One Word Flashcards

1
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Absolution

A

Formal forgiveness of a person’s sins

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2
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Accolade

A

Award

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3
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Harmonious

A

Friendly and peacefully

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4
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Accord

A

Harmonious or consistent with

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5
Q

Adonis

A

Extremely young man

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6
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Agnostic

A

One who is not sure about god’s existence

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7
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Algophobia

A

Fear of pain

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8
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Allegory

A

A story or a play in which each character is a symbol representing an idea or a quality such as truth ,evil, death

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9
Q

Ameliorate

A

Make (something or unsatisfactory) better

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10
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Amicable

A

One who is friendly and good natured

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11
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Amnesty

A

Official pardon

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12
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Anarchist

A

A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary

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13
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Annuity

A

Fixed sum paid annually

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14
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Anorexia

A

Obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat

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15
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Anthology

A

A collection of poems ,stories that have been written by diff peoples and published together in a book

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16
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Anthropology

A

The study of human race ,its origin , development, custom

17
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Anticipate

A

Look forward to /expect

18
Q

Antiquarian

A

One who studies antique things

19
Q

Antithesis

A

To exact opposite

20
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Apathy(noun)
Apathetic (adj)

A

Feeling no interest , enthusiasm