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AP English list II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antipodal | Adj- situated on opposite sides of the earth; exactly opposite |
| Alienate | V- to estrange; to cause to feel unwelcome or unloved; to make hostile |
| Aperture | N- an opening |
| Affront | N- insult; a deliberate act of disrespect |
| Allegiance | N- loyalty |
| Angst | N- anxiety; fear; dread |
| Amass | V- to pile up; to accumulate; to collect for one's own use |
| Anthropomorphic | Adj- ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman animals or objects |
| Anathema | N- something or someone loathed or detested |
| Ancillary | Adj- subordinate; providing assistance |
| Antiquity | N- ancientness; ancient times |
| Altercation | N- a heated fight , argument or quarrel |
| Annex | V- to add or attach |
| Antedate | V- to be older than; to have come before |
| Aftermath | N- consequence; events following some occurrence or calamity |
| Apex | N- the highest point |
| Amid | prep- in the middle of |
| Alchemy | N- a seemingly magical process of transformation |
| Aggrandize | V- to exaggerate; to cause to appear greater; to increase (something) in power, reputation, wealth, ect. |
| Anterior | Adj- situated in front |
| Aghast | Adj- terrified; shocked |
| Aggrieve | V- to mistreat; to do grievious injury to; to distress |
| Appalling | Adj- causing horror or consternation |
| Apoplexy | N- stroke (numbness and paralysis resulting from the sudden loss of blood flow to the brain) |
| Apostasy | N- abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty |
| Allot | V- to apportion, allocate, or assign |
| Apogee | N- the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite |
| Allegory | N- a story in which the characters are symbols with moral or spiritual meanings |
| Annuity | N- an annual allowance or income; the annual interest payment on an investment; any regular allowance or income |
| Anthology | N- a collection, especially of literary works |