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affable
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friendly, casual, nice to be around.
ex. She had a sweet, affable personality. |
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aggravate
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make worse.
ex. The screeching violins did nothing but aggravate my bad mood. |
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agnostic
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to neither believe nor not believe in a higher power; to believe we cannot know if God exists or not.
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness and willingness.
ex. We started the school year with excitement and alacrity. |
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allegory
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a representation of something spiritual or abstract through something solid and real.
ex. a dove is an allegory for peace. |
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alleviate
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to lessen.
ex. The medicine alleviated the pain. |
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altercation
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a heated and angry dispute.
ex. The altercation was an unpleasant ordeal. |
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altruistic
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unselfishly caring about others. opposite of egoistic.
ex. The charity director was a very altruistic person. |
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amity
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friendship, peaceful harmony.
ex. To believe in world peace is to believe in global amity. |
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anachronism
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something out of time, something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
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