A, AN- Not, Without;Unusual Or Irregular Flashcards

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Amoral

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Without moral standards, neither moral nor immoral; unable to distinguish between right and wrong

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Agnostic

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One who does not know whether there is a God

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Anarchy

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Without a ruler; political disorder and confusion

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Anecdote

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Originally, not published; now merely a short account of some interesting or humorous incident

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Anemia

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Without blood; a deficiency of red corpuscles in the blood

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Anesthetic

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Without feeling; a drug causing one to be insensitive to pain

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Anomaly

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Not the same (as others); a rare exception; something that is not normal

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Anonymous

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Without a name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

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Asymmetrical (asymmetric)

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Not measured together; not having both sides exactly alike; not symmetrical

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Atheist

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One who is without a God; one who denies the existence of God

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Atypical

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Not typical

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Amorphous

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Lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless

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Analgesic

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A remedy that relieves or allays pain

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Apathetic

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Having or showing little or no emotion

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Apathy

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Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement

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Atom

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Smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element