected by his word.