| A | B |
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| achromatic | without color (BIOLOGY: resisting dyes) |
| anachronism | something placed or occuring out of its proper time |
| analogy | comparison of two similar ideas |
| apology | an expression of regret for some fault, insult, injury in order to get one "OFF" the hook |
| apostasy | a total desertion of, or departure from, one's principles |
| apotheosis | exaltation to the rank of a god; any glorification |
| archaism | something archaic, as a word or expression |
| bibliolatry | excessive reverence for (worship of) the Bible |
| bibliomania | madness for books |
| bichrome | of two colors |
| cacophony | harsh sound; dissonance |
| chromatic | pertaining to color(s); MUSIC: pertaining to modification of a normal scale by accidentials |
| chronic | of long standing |
| chronicle | a record of the times |
| cyclometer | an instrument for measuring circular arcs, especially revolutions of a wheel |
| diagnosis | determination of disease by examination |
| ecsatic | pertaining to a feeling of delight that removes one from this world; exalation |
| empathy | entering into another's feeling |
| endoscope | a slender tublar instrument used to examine the interior of a body cavity |
| epigram | a witty, ingenous or pointed saying tersely expressed, especially a poem |
