Wednesday 29 May 2019

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

521. armour (n) கவசம்
protective covering made by metals and used in combat [n – armouring, adj – armoured, v – armour]
# Fasting acts as an armour against all evil thoughts and deeds.

522. aromatic (adj) வாசனையுள்ள
having a strong distinctive fragrance [n – aromaticness, v – aromatize, adv – aromatically]
# Jackfruit is nutritious, aromatic, sweet and fleshy.
Ant. unsavory, acrid, bland

523. arouse (v) எழுப்பு, தூண்டு
awake from sleep; cause to be alert and energetic [n – arousability, arousal, adj – arousable]
# Teaching the experimental basic of physics will certainly arouse interest among the students.
Ant. quiet, bore, calm, lull

524. around-the-clock (adj) அனுதினமும்
all the time [adv – around-the-clock]
# All embassies are in vigil round-the-clock.

525. arraign (v) நீதிமன்றத்துக்கு முன் குற்றம் சாட்டு,  குற்றஞ்சாட்டு, குற்றம் குற்றம் சாட்டி விளக்கம் தரும்படி கேள்
to formally accuse someone in a court of law of a particular crime and ask them to state whether they are guilty or not [n – arraignment]
# The Minister was arraigned on charges of aiding terrorists.
Ant. let go, free, exonerate

526. arrant (adj) அபத்தமென அல்லது மோசமானததென கூறத்தக்க
used to say how bad something is [adv – arrantly]
#The actress dismissed the rumours as ‘
arrant nonsense'.
Ant. quiet, subtle

527. array (v) வரிசை
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [n – arraying]
# Biotechnology is a powerful tool to develop diverse arrays of plants.
Ant. disarray   

528. arrear (n) நிலுவை
something overdue and unpaid
# My grandmother had received 40 per cent of pension
arrears during the year on revised pension.
Ant. enough, excess, plenty

529. arriviste (n) எப்படியாவது திடீர் பணக்காரராக முயல்பவர், திடுமெனமுன்னுக்குவரமுயல்பவர்
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
# Many managers, like many of their investors, are arrivistes fleeing conventional asset classes like stocks and bonds.

530. arrogant (adj) கர்வம் பிடித்த, மூர்க்கத்தனமா
someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others [n – arrogance, adv – arrogantly]
# Many traffic policemen in the city are rude and arrogant.
Ant.
meek, humble

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