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ASSAY:
■ verb
Analyse (chemical substances)
■ noun
An appraisal of the state of affairs

(Eg) The lab persons assayed the blood of the patient for any abnormalities.



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ASININE:

■ adjective
Devoid of intelligence


(Eg) The donkey looks asinine.

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ASCRIBE:

■ verb
Attribute or credit to


(Eg) Bill Gates often ascribes the success of Microsoft to hard work.

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ATTIRE:

■ noun
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

■ verb
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

(Eg) The shop had hung a formal attire on their display.


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ATONE:
■ verb

▶ Make amends for
▶ Turn away from sin or do penitence

(Eg) Lord Jesus carried the Christ to atone the sins of the people of the world.



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ARDUOUS:

■ adjective
▶ Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

▶ Difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill

Eg) She had an arduous day at her office.





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ARID:
■ adjective
▶ Dry barren land
▶ Lacking sufficient water or rainfall
▶ Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

(Eg).South Indian lands are arid due to insufficient rainfall this year.




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ARRAIGN:

■ verb
▶ Call before a court to answer an indictment

▶ Accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy


(Eg) Bob was arraigned and sentenced to jail.

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ARTLESS:

■ adjective
▶ Simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
▶Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings: not devious


(Eg) Jane was happy that her children were artless in admitting that they broke the vase.















ASCETIC:
■ verb
Practising great self-denial
■ noun
Person who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline.

(Eg) Saints and sages are ascetic in nature.

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AMULET:
■ noun
▶ an ornament or small piece of jewellery thought to give protection against evil or danger.

(Eg) The chain is the most common ornament, which is used as an amulet.

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ANARCHIST :

noun
▶ belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis.

ANATHEMA:

■ noun
something that one vehemently dislikes: racism was anathema to her. a formal curse of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine.

(Eg) The children of Africa are anathematized with poverty.



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ANCESTRY:

■ noun (plural ancestries)
▶a person's ancestors or ethnic descent

(Eg) Her Irish ancestry was not known till she was informed by robin.

ANNIHILATE:

■ verb
destroy utterly.
▶defeat utterly.
Physics convert (matter) into radiant energy, especially by collision of a particle with an antiparticle.

(Eg) The terrorists annihilated the lives of thousands of people with the world trade center attack.

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AMBROSIA:

■ noun
Greek & Roman Mythology the food of the gods. ▶something very pleasing to taste or smell.
a fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles or their larvae.
another term for bee bread.

AMICABLE:

■ adjective
▶characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.

(Eg) Tiger woods is praised for his amicability with fellow golfers.

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AMPHITHEATRE:

(US amphitheater)
■ noun
▶an open, circular building consisting of tiers of seats surrounding a central space for dramatic or sporting events.
▶a semicircular seating gallery in a theatre.

AMPLE:

■ adjective (ampler, amplest)
▶ enough or more than enough; plentiful.
▶ large and capacious.

(Eg) The arena has ample space for all of the visitors
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AMPUTATE:

■ verb
▶ cut off (a limb) by surgical operation.

(Eg) The picture depicts the amputation of the leg.

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AGGLOMERATION:

■ verb collect or form into a mass or group.
■ noun
a mass or collection of things.
Geology a volcanic rock consisting of large fragments bonded together.
■ adjective collected or formed into a mass.


agglomeration noun
agglomerative adjective
(Eg). The agglomerated garbage wastes reeked a foul odour







ALLEGORY:

■ noun (plural allegories) a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.


allegorist noun
allegorization or allegorisation noun
allegorize or allegorise verb
(Eg) The picture depicts an allegory of the story of Apollo, the greek god



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ALTERCATION:■ noun a noisy argument or disagreement.
Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest

altercate verb (archaic).

(Eg) The conversation ended up in an altercation between the guys.

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AMBIDEXTROUS:
■ adjective able to use the right and left hands equally well.


ambidexterity noun
ambidextrously adverb
ambidextrousness noun

(Eg) Rudrap singh is ambidextrous in writing

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AGOG:

■ adjective very eager to hear or see something.

▶ adverb EAGER, excited, impatient, keen, anxious, avid, in suspense, on tenterhooks, on the edge of one's seat, on pins and needles, waiting with bated breath.

(Eg) Her eyes went agog when the superstar came to her house.

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ALTRUIST:
■ noun
▶selfless concern for the well-being of others. ▶Zoology behaviour of an animal that benefits another at its own expense.


altruist noun
altruistic adjective
altruistically adverb

(Eg) Mother Teresa was hailed for her altruistic character.


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AGRARIAN:

■ adjective
▶ relating to cultivated land or agriculture.
▶relating to landed property.
■ noun
▶a person who advocates a redistribution of landed property.

(Eg). He belongs to an agrarian society



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ALIMONY:■ noun chiefly N. Amer.
▶ maintenance for a spouse after separation or divorce.

(Eg) It is required that the French president provided his former wife Cecilia with alimony.


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ALLAY:■ verb
▶ diminish or end (fear or concern).
▶alleviate (pain or hunger).
▶REDUCE, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, soften, calm, take the edge off.


increase, intensify.

(Eg) The US government has taken several steps to allay fears among people about the falling US economy.


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ALLEGIANCE:
■ noun
▶The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

▶The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

(Eg) The woman pledges her allegiance to her country by wrapping the national flag around her.
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ADJUTANT:
■ noun
a military officer acting as an administrative assistant to a senior officer.
a large black-and-white stork with a massive bill and a bare head and neck, found in India and SE Asia. [Genus Leptoptilos: two species.]
adjutancy noun

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ADJURATION:
■ verb
▶ solemnly urge (someone) to do something.

adjuration noun
adjuratory adjective

(Eg) The peace rally was organized to adjure the US government to end the war in Iraq.

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ADROIT:

■ adjective
▶ clever or skillful.

adroitly adverb
adroitness noun

(Eg) Roger federer is adroit in serving the ace.

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ADVENT:
■ noun
the arrival of a notable person or thing.
(Advent) Christian Theology the coming or second coming of Christ.
▶the first season of the Church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays.

(Eg) The advent of the TATA's nano car would allow middle class families to own a car.

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ADJOURN:
■ verb
break off (a meeting) with the intention of resuming it later.
postpone (a resolution or sentence).

adjournment noun

(Eg) The delegates moved out as the meeting was adjourned for an hour.

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ADVERSARY:
■ noun
▶ One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them;
a member of an opposing or hostile party;
▶ an opponent;
▶ an antagonist;
▶ an enemy; a foe.
(Eg) Satan is considered as an adversary by anyone who believes in God.

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AFFIDAVIT:
■ noun
▶ a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.


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AFFINITY:

■ noun (plural affinities)
a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy. ▶a close relationship based on a common origin or structure.
▶relationship by marriage.
chiefly Biochemistry the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another.

(Eg) They have a strong affinity towards Yoga and meditation.

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AFFLICTION:

■ noun
▶ A cause of great suffering and distress

(Eg) The sudden death of princess Diana sent the people of Britan into a state of affliction.

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AGILITY:
■ noun
▶ able to move quickly and easily.

agilely adverb
agile adjective

(Eg). Cheetahs are known for its agility

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