Words That Will Change Your Life 21-30
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anarchist | N. person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority *The russian anarchist Bakunin preached a doctrine which resulted in the deaths of 25 heads of state. |
| anecdote | N. short story of an amusing or interesting event *Your next door neighbor will have an amusing anecdote about how a teaspoon of Jack Daniels absolutely cured her kids ' teething issues. |
| animosity | N. harsh feelings, enmity, resentment, hatred *The negro soldiers feel keenly about the frequent show of racial animosity. |
| antagonism | N. an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility *As a result there is a deep antagonism between the two peoples. |
| antidote | N. medicine to counteract a poison or disease *After administering an antidote, two nurses tried to figure out what had gone wrong. |
| antiquated | ADJ. obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable *The test took too long and it seems antiquated in these modern times. |
| apathy | N. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest *In short voter apathy should have come top of the list by a country mile, not bottom. |
| appease | v. to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to *He is more affectionate, less screechy and much more easily appeased with a cuddle. |
| apprehension | N. fearful expectation or anticipation *However, initial apprehension is soon overcome by the children's excitement. |
| arbitrary | ADJ. unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness *It's a seemingly arbitrary list that has little in the way of logic - like a lot of things you encounter in here. |
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