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a Freak accident (col) - An unusual accident
Eg :- He was killed in a freak accident when a neighbour's pet pig fell on him from a balcony.
a getaway car - A car used by robbers to escape from the scene of a crime.
Eg :- she didn't rob the banks herself but she did drive the getaway car several times.
an appraisal - A judgment of the value , performance or nature of someone or something
Eg:- She read my critical appraisal of his work.
an applicant - A person who makes a formal request for something
Eg:- There were over 50 applicants for the job.
an ally - A person who supports and helps someone else
Eg:-The foreign minister is the president's closest political ally
an adversary - A formal or literary word for enemy
Eg:- In the epic english poem Beowulf's great adversary was the monster Grendel.
an accomplish - A person who helps someone commit a crime
Eg:- The burglar's wife was arrested as his accomplish.
amusing(adj) - Slightly funny
Eg:- Some of her stories are rather amusing but not funny as her poems
alight (v-uk) / disembark (v-us) - To get out of a vehicle.
Eg:- Please alight here for Northbound trains.
an arch enemy (n) - A particularly bad enemy.
Eg :- Professor Moriarty was the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes.
an eccentric - A person with an unusual or odd personality.
Eg:- Salvador Dali was considered an eccentric for his strange ideas
Eg :- He was killed in a freak accident when a neighbour's pet pig fell on him from a balcony.
a getaway car - A car used by robbers to escape from the scene of a crime.
Eg :- she didn't rob the banks herself but she did drive the getaway car several times.
an appraisal - A judgment of the value , performance or nature of someone or something
Eg:- She read my critical appraisal of his work.
an applicant - A person who makes a formal request for something
Eg:- There were over 50 applicants for the job.
an ally - A person who supports and helps someone else
Eg:-The foreign minister is the president's closest political ally
an adversary - A formal or literary word for enemy
Eg:- In the epic english poem Beowulf's great adversary was the monster Grendel.
an accomplish - A person who helps someone commit a crime
Eg:- The burglar's wife was arrested as his accomplish.
amusing(adj) - Slightly funny
Eg:- Some of her stories are rather amusing but not funny as her poems
alight (v-uk) / disembark (v-us) - To get out of a vehicle.
Eg:- Please alight here for Northbound trains.
an arch enemy (n) - A particularly bad enemy.
Eg :- Professor Moriarty was the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes.
an eccentric - A person with an unusual or odd personality.
Eg:- Salvador Dali was considered an eccentric for his strange ideas
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