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creature; brute, beast. Associated Words: zoölogy, zoölogist, zoögraphy, zoöpathology, zoölatry, zoöphilist, zoöphily, zoötomy, zoiatrics, zoölogical, zoo, warren, taxidermy, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinarianism, menagerie, pound, animalism, animalize, animalization. animals, n. pl. (of an area or epoch) fauna. animals, n. pl. (invisible or nearly so) animalcules. animals, n. pl. vermin (noxious little animals). animal spirits. health and energy, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, vivacity, life. animate, v. vitalize, vivify, quicken, inspirit, stimulate, rouse. animated, a. lively, spirited, vigorous, vivacious, gay, brisk. animation, n. vitalization, spiritedness, vivacity, life, gayety, buoyancy. animosity, n. malignity, rancor, hatred, virulence. animus, n. spirit, mind, temper. ankle, n. tarsus. Associated Word: tarsal. ankle bone. astragalus, tarsale. annals, n. pl. records (historical), archives, chronicles, rolls, history, registers. announce, v. proclaim, publish, blazon, advertise, trumpet, noise abroad, promulgate, herald. Antonyms: suppress, reserve, withhold, secrete, hush up. announcement, n. proclamation, publication, advertisement, promulgation, manifesto, notice, pronunciamento annunciation. Antonyms: suppression, reservation, secretion. announcer, n. proclaimer, herald. annoy, v. molest, trouble, plague, hector, bother, vex, pester, aggravate, chafe. annoyance, n. molestation, vexation, irritation, harassment; plague, nuisance, bore, torment, infliction, trouble, thorn. annoying, a. troublesome, vexatious, carking. annul, v. abrogate, nullify, rescind, invalidate, abolish, reverse, disannul, revoke. annulment, n. abrogation, nullification, abolition, invalidation, revocation. anointment, n. anointing, embrocation, unction; ointment, unguent. anomalous, a. abnormal, irregular, aberrant, unnatural, exceptional. anomaly, n. irregularity, abnormity, deviation. another, n. Associated Words: vicarious, deputy, substitute, delegate, proxy, delegation. answer, n. reply, response, rescript, repartee, rescription, rejoinder, retort; refutation, defense; solution. answer, v. reply, respond, rejoin, retort. answerable, a. liable, amenable, accountable, responsible; refutable. Antonyms: unanswerable, unaccountable, irrefutable. answering, a. responsive, responsory, redditive (Gram.). ant, n. emmet, pismire, formican; termite (white ant). antagonist, n. opponent, foe, adversary, assailant, rival, foeman. antagonistic, a. contradictory, repugnant, conflicting, renitent, adverse. antecedence, n. priority, precedence, anteriority. Antonym: posteriority. antecedent, a. anterior, preceding, prior, previous. Antonym: posterior. anterior, a. prior, before, antecedent, previous. antetype, n. prototype. antic, n. caper, dido, trick, gambol, prank; clown, zany, harlequin, buffoon. anticipate, v. expect, forestall, preclude, obviate. anticipation, n. expectation, preclusion, preoccupation, foretaste, antepast, forethought. antidote, n. counterpoison, alexipharmic, alexiteric; corrective, remedy, cure. antipathy, n. aversion, enmity, dislike, hatred; contrariety, repugnancy. antiquarian, n. antiquary, archæologist. antiquated, a. archaic, antique, obsolete, ancient, old-fashioned. antique, a. archaic, old, antiquated, ancient. antiquity, n. Associated Words: archæology, paleography, paleology, paleontology. antler, n. Associated Words: deciduous, troching, croche, burr, fraying, tyne, velvet. antonym, n. counterterm. anxiety, n. solicitude, apprehension, disquietude, foreboding. Antonyms: assurance, indifference, calmness, satisfaction, unconcern. anxious, a. solicitous, apprehensive, concerned, worried. Antonyms: unconcerned, assured, indifferent. apathetic, a. passionless, unfeeling, unconcerned, indifferent. apathy, n. dispassion, indifference, unconcern, insensibility. ape, n. simian, pongo; gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-outang, baboon, troglodyte. Associated Words: simian, simial, pithecoid, pithecan. ape, v. imitate, mimic. aphis, n. puceron, aphidian, plant louse; pl. aphides, aphidæ. Associated Words: aphidian, aphidivorous, aphidophagous. aplomb, n. self-possession, assurance. apologizer, n. apologist, vindicator, defender, advocate. apology, n. justification, extenuation, defense, vindication, _amende honorable_; makeshift, substitute, excuse. apostasy, n. defection, unfaithfulness, renunciation, desertion (traitorous). apostate, n. deserter, pervert, renegade, turncoat, backslider, runagate. apparent, a. visible, perceptible; palpable, manifest, obvious, evident; seeming, ostensible, specious. apparition, n. specter, ghost, phantom, wraith, phantasm, illusion, chimera, shade. appeal, n. entreaty, application, petition; resort, recourse. Associated Words: appellant, appellate, appellancy, appellatory, appellee, appellor. appealing, a. imploring, beseeching, entreating, supplicating. appear, v. emerge; seem, look, loom, resemble. appearance, n. emersion, emergence; phenomenon, phase, aspect, presence, look, air, semblance. appeasable, a. placable, pacifiable, forgiving. Antonyms: unappeasable, implacable. appease, v. conciliate, pacify, tranquilize, calm, propitiate, assuage, mollify, reconcile, placate, mitigate. appeasement, n. pacification, propitiation, conciliation, reconciliation, placation. appendage, n. concomitant, pendicle, adjunct, appanage, appurtenance, appendix, attachment. appetite, n. desire for food, hunger; desire, appetency, craving, passion, appetence. Antonyms: inappetency, indifference, aversion, distaste. appetizer, n. relish, zest, sauce. applauders, n. pl. claque (hired applauders). applauding, a. plauditory, plausive, acclamatory, cheering. applause, n. acclamation, _éclat_, plaudit, acclaim, cheers. Antonyms: denunciation, decrial, hooting, derision. apple, n. costard, codling. apple of the eye. pupil. apple-shaped, a. pomiform. apple worm. codling moth. appliance, n. device, apparatus, facility. applicable, a. relevant, pertinent, apposite, germane, appropriate, befitting. Antonyms: inapplicable, irrelevant, inapposite. applicant, n. candidate, petitioner, aspirant, suitor. application, n. applying; use, practice, employment, exercise; relevancy; assiduity, persistency; request, petition, appeal, solicitation. apply, v. utilize, employ, practice. appoint, v. establish, prescribe, ordain, enjoin, assign, allot; deputize, depute, commission, delegate, nominate appointment, n. deputation, commissioning, delegation; engagement, tryst; assignation; equipment, furniture. apportion, v. allot, partition. apportionment, n. allotment, partition. appreciable, a. perceptible, discernible. Antonym: inappreciable. appreciate, v. value, esteem, prize. appreciation, n. valuation, estimation, esteem. Antonyms: depreciation, inappreciation. apprehend, v. arrest, seize; understand, recognize, consider believe; anticipate, dread, fear. apprehension, n. seizure; arrest; opinion, conception, belief, notion; understanding; fear, dread, anxiety, solicitude, alarm. apprehensive, a. discerning, apt; fearful, anxious, worried. approachable, a. accessible. Antonym: unapproachable. appropriate, a. fitting, proper, applicable, apposite, pertinent, fit. Antonyms: See inappropriate. approval, n. approbation, sanction, commendation, liking, indorsement. Antonyms: See disapproval. approve, v. commend, sanction, countenance, favor, like. apron, n. pinafore, tier; boot. apt, a. fit, relevant, appropriate, germane, applicable, felicitous, pertinent, _apropos_; likely, liable; clever, intelligent, bright, deft. Antonyms: See inapt. aptitude, n. proneness, propensity, leaning, proclivity, inclination. Antonym: inaptitude. aptness, n. appropriateness, pertinence; intelligence, cleverness. arbitrary, a. tyrannical, absolute, imperious, unrestrained, dictatorial. arbitrator, n. arbiter, umpire, judge, referee. arbor, n. bower, pergola, trellis. arch, a. greatest, chief; cunning, roguish, mischievous, sportive. arch, v. vault, concamerate.--n. concameration, fornication. archæologist, n. antiquary, antiquarian, paleologist. archæology, n. paleology. archbishop, n. primate, metropolitan. arched, a. vaulted, camerated, forniciform, fornicated. archery, n. Associated Word: toxophilite. archives, n. pl. public records, registers, muniments. ardent, a. zealous, passionate, fervent, warm, enthusiastic, sanguine, vehement, impassioned; spirituous, alcoholic; fiery, hot, burning, flagrant, intense. ardor, n. eagerness, zeal, heartiness, impetuosity, fervor, vehemence, empressement, intensity, warmth. Antonyms: indifference, apathy. arduous, a. onerous, difficult, laborious, wearisome. arena, n. amphitheater, ring, field. arguable, a. debatable, disputable, moot, contestable. argue, v. reason, plead, remonstrate, expostulate; contend, dispute, controvert, moot, discuss; prove, evince, betoken, indicate, imply, denote. arguer n. reasoner, disputant, debater, controversialist. argument, n. reasoning, controversy, argumentation, discussion, debate, dispute, disputation, polemic. argumentative, a. ratiocinative; disputatious, polemical, controversial, dialectical. arid, a. dry, barren, unproductive, parched, sterile; uninteresting, dull, unsuggestive. aridity, n. dryness, drought, unproductiveness, sterility; dullness, unsuggestiveness. arise, v. mount, ascend, rise; proceed, issue, spring, originate. aristocracy, n. peerage, patriciate, nobility, patrician order. Antonyms: commonalty, yeomanry, proletariate, _bourgeoisie_, peasantry, rabble. aristrocrat, n. patrician, noble, peer, grandee, lord. aristocratic, a. patrician, noble, titled. Antonyms: plebeian, proletarian. arm, n. brachium (upper arm), antibrachium (forearm); (bones of the arm) humerus, radius, ulna, epipodiale. Associated Words: akimbo, solen, cradle, triceps, chevron, brassard, pinion, discriminal, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, brachial, chelidon, elbow, biceps. arm, n. branch; inlet (of the sea), fiord, firth, frith, cove, estuary; projection. arm, v. equip (with weapons), fortify, strengthen. armhole, n. scye (Cutter's term). armor, n. mail, panoply, armature, armory, cuirass, jambeaux, corselet, hauberk. armor-bearer, n. armiger. armory, n. arsenal. armpit, n. axilla. arms, n. pl. weapons, armor, artillery, accoutrements, guns, ordnance; escutcheon, scutcheon, ensigns armorial, coat-of-arms. army, n. troops, force, armament; host, legions, throng. Associated words: militia, military, strategy, logistics, generalship, tactics, regiment, squad, company, stratography, flank, barracks, bivouac, muster, caisson, ploy, ployment, deploy, deployment, van, mobilize, mobilization demobilize, demobilization, etat major, impedimenta, munitions. army peddler. sutler. aromatic, a. fragrant, redolent, balmy, spicy, savory. arouse, v. excite, rouse, animate, stimulate, awaken, revive, inspirit. arrange, v. dispose, range, classify, marshal, methodize; prearrange, devise, contrive, premeditate; adjust, settle, determine. arrangement, n. disposition, distribution, collocation, classification; preparation, preconcertion, settlement, adjustment, agreement; economy, management, regulation. Antonyms: disarrangement, confusion, chaos. arrest, v. apprehend; stop, check, restrain; stunt, dwarf. arrest, n. apprehension, capture, detention; custody, duress; stoppage, restraint, interruption, hindrance, prevention. Associated words: capias, warrant. arrogance, n. hauteur, superciliousness, insolence, haughtiness, lordliness, contumely.