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amorous
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loving; showing of feeling
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amorphous
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shapeless
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amphibious
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able to live on both land and water
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ample
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roomy;abundant
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amplify
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to make larger or greater
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amulet
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a charm worn to keep evil away
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anachronism
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something out of place or time
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analgesic
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drug that relieves pain
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analogy
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similarity or comparison
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anarchy
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absence of government; lawlessness
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anathema
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a person or thing to be avoided; object of intense dislike
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ancillary
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helping; subordinate
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anecdote
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a short, entertaining story
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anent
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regarding; concerning
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anguish
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great suffering or grief
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anhydrous
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w/o water
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animadversion
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critical remark
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animate
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give life to
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animosity
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hatred; hostility
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animus
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hostile feeling
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annals
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historical records
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anneal
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to heat and then cool again; to lessen brittleness and toughen by heating and cooling
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annihilate
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to totally destroy
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annuity
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specified income payable at stated intervals
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annul
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to cancel to do away with
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anaomalous
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abormal; inconsistent
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anon
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soon
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anoxia
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lack of oxygen
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antecedent
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that which goes before something else
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andediluvian
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very old-fashioned; primitive; very old
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anterior
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located in the front or foward
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anteroom
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a lobby or waiting room
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anthem
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song of praise
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anthology
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collection of literary works
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antropoid
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resembling man
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anthrpomorphic
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attributing human form to objects,gods, ect.
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antic
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playful or silly act; prank
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anticlimax
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something unimportant coming after something important
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antidote
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a remedy; a counteractive
DON'T CONFUSE with ANTECDOTE |
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antipathy
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intense dislike
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antipodes
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opposite sides of the earth
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antiquated
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ancient; extremely old
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antithesis
antithetical |
direct opposite
directly opposing |
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apathy
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indifference; lack of feeling
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ape (v)
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to imitate or to mimic
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