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　　180. antithesis : contrast; direct opposite of or to

　　* This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.

　　182. apathetic : indifferent

　　* He felt apathetic about the conditions he had observed and did not care to fight against them.

　　183. apathy : lack of caring; indifference

　　* A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote.

　　187. aphasia : loss of speech due to injury or illness

　　* After the automobile accident, the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or could only mumble incoherently.

　　188. aphorism : pithy maxim

　　* An aphorism differs from an adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific.

　　193. apogee : highest point

　　* When the moon in its orbit is furthest away from the earth, it is at its apogee.

　　195. apostate : one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

　　* Because he switched from one party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate.

　　196. apothecary : druggist

　　* In Holland, apothecaries still sell spices as well as ointments and pills.

　　198. apotheosis : deification; glorification

　　* The Roman empress Livia envied the late emperor his apotheosis; she hopedthat on her death she, too, would be exalted to the rank of a god.