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alienate |
to cause hostility or indifference where love, friendliness, or interest formerly existed |
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allege |
to claim that something is true but without offering any proof |
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allude |
to refer indirectly |
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ambience |
the surrounding or pervading atmosphere; the tone and spirit of an environment |
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ambivalent |
wavering or uncertain because of an inability to make a choice between two contradictory feelings or viewpoints in regard to a person, a thing, or a course of action |
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amnesty |
an official pardon granted to offenders against the government, especially for political offenses |
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anachronism |
the misplacing of an object or event in a period to which it cannot possibly belong; anything out of its proper time frame |
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anarchy |
absence of governmental authority; general political and social disorder |
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anathema |
a. a curse or strong denunciation
b. the person or thing cursed; more generally, any object of intense dislike |
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anecdote |
a brief account of some interesting or amusing incident, especially one containing biographical or historical details |
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