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361. analytical (adj) பகுத்தன்முறை, பகுத்து ஆராய்கிற

using or skilled in using analysis [n – analyst, analytic]

# Entrance exams are used to test the analytical ability of the students.

Ant. illogical, disorganized unsystematic

362. analyze (v)  பொருட்களைக் கூறுபடுத்தி நுணுகி ஆராய், கூர்ந்து ஆய்

to examine minutely or critically  [n – analyzability, analyzation, adj – analyzable]

# The chemist analyzed the water to find its softness.

Ant. confuse, muddle

363. anarchist (n) ஆட்சியில்லா நிலையே சிறந்ததென்ற கருத்தடையவர், அராஜகவாதி

a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom, an advocate of anarchism [adj – anarchistic]

# The Indian government has zero tolerance towards anarchist.

Ant. loyalist, conservative, disciplinarian

364. anarchy (n) ஆட்சியில்லா நிலை, சட்டமில்லா நிலை

absence or utter disregard of government [adj – anarchic]

# Democracy without discipline leads to anarchy.

Ant. lawfulness, order, rule

365. anathema (n) வெறுப்பூட்டும் நபர் (அ) பொருள் detested person, ecclesiastical curse [adj – anathematic]

# AIDS patients are not anathema in the society.
Ant. beloved, welcomed, blessing

366. anatomy (n) உடற்கூறியல்

science of animal or plant structure  the structure, analysis [adj –  anatomical, n – anatomist]

# Everyone should know the anatomy of our body.

367. ancestry (n) வம்சபரம்பரை

one’s ancestors collectively, family descent, lineage [adj – ancestral] 

# In India the Muslims and the Christians have a common ancestry.

Ant. posterity, descendants, progeny

368. anchor (v) நங்கூரம் பாய்ச்சு

fix firmly and stably [n – anchor, adj – anchorable]

# The crowd anchored the actress and forced her to dance.

Ant. lift anchor, weigh anchor, break free

369. ancient (adj) புராதன, பழமையான

for long ago, having lived or existed long [n – ancient, ancientness]

# Tamil and Sanskrit are the most ancient of languages.

Ant. modern, new

370. ancillary (adj) துணையான

relating to something that is added

# Major automobile ancillary units will become sick due to electric power crisis.

Ant. main, major, independent

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351. amulet (n) தாயத்து

charm worn against evil, a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

# Ozone Layer is the safety amulet saving all living beings from the ill effects of the ultraviolet rays coming from the sun.

352. amuse (v) மகிழ்ச்சியடையச் செய், குதூகலமடையச் செய்

cause to laugh or smile, interest or  occupy [n – amusement, amuser, adj – amusable, amusing, adv – amusedly]

# Amuse yourself by doing gardening in your free time.

Ant. tire, bore, weary

353. anachronism (n) தற்காலத்திற்கு ஒவ்வாத ஒன்று, காலத்திற்கொவ்வாமை

a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age, anything occurring or existing out of its proper time [adj – anachronistic, adv – anachronistically]

# Shakespeare's placing of a clock in Julius Caesar is an

anachronism, because clocks had not yet been invented in the period.

354. anaconda (n) தன் இரையை நெருக்கிக் கொல்லும் பெரிய தென் அமெரிக்கப் பாம்பு, மலைப்பாம்பு வகை

large non-poisonous snake killing its prey by constriction

# The anaconda is famous now after the Hollywood movies by the same name.

355. anaerobe (n) காற்றில்லாமலும் வாழும் நுண்ணுயிரி

an organism (esp. a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live [adj – anaerobic]

# Some bacteria can only live in anaerobic conditions

356. anagram (n) சொல்லின் எழுத்துமுறை மாற்றிப்புதுச் சொல்லாக்குதல்

the letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase

# Anagrams are part of crossword puzzles.

357. analects (n) ஒரு (அ) ஒன்றிற்கும் மேற்பட்ட நூலாசிரியர்களின் நூல்களில் இருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட பகுதிகள்

a collection of excerpts from a literary work

# Analects from the Koran is scared.

358. analgesic (adj) வலி நிவாரணி, உணர்ச்சியின்மை உண்டுபண்ணுகிற

relieving pain [n – analgesia]

