Vocab Builder 2
Terms
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- alleviate
- relieve
- allocate
- assign
- alloy
- mixture of metals
- allude
- refer indirectly
- allusion
- indirect reference
- alluvial
- pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc
- aloof
- apart; reserved
- altercation
- wordly quarrel
- altruism
- unselfish aid to others; generosity
- amalagmate
- combine; unite in one body
- amass
- collect
- ambigious
- doubtful in meaning
- amble
- moving at an easy pase
- ambrosia
- food of the gods
- ambulatory
- able to walk
- ameliorate
- improve
- amenable
- readily managed
- amenities
- agreeable manners; courtesies
- amiable
- agreeable; loveable
- amicable
- friendly
- amnesia
- loss of memory
- amnesty
- pardon
- amorphous
- shapeless
- amphibian
- able to live both on land and in water
- amphitheater
- oval building with tiers of seats
- ample
- abundant
- amplify
- enlarge
- amputate
- cut off part of body; prune
- amuck
- in a state of rage
- amulet
- charm; talisman
- analogous
- comparable
- analogy
- similarity; parallelism
- anarchy
- absence of governing body; state of disorder
- anathema
- solemn curse
- ancillary
- serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
- andirons
- metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs
- anemia
- condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
- anesthetic
- substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- animadversion
- critical remark
- animated
- lively
- animosity
- active enmity
- annals
- records; history
- annihilate
- destroy
- annuity
- yearly allowance
- annul
- make void
- anomalous
- abnormal; irregular
- anomaly
- irregularity
- anonymous
- having no name
- antagonism
- active resistance
- antediluvian
- antiquated; ancient
- anthropoid
- manlike
- anthropologist
- student of the history and science of mankind
- anticlimax
- letdown in thought or emotion
- antipathy
- aversion; dislike
- antiseptic
- substance that prevents infection
- antithesis
- contrast; direct opposite of to
- apathetic
- indifferent
- aperture
- opening; hole
- apex
- summit; climax
- aphorism
- pithy maxim
- aplomb
- poise
- apocryphal
- not genuine; sham
- apogee
- highest point
- apostate
- one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
- apothecary
- druggist
- apothegm
- pithy, compact saying
- apotheosis
- deification; glorification
- apparition
- ghost; phantom
- appease
- pacify; soothe
- appellation
- name; title
- append
- attach
- apposite
- appropriate; fitting
- appraise
- estimate value of
- apprehend
- arrest(a criminal); dread; perceive
- apprehensive
- fearful; discerning
- apprise
- inform
- appurtenances
- subordinate possessions
- aptitude
- fitness; talent