151. AMPUTATE
- Meaning - to cut off somebody’s arm, leg or finger in a medical operation.
- Synonyms - cut away, cut off, dismember, separate, sever, truncate.
- Antonyms - join, add, put-in, fix.
- Usage - They are going to have to amputate his left leg.
152. AMPLIFY
- Meaning - increase in size or effect.
- Synonyms - augment, beef up, boost , strengthen, magnify, increase.
- Antonyms - compress, condense, curtail, lessen, reduce.
- Usage - Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.
153. AMULET
- Meaning - An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.
- Synonyms - charm, talisman, lucky piece, fetish,juju,periapt,phylactery, ornament.
- Antonyms - // comment if you know.
- Usage - Oscar wore an amulet to ward off evil spirits.
154. ANACHRONISM
- Meaning - The error of placing a person, object, custom, or event in the wrong historical period.
- Synonyms – chronological error, metachronism, misdate, misplacement, postdate, prolepsis, solecism, out-of-date, mistime.
- Antonyms - // comment if you know.
- Usage - The writer knew it would be an anachronism if Romeo used an elevator to reach Juliet’s balcony.
155. ANALGESIC
- Meaning - a substance that reduces pain.
- Synonyms – anesthetic, anodyne, painkiller, soother, sedative
- Antonyms - antidepressant, analeptic, stimulant
- Usage – Aspirin is a mild analgesic.
156. ANALOGOUS / ANALOGY
- Meaning - similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it.
- Synonyms - akin, alike, comparable, equivalent, resembling.
- Antonyms - dissimilar, unlike, different, disconnected, alien, unrelated.
- Usage - The paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous.
157. ANARCHY
- Meaning - Absence of any form of political authority.
- Synonyms - disorder, lawlessness, misrule.
- Antonyms - lawfulness, order, rule.
- Usage - The worst thing in the world next to anarchy is government.
158. ANATHEMA
- Meaning - A ban, curse, or vigorous denunciation.
- Synonyms - curse, damnation, execration,imprecation, malediction.
- Antonyms - love, blissing, delight, liking , praise.
- Usage - A lot of people will find this anathema.
159. ANCILLARY
- Meaning - Something, that is subordinate to something else.
- Synonyms - accessory, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory,subsidiary, supportive.
- Antonyms - necessary, needed, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, cardinal.
- Usage - The hospital offered limited ancillary services.
160. ANECDOTE
- Meaning - A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
- Synonyms - fable, story, tale.
- Antonyms - concealment, suppression, non-fiction, truth.
- Usage - Stacy always had an anecdote to share with her friends.
