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ferment, stimulation, over-stimulation, commotion: <strong>The</strong><br />

organized agitation <strong>of</strong> the crowds continued for weeks after the<br />

coup.<br />

agitator n. activist, rabble-rouser, incendiary, agent provocateur,<br />

insurrectionist, troublemaker, demagogue, firebrand: <strong>The</strong><br />

opposition party hires pr<strong>of</strong>essional agitators to incite the<br />

people to riot.<br />

agog adj. eager, avid, keen, enthusiastic, expectant, impatient,<br />

breathless: <strong>The</strong> children were all agog waiting for Santa Claus<br />

to come.<br />

agonizing adj. painful, distressful, distressing, harrowing, torturous,<br />

racking, excruciating, tortured, tormented: We went through an<br />

agonizing reappraisal <strong>of</strong> our policy on immigration.<br />

agony n. anguish, trouble, distress, suffering, misery, wretchedness,<br />

pain, pangs, woe, torment, throes, torture, affliction: For two<br />

days his parents experienced the agony <strong>of</strong> not knowing whether he<br />

was dead or alive.<br />

agree v. 1 concur, conform, come or go together, coincide,<br />

correspond, harmonize, reconcile; accord, tally, Colloq jibe:<br />

At last my cheque-book agrees with my bank statement! 2 Often,<br />

agree to. consent to, favour, acquiesce in or to, approve <strong>of</strong>,<br />

accede to, assent to: <strong>The</strong>y finally agreed to our <strong>of</strong>fer. We<br />

agreed terms with respect to the contract. 3 concede, grant,<br />

consent, admit, approve, allow, accept, concur; accede (to),<br />

acquiesce (in or to), assent (to), see eye to eye: <strong>The</strong><br />

committee agreed that she should be given time to comply with<br />

the request. I objected and they agreed with me. 4 agree with.<br />

suit: <strong>The</strong> climate in England agrees with me, strange to say.<br />

agreeable adj. 1 pleasing, pleasant, enjoyable, pleasurable, favourable,<br />

delightful, satisfying, satisfactory, good, nice, acceptable; to<br />

one's liking or taste: He found the Caribbean an agreeable<br />

place for a holiday. 2 in favour, approving, willing,<br />

consenting, acquiescent, complying, compliant, in agreement or<br />

accord, concurring, amenable, sympathetic, well-disposed;<br />

accommodating, accommodative: If <strong>An</strong>ne's agreeable, we can leave<br />

tomorrow.

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