Page 245 Vocab Flashcards
Animus
Hostile feeling of intent ; animosity ; hostility ; disposition
Annals
Records arranged in yearly parts ; history
Anneal
Reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass )
Annex
Attach ; add to a large thing; take possession of ; incorporate (territory ) into a larger existing political unit (by force ) ; n : building added to a large one
Annihilate
Destroy
Annotate
Comment ; make explanatory notes
Annuity
Yearly allowance
Annul
Make void
Anodyne
Drug that relieves pain or trouble ; opiate ; adj . Ex Anodyne statement
Anoint
Consecrate ; put oil on (in a religious ceremony )
Anomalous
Abnormal ; irregular
Anomaly
Irregularity
Anonymity
State of being nameless ; anonymousness ; adj . Anonymous
Antagonism
Hostility ; active opposition; v. Antagonize : cause to become an enemy ; n . Antagonist : person who is opposed to another ; opponent ; adversary ; principal character in opposition to the protagonist
Antecede
Precede
Antecedents
Preceding events that influence what comes later ; ancestors or early background
Antediluvian
Antiquated ; extremely ancient
Anthem
Song of praise or patriotism ; ex . National anthem
Anthology
Book of literary selections by various authors ; cf. Omnibus
Anthropoid
Manlike ; resembling a human being ; n .
Anthropologist
Student of the history and science of humankind
Anthropomorphic
Having human form or characteristics
Anticlimax
Letdown in thought or emotion ; something unexciting , ordinary , or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
Antidote
Remedy to counteract a poison a disease ; ex . Antidote to the economic troubles
Antipathy
Aversion; dislike or opposition
Antiquated
Obsolete ; old-fashioned ; outdated
Antique
Made in an earlier period and usu. Valuable ; n : object that was made in an earlier
