amputate
! U1 E8 c$ t0 q' b, }cut off part of body; prune (a limb)' r8 L$ u1 s: E, Q
amulet
6 @; }" k: s; N' Z. A; d4 }charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck# f. c1 j+ Q) A% [/ z" ?( A
anachronism
, L5 J7 q; B, a. e* c5 T Uan error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic0 u1 }: U5 n& J4 G& \
analgesia0 r8 d" s; z* C4 \# b" S+ v/ ?
condition of being unable to feel pain
* \, p) q) _ U: Janalgesic
3 `! N! \/ W$ i0 y9 k( Xcausing insensitivity to pain; N.6 O! A* h( k& O5 F% P2 p% E: Z
analogous8 V5 J, e% H: S% U) \
comparable; similar
# S! Y1 H! R% i; ]2 Y" {# A5 }analogy
: f/ W, I3 T: k, |similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
O: C2 t6 o; o7 `. s2 k/ I) Wanarchist! r' h8 e* c$ c
person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority7 ] K. ?" r3 D/ b# S& u
anarchy
1 b, `9 S' H1 E" i/ Y+ h# yabsence of governing body; state of disorder
7 g% |: W, R2 B# s" B9 janathema
1 F5 }5 Z" S* Q9 j& c5 t6 Zsolemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize& e/ L! `0 z$ b9 q6 ^# @6 {
ancestry2 k4 I V% a6 h }
family descent; ADJ. ancestral
: q9 m( t6 C6 I( B7 }# O$ l2 Aanchor
& f1 @5 u* v, G8 {; q# }6 C. Asecure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage8 S, \" q/ v# J3 Y. `
ancillary9 c4 U, W$ |( i! Q7 {
serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
$ k' c6 T. `. U0 ganecdote+ v, P: f5 v, o& k" w4 |4 o j
short story of an amusing or interesting event
" b& U+ j9 b1 ]! ~4 @" Uanemia6 W) M: r3 \& W/ o2 ~2 ~
condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
5 \$ w% ?/ Y# uanesthetic& Y9 o' F7 T# V+ P
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
1 w0 x* X; _7 G2 R$ _3 }5 |anguish
0 j" \7 D8 P! \1 u: d) W8 s9 a sacute pain; extreme suffering
7 D" y7 a; \5 V8 K6 r$ X+ `angular! J: w' y3 T0 }: G* u; O) }
sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |