Vocab lesson 11
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- Anticlimax
- sudden drop in importance or dignity, either in writing or speaking, creating a humorous effect
- Antiestablishment
- opposed to the principles of a ruling class or inner circle
- Antibiotic
- drug, usually derived from living organisms, that combats bacterial infection
- Antiviral
- acting to make a virus ineffective
- Anticoagulant
- substance that delays or prevents coagulation
- Antiscorbutic
- preventing or reliving scurvy
- Antitrust
- opposing, or intended to oppose, trusts
- Antipersonell
- designed for use against an enemy nation's military
- Antioxidant
- chemical compound that slows down oxidation
- Anticorrosive
- counteracting or preventing corrosion
- Antiseptic
- substance that combats the germs that cause decay
- Antipathy
- strong feeling against someone or disliking
- Antibody
- immunizing substance formed in the body to counteract an invading antigen
- Antipodes
- parts of the earth, or their inhabitants, directly opposite one another on the globe
- Antihistamine
- drug that helps prevent histamine from causing allergic reactions or odd symptoms
- Antimacassar
- small cover for arms of backs of sofas or chairs, either as a decoration from soiling
- Antidote
- remedy that cures a poison
- Antipyretic
- substance that reduces fever
- Antihypertensive
- effective in reducing high blood pressure
- antithesis
- exact opposite; contrast