extreme unhappiness caused by

physical or mental suffering:

His anguish at the outcome of
the court case was very clear.
In her anguish she forgot to
leave a message.
anguished adjective
an anguished cry

a drug that stops you feeling pain

under anaesthetic
The operation will have to be
done under anaesthetic (= using
anaesthetic)
Eye surgery is often performed
using a local anaesthetic.

a medical condition in which

there are too few red cells in
your blood
Most of the women were suffered
from iron deficiency anemia due
to low food intake.

a short story based on your

personal experience :
The book is full of amusing
anecdotes about his life in
Japan.

strong dislike or hatred SYN

hostility- animosity between
There is no personal animosity
between the party leaders.
animosity towards/against
She felt a certain amount of
animosity towards him.

1 showing a lot of interest and

energy adj.
animated
discussion/conversation
The performance was followed
by an animated discussion.
2 animated
cartoon/film/feature etc.

An unfavorable and severely

harsh critical remark or
comment.
The poet received
animadversions quite humbly.

1 thin and not having much flesh

on your bones :
a tall, angular young man
2 having sharp and definite
corners :
a cubist painting with angular
shapes

to take control of a country or

area next to your own, especially
by using force :
The Baltic republics were
annexed by the Soviet Union in
1940.
annexation n.

to make metal or glass soft by

heating and then cooling it
slowly

historical records of the activities

of a country or organization, or
history in general:
The signing of the Treaty of
Rome was the greatest event in
the annals of European
integration.

a feeling of strong dislike or

hatred SYN animosity , hostility
animus against/towards
I have no animus towards
Robert.

verb ( annuls, annulled

,annulling )
to officially state that a marriage
or legal agreement no longer
exists :
Their marriage was annulled
last year.
annulment noun

a fixed amount of money that is

paid each year to someone,
usually until they die

to add short notes to a book or

piece of writing to explain parts
of it :
an annotated edition of Othello
annotation noun

1 to destroy something or
someone completely: Just one of
these bombs could annihilate a
city. 2 to defeat someone easily
and completely in a game or
competition :
Tyson annihilated his opponent
in the first round.

n. a person or thing that is

different from what is usual, or
not in agreement with something
else and therefore not
satisfactory: Statistical
anomalies can make it difficult to
compare economic data from
one year to the next.

Adj. different from what you

expected to find :
a highly anomalous situation
anomalous results
(aberrant, deviant from normal)
anomalously adverb

to put oil or water on someones

head or body, usually as part of a
religious ceremony : the
anointed king
anoint somebody with
something
He was anointed with sacred oil.

Adj. something expressed in a

way that is unlikely to offend
anyone SYN bland :
anodyne topics of conversation
2. Anodyne is also a drug that is
used to alleviate pain.

n. 1 an event, organization, or thing

that is similar to the one you have
mentioned but existed earlier :
historical antecedents
2 antecedents = ancestors
3 a word, phrase, or sentence that is
represented by another word, for
example a pronoun
antecedent adjective

v.(used with object), anteceded,

anteceding.
To happen, come or go before in
time, order, rank before someone
or something = precede
Shakespeare antecedes Milton.

hate, extreme unfriendliness, or

active opposition to someone:
There's a history of antagonism
between the two teams.

the situation in which someone's

name is not given or known:
The police have reassured
witnesses that they will be
guaranteed anonymity.
The witness asked the police to
preserve his anonymity.

Adj. an anthropoid animal, such

as an ape , looks like a human
Darwin theory is about how man
developed from being among the
higher anthropoids to being
human
anthropoid noun

a set of stories, poems, songs etc

by different people collected
together in one book SYN
collection :
an anthology of American
literature
anthologist noun

1 a formal or religious song

national anthem
2 a song that a particular group
of people consider to be very
important :
The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction was an anthem for
a generation.

Adj. very old-fashioned SYN

outdated :
antediluvian ideas about women
antediluvian attitudes towards
the disabled
There is high criticism on
Pakistans antediluvian
blasphemy laws.

1 a substance that stops the

effects of a poison
antidote to
There is no known antidote to a
bite from this snake.
2 something that makes an
unpleasant situation better :
laughter, the antidote to stress

a situation or event that does not

seem exciting and is
disappointing because it happens
after something that was much
better :
Going back to work after a
month travelling in China was
bound to be an anticlimax.

Adj. (of beliefs or ideas) treating

gods, animals or objects as if
they had human qualities
An explanation of animal
behaviour in anthropomorphic
terms

the scientific study of people,

their societies, cultures etc
ethnology , sociology
The study of the human race,
especially of its origins,
development, customs and
beliefs Social anthropology
examines family relationships in
detail.