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Aboriginals- local group living in an area.

Adventurer- a person who looks for exciting adventures.

Annihilation- to destroy or defeat completely.

Anomalies- being different than the usual Acrimonious- full of anger, arguments, and bad feelings.

Anthropologist- someone who studies the human race.

Antiquarianism- connected with trade, collection or study of old and valuable or rare objects.

Atrocities- horrible actions.

Aura- a feeling that places or events have. Ambivalence- to have opposite feelings at the same time.

Avarice- a desire to obtain or keep wealth, being greedy.

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