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amoral
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ADJ. nonmoral; lacking a code of ethics.
The amoral individual cannot tell right from wrong; the immoral person can, yet chooses to do something he knows is wrong |
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amorphous
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ADJ. formless; lacking shape or definition
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amplify
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V. BROADEN OR CLARIFY BY EXPANDING (ON); intensify; make stronger
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amulet
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N. charm; talisman
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anachronism
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N. something / someone misplaced in time
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anathema
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N. solemn curse; something or someone regarded as a curse
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animadversion
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N. critical remark
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animus
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N. hostile feeling or intent
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anneal
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V. reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling; TO STRENGTHEN AND TEMPER
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anodyne
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N. drug that relieves pain; opiate
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anomalous
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ADJ. abnormal; irregular
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antediluvian
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ADJ. antiquated; extremely ancient
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anthology
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N. book of literary selections by various authors
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anthropoid
anthropologist anthropomorphic |
ADJ. manlike
N. student of the history and science of humankind ADJ. having human form or characteristics |
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antic
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ADJ. EXTRAVAGANTLY ODD
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aphasia
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N. loss of speech due to injury or illness
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aphorism
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N. pithy maxim or saying, usually philosophic or scientific, as compared to an adage which is homely and concrete.
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apocalyptic
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ADJ. prophetic; pertaining to revelations
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apocryphal
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ADJ. spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
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apogee
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N. highest point
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apologist
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N. one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
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apostate
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N. one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs.
An apostle passionately adheres to a belief or cause; an apostate passionately renounces or abandons one. |
