pcvocabulary

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acquaintance / uh - kweyn - tuhns / (n) a person who is more than an unknown person but not enough to be a friend.

amid (prep) among, in the middle of

aphonia / ey - foh - nee - uh / (n) loss of voice, esp. due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.

arraignment (n) call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge; Ms. Cheng was ordered held without bail at her arraignment in Criminal Court.

auction /awk shuhn / (n) public sale

autobahn / aw - tuh - bahn / (n) a German expressway