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Essential Vocabulary
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QUICK REVIEW #6
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. amicable a. entertainment
2. among b. examine
3. amorphous c. likeness
4. amphibian d. examination

5. amplify e. vague
6. amusement f. untimely
7. amusing g. separating
8. anachronistic h. friendly
9. analogy i. funny
10. analysis j. within
11. analytical k. increase
12. analyze l. caecilian

anarchy (AN er kee) n. 1. a complete lack of government; 2. characterized by
political disorder and violence; lawlessness; 3. disorder in any area of activity or
endeavor
• With no government in power, anarchy reigned supreme.
• In the current state of anarchy, looting and violence were the everyday
state of affairs.
• With no proven theory as to the mechanism of the Copelia virus, anarchy
prevailed in the field of viral research.
[anarchic, anarchical adj., anarchist n., anarchically adv.]
ancestor (AN ses toer) n. 1. someone from whom one is descended, especially
one earlier than a grandparent; forefather; forebear; 2. an earlier kind of animal
from which later types have evolved; 3. anything regarded as a forerunner of a
thing that developed later
• My neighbor Bryan claims that Davey Crockett was his ancestor.
• The sabertooth tiger is thought to be an ancestor of today’s big cats as well
as domesticated cats.
• The British Morris Mini is considered the ancestor of all modern compact
cars with sideways-mounted engines.
[ancestral adj.]