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ancient adj. 1 old, bygone, past, former, earlier, Literary olden: In<br />

ancient times there were very few books. 2 old, antique,<br />

antediluvian, primitive, prehistoric, primeval, primordial,<br />

Noachian, Literary Ogygian: In those ancient days man had only<br />

just come down from the trees. 3 old, old-fashioned, archaic,<br />

time-worn, aged, ageing, obsolescent, antiquated, elderly,<br />

venerable, grey, hoary, superannuated, obsolete, fossil,<br />

fossilized: We were accosted by an ancient crone at the mouth<br />

of the cave.<br />

anger<br />

n. 1 rage, wrath, ire, fury, pique, spleen, choler; antagonism,<br />

irritation, vexation, indignation, displeasure, annoyance,<br />

irritability, resentment, outrage: Her anger got the better of<br />

her, so she simply punched him.<br />

--v. 2 enrage, infuriate, madden, pique, incense, raise one's<br />

hackles, make one's blood boil, rile, gall; annoy, irritate,<br />

vex, nettle, displease, exasperate, provoke: Father was so<br />

angered by the insult that he refused to pay.<br />

angle° n. 1 slant, oblique, corner, edge, intersection; bend, cusp,<br />

point, apex, projection: The two walls meet at an angle. 2<br />

slant, point of view, aspect, viewpoint, standpoint, approach,<br />

position, side, perspective: The managing editor told me he's<br />

looking for a new angle on the kidnapping story.<br />

angleý v. angle for. fish for; look for, seek, be after, try for, hunt<br />

for: On holiday we went angling for perch. Fran is angling for<br />

compliments on her new dress.<br />

angry<br />

adj. 1 enraged, furious, irate, resentful, ireful, wrathful,<br />

piqued, incensed, infuriated, fuming; irritated, irritable,<br />

annoyed, vexed, irascible, provoked, indignant, exasperated,<br />

splenetic, Literary wroth, Colloq livid, hot under the collar,<br />

on the warpath, (all) steamed up, up in arms, mad, Slang browned<br />

off, Brit cheesed off: Father was angry with me for letting the<br />

cat out. 2 inflamed, irritated, sore, smarting: He has an<br />

angry lesion where the fetters rubbed against his ankles.<br />

anguish n. 1 suffering, pain, agony, torment, torture, misery: She<br />

endured the anguish of toothache rather than go to the dentist.<br />

2 suffering, grief, distress, woe, anxiety: He underwent

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