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Amicable

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Adj. Politely friendly; not quarrelsome

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Amenities

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N. Convenient features; courtesies

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Amity

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N. Friendship

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Amnesty

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N. Pardon

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Amoral

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Adj. Nonmoral

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Amorous

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Adj. Moved by sexual love; loving

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Amorphous

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Adj. Formless; lacking shape or definition

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Anachronistic

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Adj. Having an error involving time in a story

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Analogous

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Adj. Comparable

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Anathema

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N. Solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

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Anemia

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N. Condition in which blood lack red corpuscles

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Animus

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N. Hostile feeling or intent

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Annals

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N. Records; history

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Antecede

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V. precede

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Antecedents

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N. Proceeding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

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Antediluvian

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Adj. Antiquated; Extremely ancient

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Antipathy

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N. Aversion; dislike

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Apathy

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N. Lack of caring; indifference

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Ape

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V. Imitate or mimic

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Aphorism

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N. Pithy Maxim

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Aplomb

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N. Poise; assurance

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Apocryphal

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Adj. Untrue; made up

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Apolitical

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Adj. Having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

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Apologist

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N. One who writes in defense of a cause or institution

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Apostate

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N. One who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs