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amputate cut off part of body; prune amulet charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck anachronism an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic analgesia condition of being unable to feel pain analgesic causing insensitivity to pain; N. analogous comparable; similar analogy similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things anarchist person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority anarchy absence of governing body; state of disorder anathema solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize ancestry family descent; ADJ. ancestral anchor secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage ancillary serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. anecdote short story of an amusing or interesting event | 
