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amity
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friendship (like the opp of emnity)
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amnesty
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pardon; don't get trapped with Amnesty International
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amoral
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nonmoral; lacks a code of ethics (different from immoral when you know something is bad and you do it anyway.)
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amok or amuck
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in a state of rage; ran amok means really angry
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain; like novocane or anathesia
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animadversion
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critical remark - aversion to your take on life
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent; strange the way life, amicable and hatred all have a similar root word
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anneal*
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reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (like glass)
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annuity
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yearly allowance (not just upon death)
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anodyne*
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
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anthropoid
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manlike
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antic
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extravagantly odd (adj.)
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to illness or injury
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aphorism
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pithy maxim or saying
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apiary
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place where bees are kept (for Sylvia!)
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apogee
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highest point, like apex
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