Vocabulary List #12

amnesty

an official pardon for a group of people who have violated the law

amoral

neither moral nor immoral

amorous

feeling loving

amorphous

shapeless; without form

anecdote

a short account of a humorous incident

animosity

resentment; hatred

anomaly

irregularity

antecedent

someone or something that went before

antipathy

firm dislike

antithesis

the direct opposite

aphorism

a brief often witty saying; a proverb

apocalypse

a prophetic revelation, especially concerning the end of the world

apocryphal

fictitious

apotheosis

elevation to divine status

appease

to satisfy; to pacify

appreciate

to increase in value

depreciate

to decrease in value

approbation

approval; praise

arcane

secret

archaic

extremely old; ancient; outdated