amputate |
cut off part of body; prune (a limb) |
amulet |
charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
anachronism |
an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
analgesia |
condition of being unable to feel pain |
analgesic |
causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
analogous |
comparable; similar |
analogy |
similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
anarchist |
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anarchy |
absence of governing body; state of disorder |
anathema |
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
ancestry |
family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
anchor |
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
ancillary |
serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |
anecdote |
short story of an amusing or interesting event |
anemia |
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
anesthetic |
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
anguish |
acute pain; extreme suffering |
angular |
sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
animadversion |
critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
animated |
lively; spirited |
animosity |
active enmity |
animus |
hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition |
annals |
records arranged in yearly parts; history |
anneal |
reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
annex |
attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
annihilate |
destroy |
annotate |
comment; make explanatory notes |
annuity |
yearly allowance |
annul |
make void |
anodyne |
drug that relieves pain or trouble;opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement |
anoint |
consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
anomalous |
abnormal; irregular |
anomaly |
irregularity |
anonymity |
state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |
antagonism |
hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
antecede |
precede |
antecedents |
preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
antediluvian |
antiquated; extremely ancient |
anthem |
song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem |
anthology |
book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
anthropoid |
manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
anthropologist |
student of the history and science of humankind |
anthropomorphic |
having human form or characteristics |
anticlimax |
letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
antidote |
remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles |
antipathy |
aversion; dislike or opposition |
antiquated |
obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated |
antique |
made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
antiquity |
quality of being very old; ancient times; |
antiseptic |
substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. |
antithesis |
contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical |
antler |
bony growth on the head of a deer |
anvil |
iron block used in hammering out metals |
apathy |
lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic |
ape |
imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner) |
aperture |
opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light |
apex |
tip; summit; climax; highest point |
aphasia |
loss of speech due to injury or illness |
aphorism |
pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
apiarist |
person who keeps bees |
apiary |
a place where bees are kept |
apiculture |
bee-keeping |
aplomb |
poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
apocalyptic |
prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse |
apocryphal |
(of a story) widely believed but untrue |
apogee |
highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee |
apolitical |
having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
apologist |
one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
apoplexy |
stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
apostate |
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy |
apothecary |
druggist; pharmacist |
apothegm(apophthegm) |
pithy, compact saying |
apotheosis |
elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
appall |
dismay; shock deeply |
apparent |
evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement |
apparition |
ghost; phantom |
appease |
pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
appellation |
name; title |
append |
attach |
application |
diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself |
apposite |
appropriate; fitting |
appraise |
estimate value of; N. appraisal |
appreciate |
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
apprehend |
arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension |
apprehensive |
fearful; discerning |
apprise |
inform |
approbation |
approval |
appropriate |
acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate |
appurtenances |
subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
apropos |
with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
aptitude |
fitness; talent |
aquiline |
curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose |
arable |
fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
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