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amiss
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wrong; faulty
something was amiss |
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amity
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friendship
internationaly amity |
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amorous
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motivated by sexual love
DON JUAN was amorous AMOR = love |
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amorphous
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lacking shape or definition
the plan was amorphous |
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amok
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in a state of rage
he ran amok in the streets |
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amulet
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charm
she wore the amulet around her neck |
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anachronism
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out of place in time
CHRONO = time |
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analgesic
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causing insensitivity to pain
analgesic lotion |
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anathema
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solemn curse
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ancillary
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aid or accessory
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animadversion
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critical remark
animadversions the poet receives humbly |
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animus
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hostile feeling or intent
my animus toward's that jerk |
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annals
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records; history
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anneal
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reduce brittleness; improve toughness by heating and cooling
annealing glass |
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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anodyne
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drug that relieves pain; opiate
an anodyne to the misery |
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antediluvian
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antiquated; ancient
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anthropoid
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manlike
the gorilla is an anthropoid animal |
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ape
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imitate or mimic
the monkey's aped the humans |
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aphasia
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loss of speech due to illness
aphasia because of the car crash |
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aphorism
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saying
philosophic or scientific |
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apiary
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place where bees are kept
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aplomb
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poise; assurance
pass the test with aplomb aPLOMB |
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apocryphal
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made up
apocryphal tales of his adventures |
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apolitical
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having a lack of concern for politics
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apologist
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someone who defends a controversial cause
apologist for facism |
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apostate
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someone who abandons religious faith or political beliefs
DEFECTER, DESERTER |
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apothecary
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druggist; PHARMACIST
KELLY IS AN apothecary |