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of date, unfashionable, outmoded, passé ◼ OPPOSITE: up-to-dateand CONJUNCTION 1 = also, including, along with, together with, in addition to, as well as 2 = moreover, plus, furthermore

USAGE The forms try and do something and wait and do something should only be used in informal or spoken English. In more formal writing, use try to and wait to, for example: we must try to prevent this happening (not try and prevent).

anecdote NOUN = story, tale, sketch, short story, yarn (informal), reminiscence, urban myth, urban legendangel NOUN 1 = divine messenger, cherub, archangel, seraph 2 = dear, beauty, saint, treasure, darling, jewel, gem, paragonanger NOUN = rage, outrage, temper, fury, resentment, wrath, annoyance, ire ◼ OPPOSITE: calmness ▸ VERB = enrage, outrage, annoy, infuriate, incense, gall, madden, exasperate ◼ OPPOSITE: sootheangle NOUN 1 = gradient, bank, slope, incline, inclination 2 = intersection, point, edge, corner, bend, elbow, crook, nook 3 = point of view, position, approach, direction, aspect, perspective, outlook, viewpointangry ADJECTIVE = furious, cross, mad (informal), outraged, annoyed, infuriated, incensed, enraged, tooshie (Austral. slang), off the air (Austral. slang), aerated ◼ OPPOSITE: calm

USAGE Some people feel it is more correct to talk about being angry with someone than being angry at them. In British English, angry with is still more common than angry at, but angry at is used more commonly in American English.

angst NOUN = anxiety, worry, unease, apprehension ◼ OPPOSITE: peace of mindanguish NOUN = suffering, pain, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrowanimal NOUN 1 = creature, beast, brute 2 = brute, devil, monster, savage, beast, villain, barbarian ▸ ADJECTIVE = physical, gross, bodily, sensual, carnal, brutish, bestial, animalistic • see Amphibians, Bats, Birds, Carnivores, Dinosaurs, Fish, Insects, Invertebrates, Marsupials, Monkeys, apes and other primates, Reptiles, Rodents, Sea mammalsanimate ADJECTIVE = living, live, moving, alive, breathing, alive and kicking ▸ VERB = enliven, excite, inspire, move, fire, stimulate, energize, kindle ◼ OPPOSITE: inhibitanimated ADJECTIVE = lively, spirited, excited, enthusiastic, passionate, energetic, ebullient, vivacious ◼ OPPOSITE: listlessanimation NOUN = liveliness, energy, spirit, passion, enthusiasm, excitement, verve, zestannounce VERB = make known, tell, report, reveal, declare, advertise, broadcast, disclose, post, tweet ◼ OPPOSITE: keep secretannouncement NOUN 1 = statement, communication, broadcast, declaration, advertisement, bulletin, communiqué, proclamation 2 = declaration, report, reporting, revelation, proclamationannoy VERB = irritate, trouble, anger, bother, disturb, plague, hassle (informal), madden, hack you off (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: sootheannoying ADJECTIVE = irritating, disturbing, troublesome, maddening, exasperating ◼ OPPOSITE: delightfulannual ADJECTIVE 1 = once a year, yearly 2 = yearlong, yearlyannually ADVERB 1 = once a year, yearly, every year, per year, by the year, every twelve months, per annum 2 = per year, yearly, every year, by the year, per annumanomaly NOUN = irregularity, exception, abnormality, inconsistency, eccentricity, oddity, peculiarity, incongruityanonymous ADJECTIVE 1 = unnamed, unknown, unidentified, nameless, unacknowledged, incognito ◼ OPPOSITE: identified 2 = unsigned, uncredited, unattributed ◼ OPPOSITE: signedanswer VERB = reply, explain, respond, resolve, react, return, retort ◼ OPPOSITE: ask ▸ NOUN 1 = reply, response, reaction, explanation, comeback, retort, return, defence ◼ OPPOSITE: question 2 = solution, resolution, explanation 3 = remedy, solutionant

       Ants, bees, and wasps

Amazon ant

ant or (archaic or dialect) emmet

army ant or legionary ant

bee

blue ant (Austral.)

bulldog ant, bull ant, or (Austral.) bull Joe

bumblebee or humblebee

carpenter bee

cicada hunter (Austral.)

cuckoo bee

digger wasp

driver ant

flower wasp (Austral.)

gall wasp

honeybee or hive bee

honeypot ant or honey ant (Austral.)

horntail or wood wasp

ichneumon fly or ichneumon wasp

killer bee

kootchar (Austral.)

leafcutter ant

leafcutter bee

mason bee

mason wasp

minga (Austral.)

mining bee

mud dauber

native bee or sugarbag fly (Austral.)

Pharaoh ant

policeman fly (Austral.)

ruby-tail wasp

sand wasp

Sirex wasp (Austral.)

slave ant

spider-hunting wasp

termite or white ant

velvet ant

wasp

wood ant

yellow jacket (U.S. & Canad.)

anthem NOUN = song of praise, carol, chant, hymn, psalm, paean, chorale, canticleanthology NOUN = collection, selection, treasury, compilation, compendium, miscellanyanticipate VERB 1 = expect, predict, prepare for, hope for, envisage, foresee, bank on, foretell 2 = await, look forward to, count the hours untilanticipation NOUN = expectancy, expectation, foresight, premonition, prescience, forethoughtantics PLURAL NOUN = clowning, tricks, mischief, pranks, escapades, playfulness, horseplay, tomfooleryantique NOUN = period piece, relic, bygone, heirloom, collector's item, museum piece ▸ ADJECTIVE = vintage, classic, antiquarian, oldenanxiety NOUN = uneasiness, concern, worry, doubt, tension, angst, apprehension, misgiving ◼ OPPOSITE: confidenceanxious ADJECTIVE 1

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