Barrons 3 (Amenities to Apothecary)
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- anemia
- condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
- antecede
- be earlier in time; go back further
- amity
- n. friendly relationship between people or countries
- analogous
- adj. ~ partially similar or parallel; offering an analogy
- amplify
- v. increase (sth) in size or strength
- annex
- v. take possession of
- annuity
- n. fixed sum of money paid to sb yearly, usu for the remaining part of his lifetime
- anomalous
- adj. different from what is normal; irregular
- analogy
- n. ~ partial similarity between two things that are compared
- aphorism
- n. short wise saying; maxim ;
- apostate
- n. person who renounces his former beliefs, etc
- animus
- n. animosity shown in speech or action
- amulet
- n. piece of jewellery, etc worn as a charm1(
- antler
- n. branched horn of a stag or of some other deer
- antediluvian
- adj. of the time before Noah's Flood
- amphitheater
- oval building with tiers of seats
- annihilate
- v. destroy completely
- apiarist
- n. person who keeps bees
- animadversion
- n. criticism
- anathema
- n. detested person or thing; curse.
- anarchist
- n. person who overthrows govt
- antagonism
- n~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) active opposition or hostility, esp between two people
- amputate
- v. cut off by surgical operation
- ancestry
- n. line of ancestors
- antiseptic
- n. substance that prevents a wound, etc from becoming septic, esp by destroying bacteria
- amphibian
- n. animal able to live both on land and in water
- anomaly
- n. anomalous thing; irregularity
- ape
- n. any of the four primates (gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-utan, gibbon) most closely related to man .
- amok
- adv. run amok rush about in a wild and angry frenzy
- anonymity
- n. state of being anonymous
- apolitical
- adj. not interested or involved in politics
- amorphous
- adj. having no definite shape or form; not organized
- antithesis
- n. ~ (of/to sth/sb) direct opposite
- apocryphal
- adj. not likely to be genuine; untrue or invented
- anticlimax
- n. disappointing end to a series of events which had seemed likely to become more interesting, exciting or impressive
- antiquity
- n. ancient times, esp before the Middle Ages
- aplomb
- n. confidence and self-control; poise
- apoplexy
- n. sudden inability to feel or move, caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain ,
- amoral
- adj. not based on moral standards; not following any moral rules ;
- apocalyptic
- adj. prophesying great and dramatic events like those in the Apocalypse
- antiquated
- adj. (of things) out of date, obsolete ,
- anthology
- n. collection of poems or pieces of prose on the same subject or by the same writer
- animosity
- n. ~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) strong dislike or of hostility
- apogee
- n. position in the orbit of the moon, a planet or a satellite when it is at its greatest distance from the earth ,
- annals
- n. story of events year by year; historical records
- anodyne
- n, adj that can relieve pain
- anguish
- n. severe physical or mental pain
- amnesty
- n. general pardon, esp for offences against the State
- antecedents
- ancestr
- anoint
- v. ~ sb apply oil or ointment to sb (esp as a religious ceremony)
- anvil
- n. iron block on which a smith shapes heated metal by hammering it
- anthropoid
- adj. man-like in form
- ancillary
- adj. ~ helping in a subsidiary way
- apex
- n. top or highest point
- antipathy
- settled aversion or dislike:DISTASTE
- anathematize
- declare to be evil or anathema, curse
- annotate
- v. add notes to giving explanation or comment
- apathy
- n. ~ lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern; indifference
- amiss
- adj. , adv wrong(ly); inappropriate(ly)
- anecdote
- n. short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event ,
- amnesia
- n. partial or total loss of memory
- anarchy
- n. absence of government or control in society; lawlessness
- analgesic
- adj. n substance that relieves pain
- aperture
- n. narrow opening
- ample
- adj. enough
- anachronism
- n. mistake of placing sth in the wrong historical period
- apiculture
- the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
- anchor
- n. heavy metal device attached to a rope, chain, etc and used to moor a ship or boat to the sea-bottom or a balloon to the ground
- apathetic
- adj. showing or feeling apathy
- annul
- v. declare (sth) no longer valid; abolish; cancel
- anesthetic
- substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
- amiable
- adj. showing and inspiring friendliness; pleasant and good-tempered
- angular
- adj. having angles or sharp corners
- amenities
- a useful or pleasant facility or service
- amorous
- adj. readily showing or feeling love; relating to love
- antidote
- n. ~ substance that acts against the effects of a poison or disease
- apothecary
- n. person who prepares and sells medicines and medical goods
- animated
- adj. lively
- amicable
- adj. showing friendliness; without hostility
- apiary
- n. place with a number of hives where bees are kept
- apologist
- n. person who defends a doctrine by logical argument
- aphasia
- n. partial or total loss of ability to speak or understand spoken language, caused by damage to the brain
- anthropomorphic
- adj. treating gods, animals, etc as human in form and personality ,
- analgesia
- n. loss of ability to feel pain while still conscious
- anneal
- v. make tough by cooling slowly after heating