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11 ambivalence
not sure whether you want or like something or not
We are both somewhat ambivalent about having a child.

12 ameliorate
formal to make a bad situation better or less harmful [= improve]:
It is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation.

13 anachronism
1 someone or something that seems to belong to the past, not the present: The monarchy is something of an anachronism these days.

2 something in a play, film etc that seems wrong because it did not exist in the period of history in which the play etc is set:
The film is full of anachronisms.

14 analogous
formal similar to another situation or thing so that a comparison can be made
analogous to/with
The report's findings are analogous with our own.

15 anomalous
formal different from what you expected to find:
a highly anomalous situation
anomalous results

16 antipathy
formal a feeling of strong dislike towards someone or something
antipathy to/towards
a growing antipathy towards the government
antipathy between
There's always been a certain amount of antipathy between the two doctors.

17 apprise
formal to tell or give someone information about something
The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details.

18 approbation
formal official praise or approval

19 appropriate v
1 to take something for yourself when you do not have the right to do this [= steal]:
He is suspected of appropriating government funds.

2 to take something, especially money, to use for a particular purpose
appropriate something for something
Congress appropriated $5 million for International Woman's Year.

appropriate adj
correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose [≠ inappropriate]

appropriate for
clothes appropriate for a job interview

appropriate to
an education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students

it is appropriate (for somebody) to do something
It would not be appropriate for me to discuss that now.

it is appropriate (that)
It seemed somehow appropriate that we should begin our journey here.

appropriate time/place etc
I didn't feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.

highly/entirely/wholly appropriate
I thought his remark was highly appropriate, given the circumstances.
The timing of the announcement was particularly appropriate .
Where appropriate, I delegate as much work as possible.
Mark box 1 or 2, as appropriate.
I can assure you that appropriate action will be taken.

—appropriately adverb:
The painters met, appropriately enough, in an art gallery (=used to emphasize that something is very appropriate).
appropriately dressed

—appropriateness noun

20 artless
1 literary natural, honest, and sincere:
artless sincerity

2 formal made or done without any skill:
an artless copy of European art
artlessly adj
artlessness n