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amentia

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mental deficiency

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amicable

Back 2

friendly

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amnesty

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pardon for a large group

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amoral

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non-moral, with no sense of sin.

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ampersand

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the symbol for and, &

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amplify

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to enlarge, expand

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amulet

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a charm worn to protect against evil

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anachronism

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something out of its proper time

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anadromous

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going up river to spawn

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analects

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fragments forming a literary collection

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analgesia

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insensibility to pain while retaining consciousness

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analogy

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a similarity, partial likeness

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anarchy

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absence of government and law

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anathema

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a solemn curse or the thing or person cursed

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anchorite

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hermit devoted to religious meditation

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aneroid

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using no fluid

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aneurism

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permanent swelling of artery

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animadversion

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adverse criticism, blame

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animalcule

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microscopic animal

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animosity

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ill will, resentment

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annals

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chronological records

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annotate

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provide explanatory notes

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annuity

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an amount of money payable yearly

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annul

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to wipe out, make void

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anodyne

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pain reliever

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anomalous

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out of place, inappropriate to the surroundings

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anonymous

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bearing no name, unsigned

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anserine

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pertaining to a goose

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antecedent

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something preceding

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antediluvian

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very old [before the flood]

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antepenultimate

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third from the end

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anterior

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before in time, prior, toward the front

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anthology

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a collection of literary selections

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anthropoid

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resembling man

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anthropology

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the science of man

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antipathetic

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opposite in disposition

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antipathy

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dislike

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antithesis

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direct opposite

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apartheid

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south African policy of racial segregation

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apathetic

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without feeling, indifferent

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aperture

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opening

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apex

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summit, peak

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aphorism

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a witty maxim

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apiary

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place where bees are kept

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aplomb

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self-assurance, poise

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apocalypse

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revelation

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authority

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apogee

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highest point in an orbit

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apostasy

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a forsaking of beliefs

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apothegm

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a practical maxim

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apotheosis

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the making of a human being into a god