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annoyed	feeling somewhat angry or irritated.
annual	happening once every year. [3 definitions]
annually	once a year; yearly.
annual ring	one of the rings of wood on the inside of a tree that can be seen when the tree is cut into logs. Each ring represents a year of growth.
annul	to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law.
anoint	to honor or make holy by applying oil as part of a religious ceremony.
anonymous	having an unknown name or identity. [2 definitions]
another	being one more just like the others; an additional. [4 definitions]
answer	a reply. [7 definitions]
answering machine	a device connected to a telephone that records an incoming message from a caller when the telephone is not answered.
-ant	a suffix that means causing or doing an action. [3 definitions]
ant	an insect that lives in large, organized groups called colonies. Most kinds of ants live in or on the ground. Ants are related to bees and wasps.
antacid	a substance people take to settle an upset stomach. Antacids work by reducing the strength of the acids that cause the upset.
antagonism	a state of being enemies, or a strong feeling against someone or something.
antagonist	a person who fights against another; an enemy or competitor. [2 definitions]
antagonize	to make an enemy of.
antarctic	(sometimes capitalized) of or having to do with the South Pole and the area surrounding it. [2 definitions]
Antarctica	the continent that surrounds the South Pole.
Antarctic Ocean	the waters surrounding Antarctica where the southern parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans meet; Southern Ocean.
anteater	a mammal that uses its long, sticky tongue to eat ants and termites. True anteaters have no teeth, are furry, and live in Central or South America. They are related to armadillos and sloths. Other kinds of mammals that eat ants are also sometimes called anteaters, but they are not related to American anteaters.
antecedent	the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to. In "The girls ate their dessert first," "girls" is the antecedent of "their."

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