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Amass

(Verb)

Meaning:Accumulate; pile up
Looks Like:A_mess (very unorganized and disorderly)
Sounds Like:A_mass (Catholic worship service)
Imagine This:If you keep on accumulating and piling up your personal belongings on the floor of your bedroom, it will become a mess.
Remember This:When the Pope visits different countries around the world, many people gather to listen to his preaching during a mass.
Other Forms:Amassing (verb)

Ambidextrous

(Adjective)

Meaning:Able to use both hands well with equal skill
Sounds Like:Ambi_dextrous
Remember This:Ambi-→ A prefix meaning both; Dextrous → Skilfull with the hands
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Ambivalence

(Noun)

Meaning:Presence of two opposing feelings at the same time; contradicting values
Looks Like:Ambi_valence
Sounds Like:Ambulance (with its siren blaring)
Imagine This:The ambulance driver stops at the intersection, wondering which is the quickest way to the site of the accident.
Remember This:Ambi- → a prefix meaning both Valence → Capacity of an atom to combine with, or to be replaced by, another atom in a chemical reaction.

Ameliorate

(Verb)

Meaning:To make or become better
Sounds Like:Amelio_ate
Imagine This:Amelio, a homeless man, ate at charitable meal sites and begged for money in order to make life better.
Remember This:Mr. Gil Amelio was once hired by Apple Computer to make the company better.Instead, he was let go shortly thereafter.

Amicable

(Adjective)

Meaning:Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly
Looks Like:Amy_cable; Amy_able
Sounds Like:Amigo
Imagine This:Amy works in a circus as a tightrope walker.Not only can she stay on the cable, but she is also extremely friendly to all the spectators.
Amy is an able nurse who is very friendly and agreeable.She cheers up the patients in the hospital.
Remember This:Amigo is the Spanish word for friend.