# Frequent intake of analgesic drugs damage the kidney.

Ant. irritant

359. analogous (adj) ஒத்த, ஒப்புமையுடைய, ஒத்திசைவான

corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion,  relations [n – analogue, analogousness, adv – analogously]

# Super computer is analogous to the human brain.

Ant. dissimilar, unlike, different

360. analogy (n) ஒப்புமை, ஒத்ததன்மை

a comparison between things which have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea [adj – analogical]

# He drew an analogy between the heart  and a pump.       

Ant. dissimilarity, difference

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341. amour-propre (n) தன்மதிப்பு

feeling of excessive pride, self-respect, self esteem

# Every Indian should have amour-propre about our culture.

342. ampersand (n) உம்மைக்குறி

a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

# Write your comments about this book without any ampersands.

343. amphibian (adj) நீர் நிலம் இரண்டிலும் இயங்கவல்ல

of a class of vertebrates with an aquatic larval stage followed by a terrestrial adult stage, vehicle able to operate both on land and in water [n – amphibian]

# Belonging to the amphibian family, frogs can live in most of the environments. 

344. amphibious (adj) நீரிலும் நிலத்திலும் வாழுகின்ற அல்லது இயங்குகின்ற

operating or living on land and in water

# The state government provides amphibious vehicles to police department.

345. amphitheater (n) திறந்தவெளியான நடுவிடத்தைச் சுற்றி ஒன்றன்பின் ஒன்றாக எழும் இருக்கைகளைக் கொண்ட வட்டமான அல்லது நீள்வட்டமான கட்டிடம்

an circular unroofed building with tiers of seat surrounding a central space

# Nowadays in major towns there are amphitheaters for multiple purpose.

346. ample (adj) தாராளமான, மிகுதியான

enough or more than enough; plentiful [adv – amply]

# In future there will be ample job opportunities for bio-technology students.

Ant. insufficient, inadequate, scant

347. amplify (v) சத்தத்தை அதிகப்படுத்து, பெருக்கு, விஸ்தரி

increase the volume of, increase in size, volume or significance [n – amplification, adj –  amplifiable]

# There are devices in the mobile phones to amplify your voice at the other end.

Ant. reduce, decrease, simplify

348. amplitude (n) உயர்த்திருப்பது / அகல்நிலை /விரிநிலை / நீள்நிலை

largeness, greatness of magnitude

# During the rainy season the tomato price will touch high amplitude’s.
Ant. smallness, limitation, narrowness

349. amputate (v) வெட்டியெடு, துண்டி

to remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body [n – amputation, amputator, adj – amputative]

# The surgeon amputated his hand to prevent further complications.
Ant. add, put in, join

350. amuck (adj) பித்துப்பிடித்த, மூர்க்கமாக (ஓடு)

to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner; frenzied as if possessed by a demon [adv – amuck]       

# The two dogs ran amuck in the school playground.

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331. amicus curiae (n) நீதிமன்றத்தில் நீதியை எடுத்துக்கூறும் நடுநிலை அறிவுரையாளர்

an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case, usually someone who wants to influence the outcome to a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

# A senior advocate was appointed as amicus curiae to assist the prosecution.

332. amiss (adj) தவறான, இசைவு கேடாக, ஒழுங்கு மீறி

wrong; not suitable or not as expected [adv – amiss]

# The actress makeup reflected that something was amiss.

Ant. right, proper, in order

333. amity (n) நட்பு, சினேகம், இணக்கம்

a state of friendship and cordially

# We have to live in amity for the progress of the nation.

Ant. enmity, antagonism, ill will

334. amnesia (n) மறதிநோய், நினைவிழப்பு

partial or total loss of memory[adj – amnesic]

