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| agnostic | one who does not know whether there is a god. |
| amoral | without moral standards; unable to distinguish between right and wrong. |
| anarchy | without a ruler; political disorder and confusion. |
| anecdote | originally, not published; now, merely a short account of some interesting or humorous incident. |
| anemia | without blood; a deficiency of red corpuscles in the blood. |
| anesthetic | without feeling; a drung causing one to be insensitive to pain. |
| anomaly | not the same; a rare exception; something that isn't normal. |
| anonymous | without a name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name. |
| asymmetrical | not measured together; not having both sides exactly alike. |
| atheist | one who is without a God; one who denies the existence of God. |
| atypical | not typical. |
| amorphous | without definate form or shape. |
| analgesic | remedy used to relieve or remove pain. |
| apathetic | without feeling; indifferent. |
| apathy | a lack of feeling; indifference. |
| atom | smallest particle of an element. |
| ambience | the surrounding atmosphere. |
| ambiguous | to drive around; uncertain; having two possible meanings. |
| ambitious | originally, goin around looking for votes; today, having desire to succeed. |
| amphitheater | an oval or round structure with tiers of seats around an open space. |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands with equal ease. |
| ambiguity | the quality of having two possible meanings. |
| ambivalence | conflicting feelings toward a person or thing. |
| ambivalent | having conflicting feelings toward someone or something. |
| amphibian | an animal that lives both in the water and on land. |
| amphibious | able to live or to travel both on land and in the water. |
| annals | a written account of events year by year; historical records. |
| anniversary | the yearly return of the date of some memorable event. |
| annual | yearly. |
| annuity | an investment that provides fixed payments yearly or at other regular intervals. |
| biannual | occurring two times a year. |
| biennial | occurring every two years. |
| centennial | every 100 years. |
| millennium | a period of 2,000 years; time of great happiness and prosperity. |
| per annum | by the year; annually. |
| perennial | having a life style lasting through more than 2 years, as a plant. |
| semiannual | half yearly; occurring two times a year. |
| superannuated | beyond the year of retirement; retired because of age. |
| Anno Domini | in the year since the birth of christ; A.D. |
| bicentennial | occurring every 200 years. |
| triennial | occurring every 3 years. |
| ante | the amount each poker player must put into the pot before playing. |
| antebullum | before the war, esp. before the Civil War. |
| antecedent | anything that logically goes before somthing else. |
| antedate | to occur before something else. |
| antediluvian | before flood described in Bible; old-fasioned or primitive. |
| ante meridiem | before noon (abbreviated A.M.; ex. 10:00 A.M.) |
| anterior | located before or in front of. |
| anteroom | a room before the main room; a waiting room. |
| anticipate | to take before; to realize before hand. |
| antiquarian | one who collects or studies objects of former times. |
| antiquated | so old as to be no longer useful. |
| antique | belonging to an earler period. |
| antiquity | ancient times. |
| anthropoid | resembling humans. |
| anthropologist | one who studies the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of human beings. |
| anthropology | a study of the physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of human beings. |
| anthropomorphic | thought of as having human form or characteristics. |
| anthropomorphism | the attributing of human form or characteristics to a god, animal, or inanimate thing. |
| misanthrope | one who hates people. |
| misanthropic | characterized by hatred or scorn for people. |
| philanthropic | charitable. |
| philanthropist | one who loves people, particularly one who gives money to benefit humanity. |
