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anticipation
n. 1 expectation, expectancy; hope: In anticipation of the
arrival of Father Christmas, we hung up our stockings. 2
foreknowledge, precognition; intuition, presentiment, feeling;
foreboding, apprehension: His anticipation of the solar eclipse
by a week established him as the foremost scientist of his day.
antidote n. antitoxin, antiserum, antivenin; counteractant,
counterirritant; cure, remedy, specific; medication, medicine,
drug, medicament, Technical alexipharmic: The old prospector
says that the best antidote against snakebite is whisky.
antiquated
adj. old, old-fashioned, outmoded, pass‚, out of date, dated,
archaic, obsolescent, antique, obsolete, quaint, ancient,
antediluvian, medieval or mediaeval, primitive; extinct; Colloq
old hat: Antiquated laws list penalties for practising
witchcraft.
antique adj. 1 old, old-fashioned; antiquated, outmoded, pass‚, out of
date, obsolete: She wore the antique clothing she had found in
the trunk.
--n. 2 collectable or collectible, collector's item, bibelot,
objet d'art, objet de vertu, object or article of virtu,
heirloom, curio, rarity: His hobby is collecting antiques.
anxiety n. 1 solicitude, concern, uneasiness, disquiet, nervousness,
worry, dread, angst, apprehension, foreboding: Philip began to
feel genuine anxiety over Tanya's safety. 2 appetite, hunger,
thirst, desire, eagerness, longing, ache, concern: It is every
person's anxiety to obtain for himself the inestimable pearl of
genuine knowledge.
anxious adj. 1 troubled, uneasy, disquieted, uncertain, apprehensive;
solicitous, concerned, worried, distressed, disturbed, nervous,
tense, fretful, on edge, restless, edgy, perturbed, upset; wary,
cautious, careful, watchful: She has been terribly anxious
about the diagnosis. We were anxious for her safety. 2 desirous,
eager, keen, enthusiastic, ardent, agog, avid, yearning,
longing, aching, impatient: I was anxious to visit the Pitti
Palace once again.