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- Amnesty
- n. general pardon, esp for offences against the State
- Argot
- n. words and phrases used by a particular group and not intended to be understood by others; cant ;
- Apotheosis
- n. (of a human being) making or becoming a god or a sain
- Abrogate
- v. cancel, repeal or annul (sth)
- Adjuration
- Solemn urging
- Animadversion
- n. criticism
- Apothecary
- n. person who prepares and sells medicines and medical goods
- Apoplexy
- n. sudden inability to feel or move, caused by the blockage or rupture of an artery in the brain ,
- Apostate
- n. person who renounces his former beliefs, etc
- Ambush
- : n. waiting in a hidden position to make a surprise attack, hunt by stalking.
- Arraign
- v. ~ sb (law ) bring a criminal charge against sb; bring sb to court for trial
- Abeyance
- n. suspended action
- Affront
- n. ~ (to sb/sth) deliberately insulting or disrespectful remark, action, etc, esp in public
- Annals
- n. story of events year by year; historical records
- Apothegm
- pithy, compact saying
- Asperity
- n. harshness or severity, esp of manner
- Analgesia
- n. loss of ability to feel pain while still conscious
- Anathema
- n. detested person or thing; curse
- Allay
- v. make (sth) less; relieve
- Amok
- adv. run amok rush about in a wild and angry frenzy
- Appurtenances
- a secondary or less significant thing or part
- Assail
- v. ~ sb (fml ) attack sb violently or repeatedly
- Aphorism
- n. short wise saying; maxim ;
- Anthropomorphic
- adj. treating gods, animals, etc as human in form and personality ,
- Array
- v. place (esp armed forces, troops, etc) in battle order
- Anneal
- v. make tough by cooling slowly after heating
- Abjure
- v. promise or swear to give up (a claim, an opinion, a belief, etc); renounce formally, recant, repudiate under oath
- Assay
- n. testing of esp metals for quality
- Agog
- adj. eager, excited
- Allegory
- : n. story, painting or description in which the characters and events are meant as symbols of purity, truth, patience, etc ,
- Abdicate
- v. resign from or formally renounce the throne
- Abstruse
- adj. difficult to understand
- Anodyne
- n, adj that can relieve pain