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altruistic Mtru'istik; seltru'istik/ [L alter, other]

adj.    unselfish; concerned for the welfare of others.

She proved herself an altruist by volunteering to offer help to the flood victims when there was no hope of recompense.

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amalgamate/ amalgam: amalgam / a / mal: bad: poisonous : mercury/  coffee mate /a'madgsmeit; s'maelgsmet/ [Gr amalgam, an emollient]

v.    to mix, blend, or unite; to alloy with mercury. 1=rfjf ' l^^tH'n' The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national organization.

Ambidextrous / ambi- : both : amphibian: amphitheater : / nocturnal : diurnal . / dextrous : dexterous /Eernbi'dekstras; aembi'dekstes/ [L ambi, both + dexter, right

hand]

adj.    able to use both hands with equal facility; unusually dexterous; adroit.

There are very few people who are truly ambidextrous in the sense that they

can use both hands equally well. 3 adroit

ambivalent / valent : valor : strength : value /asm'bivalsnt; aem'bivalsnt/ [L ambi, both + vale, vali, strength, value] adj.    exhibiting conflicting feelings toward someone or something. ^/jf/£.

flfft He felt ambivalent toward his sister, both loving her and hating her.

' WAS ambivalence

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amble /'aembl; 'aembl/ [L ambula, to walk]

v.    to walk slowly or leisurely; stroll; saunter. St^ ' IH^

I haven't seen a newspaper today; I think I'll amble down to the newsstand at

the corner and buy one. ambulance    n. 3 preamble, somnambulism

ameliorate /melio: milder : mellow

/ a'mkljareit; a'miljsret/ [L a, ad, to + melior, better] v.    to improve; to make better. B^ff ' BfcJl,

With the recent influx of wealth into this country, social and economic conditions can be expected to ameliorate.

amity /amiable : amicable / 'asmiti; 'asmati/ [L ami, friend, love]

n.    friendship; peaceful relations as between nations.

Canada and the United States have lived side by side in amity for many

generations.

amigo    n. ^K(HI£)       amicable    adj.    ^?fr\J amiable    adj. SH&xl

amnesia /aem'niszja; sem'ni33/ [Gr a, no + mnest, mnesia, memory]

n.    loss of memory; forgetting one's own identity.    ^M. ' fULSiOE Because she was suffering from amnesia, the police had tremendous difficulty

getting the young lady to identify herself. anemia    n. ftlfil        amnesty    n. f^fifr 3 mnemonic

amorphous /a'maifas; s'morfss/ [Gr a, without + morph, form]

adj.    without definite form; shapeless. Mfefttff) ' MIM^W

Her lecture was amorphous, completely lacking in organization. 3 morphology, metamorphose

Anachronism/ana: backward /  chroni: chronic : time  /a'naekrsnizsm; s'naekrsnizam/ [Gr ana, backward + chrono, time] n.    a chronological / chronology error; something out of its proper time. ^ftJaHli

It would be an anachronism to write about nuclear weapons in a 1910 story. chronology    n. ^-{^^k        chronometer    n. stH^ff! 3 chronic, synchronous, temporary

analgesic /33B0el'd3r.sik; aenael'dsisik/ [Gr an, without + algia, pain] n.    a medication that reduces or eliminates pain, ih-fiiljl adj.    of or causing analgesia, ihiffi&x)

The analgesic qualities of this lotion will certainly provide temporary relief. arthralgia    n. iiipfii 3 nostalgia

anathema /ana : none: up : backward /s'naeOIms; a'naeSsms/ [Gr curse, thing devoted to evil] n.    a formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication.

He vehemently heaped anathema on his foe.

anemia /a'niimia; s'jairais/ [Gr an, without + hemo, hernia, blood]

n.    a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells, and causing pallor, weakness, and