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amenable	adj. ~ (of people) willing to be influenced or controlled (by sth)
amend	v. correct an error in (sth); make minor improvements in; change slightly
amenities	[ amenity: ] [often pl] a useful or pleasant facility or service
amiable	adj. showing and inspiring friendliness; pleasant and good-tempered
amicable	adj. showing friendliness; without hostility
amiss	adj. , adv wrong(ly); inappropriate(ly)
amity	n. friendly relationship between people or countries
amnesia	n. partial or total loss of memory
amnesty	n. general pardon, esp for offences against the State
amok	adv. run amok rush about in a wild and angry frenzy
amoral	adj. not based on moral standards; not following any moral rules ;
amorous	adj. readily showing or feeling love; relating to love
amorphous	adj. having no definite shape or form; not organized
amphibian	n. animal able to live both on land and in water
amphitheater	oval building with tiers of seats
ample	adj. enough
amplify	v. increase (sth) in size or strength
amputate	v. cut off by surgical operation
amulet	n. piece of jewellery, etc worn as a charm1(
anachronism	n. mistake of placing sth in the wrong historical period
analgesia	n. loss of ability to feel pain while still conscious
analgesic	adj. n substance that relieves pain
analogous	adj. ~ partially similar or parallel; offering an analogy
analogy	n. ~ partial similarity between two things that are compared
anarchist	n. person who believes in anarchism
anarchy	n. absence of government or control in society; lawlessness
anathema	n. detested person or thing
anathematize	declare to be evil or anathema
ancestry	n. line of ancestors
anchor	n. heavy metal device attached to a rope, chain, etc and used to moor a ship or boat to the sea-bottom or a balloon to the ground
ancillary	adj. ~ helping in a subsidiary way
anecdote	n. short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event ,
anemia	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
anesthetic	= anaesthesia, anaesthetic
anguish	n. severe physical or mental pain
angular	adj. having angles or sharp corners
animadversion	n. criticism
animated	adj. lively
animosity	n. ~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) strong dislike or of hostility
animus	n. animosity shown in speech or action
annals	n. story of events year by year; historical records
anneal	v. make tough by cooling slowly after heating
annex	v. take possession of
annihilate	v. destroy completely
annotate	v. add notes to giving explanation or comment
annuity	n. fixed sum of money paid to sb yearly, usu for the remaining part of his lifetime
annul	v. declare (sth) no longer valid; abolish; cancel
anodyne	n, adj that can relieve pain
anoint	v. ~ sb apply oil or ointment to sb (esp as a religious ceremony)
anomalous	adj. different from what is normal; irregular
anomaly	n. anomalous thing; irregularity
anonymity	n. state of being anonymous
antagonism	n~ ~ (between A and B) (instance of) active opposition or hostility, esp between two people
antagonistic	adj. ~ showing or feeling antagonism; hostile
antecede	be earlier in time; go back further
antecedents	ancestr
antediluvian	adj. of the time before Noah's Flood
anthem	n. short musical composition, usu for a choir and an organ, to be sung in religious services, often with words taken from the Bible ,
anthology	n. collection of poems or pieces of prose on the same subject or by the same writer
anthropoid	adj. man-like in form
anthropologist	n. student of or expert in anthropology
anthropomorphic	adj. treating gods, animals, etc as human in form and personality ,
anticlimax	n. disappointing end to a series of events which had seemed likely to become more interesting, exciting or impressive
antidote	n. ~ substance that acts against the effects of a poison or disease
antipathy	settled aversion or dislike:DISTASTE
antiquated	adj. (of things) out of date, obsolete ,
antique	adj. belonging to the distant past
antiquity	n. ancient times, esp before the Middle Ages
antiseptic	n. substance that prevents a wound, etc from becoming septic, esp by destroying bacteria
antithesis	n. ~ (of/to sth/sb) direct opposite
antler	n. branched horn of a stag or of some other deer
anvil	n. iron block on which a smith shapes heated metal by hammering it
apathetic	adj. showing or feeling apathy
apathy	n. ~ lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern; indifference
ape	n. any of the four primates (gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-utan, gibbon) most closely related to man .
aperture	n. narrow opening
apex	n. top or highest point
aphasia	n. partial or total loss of ability to speak or understand spoken language, caused by damage to the brain
aphorism	n. short wise saying; maxim ;
apiarist	n. person who keeps bees
apiary	n. place with a number of hives where bees are kept
apiculture	the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
aplomb	n. confidence and self-control; poise
apocalyptic	adj. prophesying great and dramatic events like those in the Apocalypse