Some A-words

Match these A-words with the definitions below. From Mrs. Byrnes Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words:

1. Accubitum
2. Aegrotat
3. Autophagia
4. Antibiosis
5. Anagnorisis
6. Amphigory
7. Absinthism
8. Amaxophobia
9. Ambagious
10. Allograph
11. Allotriophagy
12. Ansate

1. Nonsensical writing
2. Having a handle
3. A nervous or mental illness resulting from over imbibing absinthe
4. A fear of riding in a car
5. Relationship between organisms, beneficial to one but harmful to the other
6. Biting oneself; nourishment from body tissues
7. Talking or doing things in an indirect manner; devious
8. A student's written medical excuse
9. The craving for weird food
10. A signature made for someone else
11. The denouement or unraveling of a dramatic plot
12. A crescent-shaped couch for five people used by ancient Roman diners