anecdote: (short story) There are many anecdotes about President Clinton's sexual escapades. anguish: (extreme mental distress) The missing teen's parents are suffering tremendous anguish over the fate of their missing daughter. anesthetic: (a drug that causes temporary lost of bodily sensation) The invention of anesthetic gas greatly helps the doctors to perform the surgery. apathy: (no interest) His apathy to date any woman is a result of his previous unhappy marriage which ended in divorce. apprise: (inform sb. of sth.) Please keep me apprised of the progress of your study. apropos: (appropriate) The education of discipline is apropos to all the youngsters before they go to the college. |