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AVALANCHE:
■ noun

▶ A slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
▶ A sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things
(Eg) This was the major avalanche in past 50 years.


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APEX:
■ noun
▶ highest point, climax, uppermost point; lowest part of the root of a tooth (Dentistry)



(Eg) The apex of the mountain was covered with Ice

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AQUILINE:

■ adjective
▶ Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose

▶ Belonging to or like an eagle.

(Eg) Meat eating birds have aquiline beaks.




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APPEND:
■ verb
▶ add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
▶ fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
▶ state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
Eg) The silver string is appended to the blue rope.





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APPRAISE:

■ verb
▶ To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
▶ To praise; to commend.
▶ To estimate; to conjecture.

(Eg) The old man is trying to appraise the cost of the jar.









APPREHENSIVE:
■ adjective
▶ quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"-
▶ mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc;
▶ in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"

(Eg) He was apprehensive about the sudden breeze that blown into his bedroom.






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APOCRYPHAL:

■ adjective
▶ of questionable authenticity
(similar) questionable


(Eg) Most of the theories about UFO are apocryphal in nature.


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APOPLEXY:
■ noun
▶ stroke, the sudden loss of consciousness caused by a cerebral haemorrhage or blood clot in the brain


(Eg) Right side brain showed apoplexy.

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APOSTATE:
■ noun
▶ A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

▶ To turn against one's own religion.


(Eg) Galileo's theories were initially dismissed and he was treated badly by the church, and he eventually became an apostate.

















APOTHECARY:

■ noun
▶ a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
(synonym) pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pill pusher, pill roller


(Eg) The apothecary mixed various drugs and formulated a new drug which was very effective in treating immune disorders.





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ASSIDUOUS:

■ adjective
Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor.

(Eg) Lawerence is assiduous is his exam preparations and hence manages to rank first every time.

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AVARICE :

■ noun
An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.

(Eg) The man was known for his insatiable avarice for money.




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AWFUL:
■ adjective
▶ Exceptionally bad or displeasing
▶ Causing fear or dread or terror
▶ Offensive or even (of persons) malicious
▶ Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

(Eg) The girl in this photograph is looking awful.



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AWRY:

■ adjective
▶ turned or twisted toward one side;
▶ not functioning properly;

■ adverb
away from the correct or expected course;
"something has gone awry in our plans";


(Eg) The construction of the new house had gone awry .



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ASKANCE:
■ adjective
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"

■ adverb
with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer"

(Eg) He looked at Thomas with askance


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ASUNDER:

■ adjective
1. widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole"

■ adverb
into parts or pieces; "torn asunder"

(Eg) The cake was split asunder.

ARCANE:

■ adjective
secret, hidden; mysterious; occult

(Eg) They all thought that this road leads to an arcane place,but it was not.



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AUTOCRATIC:
■ adjective
▶ Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

▶ Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

(Eg) Hitler is regarded as one of the most autocratic leaders of the world



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ARBOREAL:

■ noun

▶ Of or relating to or formed by trees
▶ Inhabiting or frequenting trees
▶ Resembling a tree in form and branching structure


(Eg) Some rodents are considered to be arboreal.









AUGURY:

■ noun
▶ The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.

▶ An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.
▶ A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.


(Eg) It is believed that black cats augur evil.

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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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