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vocab section 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause hostility or indifference where love formerly existed |
| allege | to claim something is true but wthout offering any proof |
| allude | to refer to indirectly, hint at, insinuate, intimate |
| ambience | the surrounding or pervading atmosphere, tone and spirit of environment |
| ambivalent | wavering or uncertain because of an inability to make a choice |
| amnesty | an official pardon granted to offenders against the government |
| anachronism | the misplacing of an object or event in a period to which it cannot possibly belong |
| anarchy | absence of government authority, general political and social disorder |
| anathema | a curse or strong denunciation, person or thing cursed |
| anecdote | a brief account of some interesting incident, especially including biographical or historical details |
| p of speech alienate | verb |
| p of speech allege | verb |
| p of speech allude | verb |
| p of speech ambience | noun |
| p of speech ambivalent | adjective |
| p of speech amnesty | noun |
| p of speech anachronism | noun |
| p of speech anarchy | noun |
| p of speech anathema | noun |
| p of speech anecdote | noun |
| synonym alienate | estrange, disaffect, antagonize |
| synonym allege | avow, asseverate, aver |
| synonym ambience | milieu |
| synonym ambivalent | equivocal, vacillating |
| synonym amnesty | immunity, remission |
| synonym anachromism | incongruity |
| synonym anarchy | turmoil |
| synonym anathema | imprecation, maledictation, execration |
| synonym anecdote | raconteur |