| A | B |
| amnesia | a loss of memory |
| anamnesis | the recalling of things in the past; recollection |
| anesthesia | the loss of sensation |
| paresthesia | an abnormal sensation (e.g. itching, prickling) with no objective cause |
| anti-Christian | (a person) opposed to Christianity |
| ante-Christian | before the time of Christ |
| antiseptic | (something) used for preventing infections |
| aseptic | (something) used for preventing infections; (something) free from living germs |
| hypocritical | pertaining to a person who pretends to be what s/he is not |
| hypercritical | excessively critical |
| immoral | morally wrong, wicked. licentious |
| amoral | without a sense of morality; neither moral nor immoral |
| supersonic | greater than the speed of sound at normal pressure & temperature |
| hypersonic | pertaining to speed five or more times that of sound |
| symbolism | use of, or organized set/pattern of, symbols |
| embolism | blocking of a blood vessel by some substance |
| sympathy | harmony or agreement in feeling as in pain or trouble |
| empathy | strong identification with or participation in another's attitudes, feelings, etc. |
| synonym | a word that has a similar meaning as another |
| homonym | a word spelled & pronounced like another, but with a different meaning |