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Guess the definition - "A"

For each word, choose the correct meaning.

All words are included in the Collins Online English Dictionary.
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1. Abactor
A character in a story who reveals useful information ✓
A professional camel jockey ✓
A cattle thief ✓
2. Anaclitic
Describing someone who is emotionally dependent on others ✓
Describing someone who never learns language ✓
Describing someone who is unable to feel sexual pleasure ✓
3. Arak
An ornamental weapon from North America ✓
A strong alcoholic drink from Asia ✓
A protective cloak from Australasia ✓
4. Amaranth
A trademarked non-alcoholic version of absinthe ✓
A mythical flower that never dies ✓
An impure, yellowish emerald ✓
5. Aboideau
The south-western area of France that experiences very low precipitation ✓
A tide gate designed to reclaim land ✓
An illicit bar during the prohibition era, a speakeasy ✓
6. Azania
In psychoanalysis, the semi-sleeping state when lying is impossible ✓
A name for South Africa used by supporters of black majority rule during apartheid ✓
A European flowering plant with blue-tinged leaves ✓
7. Alcazar
A cave, hole or shelter (Arabia) ✓
A forest, wilderness or hunting ground (Maghreb) ✓
A palace, fortress or castle (Iberia) ✓
8. Ashet
In ancient Egypt, someone who has disrespected a cat ✓
A famous pupil of Gautama Buddha, considered the second person to attain enlightenment ✓
A large, shallow serving plate ✓
9. Armamentarium
All of the equipment, medicines etc available to a medical practitioner ✓
In ancient Rome, a list of names of all soldiers in a legion ✓
In law, all of the evidence against a defendant that is to be used in a trial ✓
10. Aasvogel
A star in the Pleiades cluster ✓
A 9th century Viking warrior who led an army into Siberia ✓
An Afrikaans word for a vulture ✓
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