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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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ACCOMMODATE:

■ verb
provide lodging or sufficient space for.
fit in with the wishes or needs of. ▶[as adjective accommodating] fitting in helpfully with another's wishes or demands.


accommodatingly adverb
accommodative adjective

ACCOMPLICE:

■ noun

▶An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

▶A cooperator.

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ACCOUTRE:

■ verb
To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.

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ADDICTION:
■ noun
▶Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
-An abnormally strong craving






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ABRIDGE:

■ verb
shorten (a text or film) without losing the sense.
Law curtail (a right or privilege).


abridgeable adjective
abridgement (also chiefly US abridgment) noun
abridger noun

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ABSCOND:

■ verb
▶To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.

▶To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.

(Eg) Sadam Hussain had absconded before he was caught by the US forces.


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ABSCISSION:

■ noun
▶The act or process of cutting off.

▶A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

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ABUSIVE:

■ adjective
offensive and insulting.
characterized by physical abuse.
involving illegality.


abusively adverb
abusiveness noun

Eg) Harbhajan Singh was accused of using abusive language against Andrew Symonds in the sydney test.




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ACCELERATE:
■ verb begin to move more quickly.
▶increase in rate, amount, or extent.
▶Physics undergo a change in velocity. acceleration noun accelerative adjective







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ABLUTIONS:

■ noun
(usu. ablutions) formal or humorous an act of washing.
▶a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers.
(ablutions) Brit. (in army slang) a room with washing places and toilets.

ablutionary adjective


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