A List 141-150

141. AMNESIA

• Meaning – Partial or total loss of memory.

• Synonyms – Memory loss, blackout.
  

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• Usage – He suffered from temporary amnesia after the accident and could not remember anything for a while.

142. AMNESTY

• Meaning – A general pardon granted by a government, especially for political offenses.

• Synonyms – absolution, condonation, excuse, forgiveness, pardon, remission.

• Antonyms – Arrest.
  

• Usage – The prisoner pleaded for amnesty.

143. AMOK / AMUCK

• Meaning – to run about in a violent frenzy.

• Synonyms –amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed, murderously

• Antonyms – Non-destructive, controlled.
  

• Usage – Run amok.

144. AMOROUS

• Meaning – Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love.

• Synonyms – amative, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy.

• Antonyms – cold, cool, frigid, hateful, indifferent, unfriendly

• Usage – Sarah’s amorous adventures were great fun in Paris.

145. AMOUR

• Meaning – A love affair, especially an illicit one.

• Synonyms – affair, love, love affair, romance.

• Antonyms – dislike, hate, hatred.

• Usage – Oh, what a dear ravishing thing is the beginning of an Amour!

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146. AMORPHOUS

• Meaning – Lacking definite form; shapeless.

• Synonyms – formless, inchoate, shapeless, unformed, unshaped.

• Antonyms – definite, distinct, distinctive, shaped, shapely.

• Usage – Gelatin is amorphous until it is placed in a mold.

147. AMPHIBIAN

• Meaning – An animal capable of living both on land and in water.

• Synonyms – amphibious
  

• Antonyms – aquatic, terrestrial.
  

• Usage – Frogs are amphibians.

148. AMPHITHEATER ( *RE)

• Meaning – a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats

• Synonyms –coliseum, amphitheatre.

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• Usage – It will be a natural amphitheater with waterfalls perfumed by tropical flowers.

149. AMPLITUDE

• Meaning – Greatness of size; magnitude.

• Synonyms – bulk, magnitude, mass, size, volume, bigness, greatness, largeness, magnitude, sizableness,

• Antonyms – rareness, emptiness, incompleteness, need, void, want.

• Usage – The wave amplitude varies from zero ( nodes ) to a maximum, half way between the nodes.

150. AMPLE

• Meaning- large in size, extent, scope, more than enough; abundant.

• Synonyms – sufficient, adequate, abundant, plentiful, spacious, roomy, extensive.

• Antonyms – insufficient, meager, not enough.

• Usage – Ample parking for two or three cars.