amputate |
cut off part of body; prune (a limb) |
amulet |
charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
anachronism |
an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic |
analgesia |
condition of being unable to feel pain |
analgesic |
causing insensitivity to pain; N. |
analogous |
comparable; similar |
analogy |
similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
anarchist |
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
anarchy |
absence of governing body; state of disorder |
anathema |
solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
ancestry |
family descent; ADJ. ancestral |
anchor |
secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
ancillary |
serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. |
anecdote |
short story of an amusing or interesting event |
anemia |
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
anesthetic |
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia |
anguish |
acute pain; extreme suffering |
angular |
sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
animadversion |
critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
animated |
lively; spirited |
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