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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anecdote | (n.) a short, humorous account (After dinner, Marlon told an _____ about the time he got his nose stuck in a toaster.) |
| anesthesia | (n.) loss of sensation (When the nerves in his spine were damaged, Mr. Hollins suffered ______ in his legs.) |
| anguish | (n.) extreme sadness, torment (Angel suffered terrible _____ when he learned that Buffy had died while combating a strange mystical force of evil.) |
| animate | (adj.) lively (When he begins to talk about drama, which is his true passion, he becomes very _____d.) |
| annex | 1. (v.) to incorporate territory or space (After defeating them in battle, the Russians _____d Poland.) 2. (n.) a room attached to a larger room or space (He likes to do his studying in a little _____ attached to the main reading room in the library.) |
| annul | (v.) to make void or invalid (After seeing its unforeseen and catastrophic effects, Congress sought to _____ the law.) |
| anomaly | (n.) something that does not fit into the normal order (“That rip in the spacetime continuum is certainly a spatial _____,” said Spock to Captain Kirk.) |
| anonymous | (adj.) being unknown, unrecognized (Mary received a love poem from an _____ admirer.) |
| antagonism | (n.) hostility (Superman and Bizarro Superman shared a mutual _____, and often fought.) |
| antecedent | (n.)something that came before (The great tradition of Western culture had its _____ in the culture of Ancient Greece.) |
| antediluvian | (adj.) ancient (The _____ man still believed that Eisenhower was president of the United States and that hot dogs cost a nickel.) |
| anthology | (n.) a selected collection of writings, songs, etc. (The new _____ of Bob Dylan songs contains all his greatest hits and a few songs that you might never have heard before.) |
| antipathy | (n.) a strong dislike, repugnance (I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but _____ for you.) |
| antiquated | (adj.) old, out of date (That _____ car has none of the features, like power windows and steering, that make modern cars so great.) |
| antiseptic | (adj.) clean, sterile (The _____ hospital was very bare, but its cleanliness helped to keep patients healthy.) |