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anecdote
Ex. Rather than make concrete proposals for welfare reform, President Ronal Reagan told anecdotes about poor people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds. |
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| short account of an amusing or interesting event |
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animosity
Ex. By advocating cuts in campaign spending and limits on congressional powers, the reform candidate seemed almost to invite the animosity of the party's leaders. |
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antagonistic
Ex. Despite his lawyers' best efforts to stop him, the angry prisoner continued to make antagonistic remarks to the judge. |
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antidote
Ex. When Marge's child accidentally swallowed some cleaning fluid, the local poison control hotline told Marge how tto administer the antidote. |
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| medicine to counteract a poison or disease |
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antiquated
Ex. Philip had grown so accustomed to editing his articles on word processors that he thought typewriters were too antiquated for him to use. |
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antithesis
Ex. Good is the antithesis of evil, innocence the antithesis of guilt. |
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| contrast; direct opposite of or to |
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apathy
Ex. A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote. |
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| lack of caring; indifference |
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apocryphal
Ex. To impress his friends, Ted invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city. |
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appease
Ex. Tom and Jody tried to appease their crying baby by offering him one towy after another. However, they couldn't calm him down until they appeased his hunger by giving him a bottle. |
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| pacify or soothe; relieve |
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appreciate
Ex. Little Orphan Annie turly appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks gave her, which appreciated in value considerably over the years. |
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| be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of |
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