Set 8 Flashcards
ANARCHY (AN ur kee) n
absence of government or control;
lawlessness; disorder
The country fell into a state of anarchy after the rebels
kidnapped the president and locked the legislature inside the
Capitol.
ANECDOTE (AN ik doht) n
a short account of a humorous or
revealing incident
The old lady kept the motorcycle gang thoroughly amused with
anecdote after anecdote about her cute little dog
ANGUISH (ANG gwish) n
agonizing physical or mental pain
Theresa had been a nurse in the emergency room for twenty
years, but she had never gotten used to the anguish of accident
victims.
ANIMOSITY (an uh MAHS uh tee) n
resentment; hostility; ill will
The rivals for the state championship felt great animosity
toward each other. Whenever they ran into each other, they
snarled.
ANOMALY (uh NAHM uh lee) n
an aberration; an irregularity; a
deviation
A snowy winter day is not an anomaly, but a snowy July day is.
ANTECEDENT (an tuh SEED unt) n
someone or something that
went before; something that provides a model for something that
came after it
Your parents and grandparents could be said to be your
antecedents; they came before you.
ANTIPATHY (an TIP uh thee) n
firm dislike; a dislike
I feel antipathy toward bananas wrapped in ham. I do not want
them for dinner. I also feel a certain amount of antipathy toward
the cook who keeps trying to force me to eat them. My feelings
on these matters are quite antipathetic (an tip uh THET ik).
ANTITHESIS (an TITH uh sis) n
the direct opposite
Erin is the antithesis of Aaron: Erin is bright and beautiful;
Aaron is dull and plain.
APARTHEID (uh PAHRT hyte) n
the former policy of racial
segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa
The word apartheid is sometimes applied to less radical forms of
racial injustice and to other kinds of separation. Critics have
sometimes accused American public schools of practicing
educational apartheid by providing substandard schooling for
nonwhites.
