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7) Anachronistic- The director of the movie placed an anachronistic classical piano piece at a futuristic scene of a movie.
8) Anecdote- I had to write an anecdote as an assignment for my English teacher.
9) Anonymous- To this day, no one recalls who robbed my local store, he is still anonymous.
10) Antagonist- The antagonists of the story tried to challenge the hero so many times yet still failed.
11) Arid- The Sahara desert is always arid, because of the little to no source of water existing within it.
12)Assiduous- The store's customer service are always assiduous with people who need assistance with any problems they might have faced in the store.
13)Asylum-

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