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anti

anti See the main entry beginning with ante.
any more-anymore
• any more [rni'm:,a--] some more. D Do you have any more
time to donate?
• anymore [rni'm:,a--] at the present time; nowadays. (Often
viewed as incorrect if used in the affirmative.) D The girls do
not sit next to each other in class anymore.
anymore See the main entry beginning with any more.

appraise-apprise
• appraise [ 'prez] to establish the value of something. □ We
let a jeweler appraise the ruby.
• apprise [of] [ 'prmz] to inform someone of something. □ In
the future, please apprise me of the problem earlier.
apprise See the main entry beginning with appraise.

arc-ark
• arc [aa--k] an arch; a curve. D One seldom sees a rainbow's
arc touching the horizon at both ends.
• ark [aa--k] a type of ship; the ship built by Noah in the biblical
story found in Genesis. D According to the Bible, Noah led the
animals aboard his ark two by two.

ark See the main entry beginning with arc.
ascent-assent
• ascent [ 'srnt] the act of going up. D The ascent of a moun-
tain is no less dangerous than the descent.
• ascent [ 'srnt] the amount of upward slope. D The angle of
ascent was extremely steep.
• assent [ 'srnt] to agree with someone. D Judge Smith will
assent with the other justices on all points except one.
assent See the main entry beginning with ascent.
assistance-assistants
• assistance [ 's1stmts] help; support; aid. D Following World
War II, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a form of
public assistance.
• assistants [ 's1stmts] the plural of assistant 'a helper; an
□ hough the office manager has several assistants,
aide.' A l t
she prefers to do all of the typing herself.
assistants See the main entry beginning with assistance.

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