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amnesty

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

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amoral

neither moral nor immoral

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amorous

feeling loving

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amorphous

shapeless; without form

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anecdote

a short account of a humorous incident

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animosity

resentment; hatred

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anomaly

irregularity

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antecedent

someone or something that went before

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antipathy

firm dislike

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antithesis

the direct opposite

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aphorism

a brief often witty saying; a proverb

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apocalypse

a prophetic revelation, especially concerning the end of the world

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apocryphal

fictitious

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apotheosis

elevation to divine status

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appease

to satisfy; to pacify

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appreciate

to increase in value

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depreciate

to decrease in value

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approbation

approval; praise

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arcane

secret

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archaic

extremely old; ancient; outdated

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