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Vocab pages 12 to 23
The Least You should know about Vocabulary Building: Word Roots Eighth Edition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agnostic (noun) | One does not know whether there is a God. |
| Amoral (adj) | unable to distinguish between right from wrong; neither moral nor immoral. |
| Anarchy (noun) | Literally without a ruler; political disorder and confusion. |
| anecdote (noun) | a short account of an interesting or humorous incident that is an aside to the main idea |
| anemia (noun) | a deficiency in red blood cells |
| anesthesia (noun) | a drug that causes one to be insensitive to pain. |
| Anomaly (noun) | a rare exception; something that is not normal. |
| anonymous (adj) | having an unknown or unacknowledged name. |
| asymmetrical (adj) | not having both sides exactly alike; not symmetrical |
| atheist (noun) | one who is without a god; one who denies the existence of a God |
| atypical (noun) | not typical |
| ambience (noun) | the surrounding atmosphere |
| ambitious (adj) | having a desire to succeed |
| amphitheater (noun) | an oval or a round structure with tiers of seats around an open space. |
| ambidextrous (adj) | able to use both hands with ease |
| ambiguity (noun) | the quality of having two possible meanings. |
| ambiguous (adj) | uncertain; having two possible meanings. |
| ambivalence (noun) | conflicting |
| ambivalent (adj) | having conflicting |
| amphibian (noun) | an animal that animals lives both in water and on land. PLATYPUS |
| amphibious (adj) | able to live or to travel both on land and in water |
| annals (noun) | a written account of events year by year; historical records. |
| anniversary (noun) | the yearly return of the date of some memorable event |
| annual (adj) | yearly |
| annuity (noun) | an investment that provides fixed payments yearly or at other regular intervals, |
| biannual (adj) | occurring two times a year |
| biennial (adj) | occurring every two years |
| centennial (noun) | a hundredth anniversary. |
| millennium (noun) | a period of a thousand years |
| per annum (noun) | by the year; annually |
| perennial (noun) | having a life cycle lasting through more than two years, as a perennial plant. |
| semiannual (noun) | half yearly; occurring two times a year |
| superannuated (adj) | retired because of age |
| ante (noun) | the amount each poker player must out in the pot before receiving his cards. |
| antecedent (noun) | anything that logically goes before something else. |
| antedate (noun) | to occurring before something else. |
| ante meridiem (noun) | before noon |
| anterior (adj) | located before or in front |
| anteroom (noun) | a room before the main room; a waiting room. |
| anticipate (verb) | to realize beforehand |
| antiquated (adj) | so old as to be no longer useful |
| antique (noun) | belonging to an earlier (before) period. |
| antiquity (noun) | ancient (before) times. |
| anthropoid (noun) | resembling humans. |
| anthropologist (noun) | one who studies the physical , social, and cultural and behavior of human beings. |
| anthropology (noun) | a study of the physical, social, and cultural and behavior of human beings. |
| anthropomorphic (adj) | a god, animal, or inanimate thing thought of as having human form or characteristics |
| anthropomorphism (noun) | attributing human form or characteristics to a god, animal, or inanimate thing. |
| misanthrope (noun) | one who hates people. |
| misanthropic (noun) | characterized by hatred or scorn for people. |
| philanthropic (adj) | charitable. |
| philanthropist (noun) | one who loves people, particularly one who gives money to benefit humanity. |
| philanthropy (noun) | the effort ton increase the well-being of humanity by charitable donations. |
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