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Aggregate
Sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together
Agnostic
One who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
Alacrity
Cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
Allege
To assert without proof
Alleviate
To relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
Allocate
To distribute; to assign; to alloy
Alloy
A combination of two or more things, usually metals
Allusion
An indirect reference (often to literary works); a hint
Aloof
Uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
Altruism
Selflessness; generosity; devotion to the intrests of others
Ambience
Atmosphere; mood; feeling
Ambiguous
Unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways
Ambivalent
Undecided; neutral; wishy-washy
Ameliorate
To make better or more tolerable
Amenable
Obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable
Amenity
Pleasentness; attractive or comfortable feature
Amiable
Friendly; agreeable
Amnesty
An official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
Amoral
Lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings
Amorous
Feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love
Amorphous
Shapeless; without a reagular or stable shape; bloblike
Anachronism
Something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
Analogy
Comparision of one thing to another; similarity.
Author
AnnaIsCool
ID
53589
Card Set
Alphabetical 3
Description
alphabetical to analogy
Updated
2011-01-26T03:04:56Z
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