# The former Indian defence Minister is suffering from amnesia.

Ant. consciousness, awareness, understanding

335. amnesty (n) அரசியல் குற்ற மன்னிப்பு

general pardon esp. for political offences [v – amnesty]

# The Indian President gave amnesty to two Pakistani militants.

Ant. conviction, denunciation, sentence

336. amok (n) மூர்க்கமாக ஓடுவது, பித்துப்பிடித்தநிலை

a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder [adj – amok, v – amok]

# An elephant ran amok and gored to death its mahout.

337. amoral (adj) ஒழுக்கமில்லா, ஒழுக்கஞ்சாராத

without moral standards or principles [n – amorality, adv – amorally]

# He earned money in an amoral way.

Ant. moral, chaste

338. amorous (adj) எளிதில் காதல்கொள்கிற

expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance [n –

amorousness, adv – amorously]

# Her amorous eyes hit my heart.

Ant. unloving, indifferent, hateful

339. amorphous (adj) குறிப்பிட்ட வடிவில் இல்லாதிருக்கிற

without determinate shape, unorganized [n – amorphousness, amorphism, adv – amorphously]

# All liquids are amorphous.

Ant. shaped, shapely, definite, distinct, distinctive

340. amour (n) காதல் விளையாட்டு, மறைகாதல் தொடர்பு,

a love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature

# She is enraged at this revelation of her past amours.
Ant. dislike, hatred, hate

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321. amble (v) நிதானமான நடை, சாவதானமாக நடந்து செல்

walk leisurely [n – ambler]

# To relax yourself freely, amble for an hour every day.

Ant. rush, run, race

322. ambrosia (n) அமிழ்தம், நறுஞ்சுவையுடைய, நறுஞ்சுவைப்பொருள்

food of the gods, divinely delicious food, sublimely delicious food etc. [adj – ambrosial]

# Food with homely flavours in a factory canteen is like ambrosia to the workers.

323. ambulatory (adj) உலாவிடம், இங்குமங்கும் போகிற / திரிகிற

relating to or describing people being treated for an injury or illness who are able to walk, and who, when treated in a hospital, are usually not staying for the night in a bed

# The nurses in the ambulatory center in the hospital allow the patients to walk around without assistance.

Ant. bed ridden, not walking, immobile

324. ambush (n) தாக்குதற்காகப் பதுங்கியிருப்பது

the act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy [v – ambush]

# Two U.S. soldiers were killed last night in an ambush in western Iraq.

325. ameliorate (v) உயர்ந்ததாக்கு, சீர்ப்படுத்து

to make better, get better[n – amelioration, adj – ameliorative]

# Mother Theresa helped ameliorate the leprosy patients.

Ant. decline, weaken, worsen

326. amenable (adj) எளிதில் இணங்குந்தன்மை, இணக்கமான, சொற்படி கேட்கும்

willing and ready to submit, responsible, open to being acted upon in a certain way [n – amenability, adv – amenably]

# The Principal is amenable to any suggestions from the students.

Ant. closed-minded, headstrong, autocratic

327. amendment (n) திருத்தம், மாற்றுத் தீர்மானம்

minor alteration or addition in a document, resolution [v – amend]

# Legislators approved the constitutional amendment in the parliament house.

Ant. spoiling, harming, hurting

328. amenity (n) சௌகரியங்கள், விரும்பத்தக்க சௌரியங்கள்

pleasant or useful feature or facility, pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions [n – amenities]

# Though it is a new airport, it is lacking in social amenities.

Ant. bad manners, impoliteness, rudeness

329. amiable (n) அன்பு கொள்ளத்தக்க, ஒத்துப்போகிற, மனத்துக்கினிய

(esp. of a person) friendly and pleasant, likable [adv – amiably]

# My friend seeks bride below 27, nice and amiable, from a decent family.

Ant. unfriendly, hostile, unpleasing

330. amicable (adj) சிநேகமான, இணக்கமான, நட்பிணக்கமான

done in a friendly spirit [n – amicability, adv – amicably]

# India reached an amicable settlement with US in nuclear deal.

Ant. unkind, unfriendly, hostile