DAILY TEN WORDS HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS IN ENGLISH - A - LIST - COMPILED BY - ZENMURALI

281. alley (n) குறுகலான சந்து, தோட்டப்பாதை

a narrow street, garden path

# Before he died at 88, World famous painter Michelangelo lived for 30 years in a small, dark house in an alley.

Ant. blockage, stop

282. alliance (n) உடன்பாடு, ஒரு குறிக்கோளுக்காக இணைவது

any combination or union for some common purpose [adj – allied]

# Political parties form an alliance by themselves to face election.

Ant. separation, secession

283. alliteration (n) எதுகை மோனை

repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words [n – alliterativeness, adj – alliterative, v – alliterate]

# Primary school rhymes have a lot of alliteration.

284. alloy (n) கலப்பு உலோகம்

the mixture of two or more metals; adulterate

# Fuse wire is an alloy of tin and aluminum.

Ant. clear, purify, clean

285. allude (v) மறைமுகமாகக் குறிப்பிடு, குறிப்பாகத் தெரிவி

to refer casually or indirectly, to refer incidentally, or by the suggestion

# She frequently alluded her family problems with her friends.

Ant. keep secret, keep quiet about

286. allure (v) வசீகரிக்கக்கூடிய, ரசிக்கக்கூடிய மற்றும் ஆவலை தூண்டக்கூடிய பண்பு

the quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting [n – allure, allurement]

# Indian women are allured by silk saris.

Ant. repel, alienate, be indifferent to

287. allusion (n) மறை குறிப்பு, குறிப்பீடு

an indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it [adj – allusive]

# Any reference to “Mahatma” on freedom movement is taken to be an allusion to Gandhi.

Ant. reality

288. alluvium (n) வண்டல்மண்

fine fertile soil left behind by a flood  esp. in a river or flood [adj – alluvial]

# Banks of river Ganga are rich in alluvium.

289. alluvion (n) நீரின் செயலால் புதுவதாக நிலம் உருவாதல், நீர்கரை மோதுகை

the rising of a body of water and it's overflowing onto normally dry land [adj – alluvial]

# The soil in the river valley is a rich black alluvion.

290. ally (n) நட்பு நாடு, நேச நாடு

a person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness [adj – alliable, v – allies]

# India is an important ally of Russia in nuclear deals.

Ant. enemy, opponent, rival