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apocalyptic
adj. prophetic of future/past destruction, pertaining to doom-day

eg. an apocalyptic view of history
aperture
n. opening, hole, breach

eg. The soldier fired the rifle through a narrow aperture in a pile of sandbags.
ape
v. imitate or mimic

eg. For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood.
apathy
n. lack of caring, indifference

ant. care, concern, feeling, interest, passion, sensitivity, sympathy, warmth
antithesis
n. contrast, direct oppose to

ant. same, tantamount
antiquated
adj. obsolete, outdated, antediluvian

ant. modern, new, recent
anthem
n. song of praise or patriotism, paean
antecedents
n. preceding events, ancestors, history

ant. descendant
antecede
v. precede, go before

eg. Stone tools antecede bronze tools
antediluvian
adj. extreme ancient, antiquated

ant. modern, new, up-to-date, young
antagonism
n. hostility, active resistance, protest, animus
anoint
v. oil, bless, ointment Sb with oil (in religion)
(Xoa, que^t.)

eg. The priest anointed her with oil
annul
v. make void, nullify officially
syn. repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand, vacate

eg. annul a death sentence
annihilate
v. eradicate, wipe out, decimate, obliterate, demolish

eg. the plague annihilated an entire population
anneal
v. strengthen, toughen

eg. After the glass is annealed, it is less subject to chipping and cracking.
annals
n. record, history

eg. His deeds went down in the annals of British history
angular
adj. having angle, sharp (appearance, stiff

eg. an angular face with noticeable bone
anchor
v. secure, hold firmly

ant. detach, let go, loosen, unfasten
amok/amuck
adv. in a state of rage, madly

eg. rioters running amok and throwing sticks and bottles and stones
ample
adj. abundant, plentiful, plethora, plenitude, glut, opulence

ant. insufficient, meager
amphibian
n/adj. able to live both on land and in water
amoral
adj. immoral and unruly, profligate

ant. chaste, controlled, good, innocent, moral
amnesia
n. partial or total loss of memory, blackout

eg. he has a total amnesia for events of the evening
amity
n. friendship, cordiality

ant. discord, dislike, hatred, hostility
amiss
adj. wrong, faulty, defective

eg. something is wrong with the engine
amenities
n.convenience, merit, pleasant thing

ant. abomination, inconvenience
apostate
n. traitor, heretic, deserter, renegade, recreant

ant. adherent, allegiance, loyalist
analogy
n. parallelism, similarity

eg. The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump
amputate
v. cut off part of body, prune



eg. He had to have both legs amputated
apocryphal
adj. doubtful, not true, invented


eg. Most of the stories about him are apocryphal.
aplomb
n. confidence or assurance in difficult situation


ant. with considerable / great / remarkable aplomb
apothecary
n. druggist, pharmacist
apologist
n. one who defense a doctrine by logical arguments.
apolitical
adj. having indifference for political affairs.
apogee
n. highest point, the furthest point in moon distancing from earth
(diem? cuc vien~)
apiary
n. a place where bees are kept, hive
aphorism
n. wise saying of a belief, adage, proverb
aphasia
n. loss of speech due to injury or illness
apex
n. top, acme, highest point
anvil
n. iron block on which a smith shapes heated metals by hammering it
antiseptic
n.substance that prevents infection
adj. uncontaminated, completely clean
antipathy
n. disgust, dislike, abhorrence

ant. admiration, appreciation, approval, esteem, honor, rapport, regard, respect, sympathy
antidote
n. remedy to counteract a poison or disease.
anticlimax
n. ineffective finale, disappointing end
antic
adj. odd and funny act
syn. caper, joke, trick
anthropomorphic
adj. having human form or characteristics, anthropoid
anthropologist
n. student of the history and science of humankind
anthropoid
adj/n. manlike (ape, monkey, chimpanzee, ...)
anthology
n. books of literary collection
syn. album, compilation
anonymity
n. state of being nameless, anonymousness
anomaly
n. irregularity, deviation
anomalous
adj. abnormal, aberrant
anodyne
n. pain-removal drug, analgesic, anesthetic
annuity
n. yearly money, usually by insurrance
annotate
v. write explanatory note, comment
annex
v/n. attach, adjoin, extension
animus
n. hostility or intent
animosity
n. enmity, extreme dislike, hatred
animated
adj. lively, animated
animadversion
n. critical comment, criticism
anguish
n. acute pain, extreme affliction
anesthetic
n. sleep inducer, analgesic
anemia
n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles, blood deficiency
anecdote
n. amusing or interesting story
ancillary
adj. extra, auxiliary, supplementary


ant. necessary, essential
ancestry
n. family descent, family history
anathema
n. solemn curse, abomination
anarchy
n. absence of government, lawless, chaos
anarchist
n. rebel, person who want to replace government
analogous
adj. comparable, similar


ant. disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated
analgesic
n/adj. causing insensitivity to pain
(thuoc' te^), pain remover
anachronism
n. chronological error, misdate
amulet
n. charm, lucky jewellery
amphitheater
n. oval arena, stadium
amorphous
adj. formless, without definite shape or definition

ant. definite, distinct, distinctive, shaped, shapely
amorous
adj. moved by sexual love, love, lustful
amnesty
n. pardon, forgiveness
amicable
adj. politely friendly, not quarrelsome, tender
amiable
adj. affable, lovable, agreeable

ant. crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, irritable, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly
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