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Amoral

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neither moral nor immoral; without moral quality

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root: A

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without; amoral(neither moral nor immoral), atheist(one without the belief in god), atypical(not typical), anonymous(of unknown authorship), apathy(lack of interest or emotion), atrophy(the wasting away of body tissue), anomaly(an irregularity), agnostic(one who questions the existence of god)

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Athiest

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one who does not believe in god; lacking belief in god

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Atypical

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not typical; lacking typicalness/typical qualities

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Anonymous

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of unknown authorship or origin; without known origan

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Apathy

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lack of interest or emotion; without interest

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Atrophy

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the wasting away of body tissue; without exercise

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Anomoly

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an irregularity; without regular characteristics

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Agnostic

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one who questions the existence of god; without knowledge of god’s existence

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AB/ABS

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of, away from, apart, down; abduct(to take by force), abhor(to hate, detest), abolish(to do away with/make void), abstract(conceived apart from concrete realities/specific objects/actual instances), abnormal(deviating from a standard), abdicate(to renounce/relinquish throne), abstinence(forbearance from indulgence of appetite), abstruse( hard to understand/secret/hidden)

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Abduct

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to take by force

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Abhor

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to hate, detest

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Abolish

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to do away with, make void

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Abstract

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conceived apart from realities, specific objects, or actual instances

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Abnormal

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deviating from a standard; away from the norm

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Abdicate

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to renounce or relinquish a throne; step away from/be apart from throne

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Abstinence

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forbearance from any indulgence of appetite; away from gluttony & trivial satisfaction

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Abstruse

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hard to understand; secret, hidden; apart from known understanding

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AC/ACR

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sharp, bitter; acid(something that is sharp/sour/ill-natured), acute(sharp at the end/ending in a point), acerbic(sour/astringent in taste/ harsh in temper), acrid(sharp or biting to taste/smell), acrimonious(caustic/stinging/bitter in nature), exacerbate(to increase bitterness/violence/aggravate)

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Acid

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something that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured

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Acute

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sharp at the end; ending in a point

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Acerbic

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Sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper

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Acrid

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sharp or biting to the taste or smell

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Acrimonious

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caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature

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Exacerbate

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to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate