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eguilement: The boys in my class used to pull the wings off
flies for amusement. They spent their afternoons in the
amusement arcade. 2 entertainment, diversion, divertissement,
recreation, distraction, pastime; game, sport: During the
festival there are concerts, plays, and other amusements.
1.12 anachronism...
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anachronism
n. misdate, misdating, misapplication; antedate, antedating,
prochronism; postdate, postdating, parachronism: The poster
showing Cleopatra smoking a cigarette is an anachronism - a
prochronism, to be specific.
analyse v. 1 take apart or to pieces, separate, dissect, break down,
anatomize: If we analyse these statistics for England and
Wales, we find no pattern. The scientists are analysing the
internal constitution of a glacier. 2 examine, investigate,
study, scrutinize, interpret; assess, evaluate, critique,
criticize, review; estimate, assay, test: We must first
explicitly define and analyse the nature of the sample we found.
analysis n. 1 examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, enquiry or
inquiry, dissection, assay, breakdown, division: The analysis
has shown the presence of arsenic in her soup. 2
interpretation, opinion, judgement, criticism, critique; review:
She disagrees with our analysis of the poem.
ancestor n. forebear, forefather; forerunner, precursor, antecedent,
Formal progenitor, primogenitor: His ancestors were transported
to Australia in a prison ship, and he's proud of it. The
eohippus, only a foot high, was the ancestor of the horse.
anchor n. 1 mooring: The ship rode at anchor in the harbour. 2
stability, security, mainstay, support, stabilizer, holdfast,
sheet anchor: Marie is an anchor to windward for George, who
tends to be a bit irresponsible.
--v. 3 attach, affix, secure, moor, fix, fasten; pin, rivet,
glue: You must anchor the foundation before adding the walls.
She remained anchored to the spot, refusing to move.