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31smorgasbord — Synonyms and related words: antepast, antipasto, aperitif, appetizer, automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe, cafeteria, canape, canteen, cantina, chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, cookhouse, cookshack,… …
32whet — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, aculeate, acuminate, aggravate, agitate, animate, antepast, antipasto, aperitif, appetizer, arouse, awaken, bait, barb, beef up, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, bribe, canape, carrot, challenge, complicate …
33antipasto — (n.) 1934, from It. antipasto, from anti before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + pasto food, from L. pascere to feed (see PASTOR (Cf. pastor)). Earlier anglicized as antepast (1590) …
34anticipation — n. 1. Expectation, expectance, contemplation, prospect, hope, trust. See also abeyance. 2. Foretaste, prelibation, antepast, presentiment, forestalling, foreseeing, foresight, prescience, prevision, forethought, forecast, preconception,… …
35foretaste — I. v. a. Anticipate. See forestall, 2. II. n. Anticipation, antepast, prelibation, forestalling, taste beforehand …
36anticipation — n 1. foretaste, Archaic. antepast, foreglimpse, foreglance, foregleam, prior realization; contemplation, envisagement, envisionment. 2. expectation, prospect, thought; hope, hopefulness, faith, trust; confidence, assurance, certainty. 3.… …
37foretaste — n prelibation, handsel, first taste, Archaic. antepast; anticipation, intuition, foreknowledge, presentiment, premonition …
