Thursday 16 May 2019

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


461. appall (v) திடுக்கிடச்செய், திகைக்க வைக்கிற
horrify very bad, shocking  [adj – appall]
# The state of hostel toilets appalled him.
Ant.comfort, reassure, satisfy

462. apparatchik (n) கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சிக்கு மிக விசுவாசமாக உள்ள மூத்த உறுப்பினர்
a loyal and senior member of a political party, especially the Communist Party in the former USSR
# Political parties are still run very much by a handful of apparatchiks.
Ant. capitalist, conservative, fascist 

463. apparatus (n) உபகரணங்கள்
equipment designed to serve a specific function
# The brain contains the whole apparatus that thinks and keeps us alive.

464. apparel (n) உடை, ஆடை
clothing in general [v – apprel]
# My wife is refined in her choice of apparel.
Ant. unclothe, uncover

465. apparent (adj) வெளிப்படையாக, தோராயமாக
easily understood, readily visible seeming [n – apparentness, adv – apparently]
# The apparent value of gold is lower than the real value.
Ant. doubtful, questionable, real

466. apparition (n) பொய்த்தோற்றம், போலித்தோற்றம், பேய்
remarkable or unexpected thing that appears, ghost, phantom [adj – apparitional]
# I don’t believe in ghostly apparition.
Ant. animate, being 

467. applaud (v) கைதட்டுவது மூலமாய் உடன்பாட்டினை உரக்கத்தெரிவி
to clap the hands together in approval or appreciation [adv – applaudably, n – applauder, applaudingly, adj – applaudable]
# Indian intelligence has been applauded worldwide.
Ant. keep silent

468. appease (v) சாந்தப்படுத்து, தணி
to pacify or quiet, esp. by giving in to the demands of, to satisfy or relieve [n – appeasement, adj – appeaseable, adv – appeasingly]
# Villagers conducted special prayers to appease the rain gods.
Ant. aggravate, annoy, incite, irritate, provoke 

469. appellate (adj) மேல்முறையீட்டுக்குரிய
capable of being appealed to, of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
# The Minister decided to go to the appellate court against the lower court judgment.

470. appellation (n) பட்டப்பெயர், இடுபெயர்
the name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called, Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others [adj – appellative]
# The cricket captain acquired the appellation "Tiger".

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