apologetics
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~ the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
apologia
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~ a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
apologist
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~ a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"
apologue
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~ a short moral story (often with animal characters)
apology
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~ an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
apology
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~ a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
apology
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~ a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
apolune
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~ apoapsis in orbit around the moon
apomict
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~ a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis
apomixis
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~ any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
apomorphine
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~ a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative
aponeurosis
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~ any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons
apophasis
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~ mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned
apophatism
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~ the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not)
apophthegm
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~ a short pithy instructive saying
apophysis
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~ (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
apophysis
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~ (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
apoplexy
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~ a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
apoptosis
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~ a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
Aporocactus
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~ small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico