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

651. auxiliary (adj) துணையான

one who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory

# Hand brake in the car is termed as an auxiliary brake.

Ant. main body, primary

652. avail (v) பயன்படுத்திக்கொள்

help, be of use, make use of, profit by [n – availing, adv – availingly]

# The principal advised the students to avail every opportunity to earn a scholarship.

Ant. be useless, detriment, disadvantages, disservice, hinder

653. avalanche (n) பனிப்பாறைச்சரிவு, பனிப்பாறைப் பெயர்ச்சி

the fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock [v – avalanche]

# As the train arrived there was an avalanche of passengers trying to enter.

Ant. scantiness, dearth, lack, insufficiency

654. avarice (n) பேராசை

extreme greed for wealth [adj – avaricious, adv – avariciously]

# Avarice is the cause for misery.

Ant.  generosity, benevolence, magnanimity, unselfishness

655. avant-grade (n) ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட துறையில் புதுமையையும், புது யுத்திகளையும் மற்றும் தொழில் நுட்ப த்தையும் செயல்படுத்தும் குழு

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [adj – avant-grade]

# The Rome city celebrates its avant-grade architecture and design.

656. avatar (n) அவதாரம், திருவுரு

incarnation, descent of a deity etc. to earth in bodily form

# Buddha is considered as an avatar of Vishnu.

657. avenge (v) பழிதீர், பழிக்குப் பழி வாங்கு

inflict retribution on behalf, take vengeance for an injury [n – avenging, adj – avengeful, adv – avengingly]

# Uddham Singh (Who assassinated General O’dwyer) was the man who "avenged" the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh.

Ant. excuse, forgive, accept

658. avenue (n) நிழற்சாலை, கவின்பாதை பக்கங்களில் மரங்களுள்ள சாலை

a line of approach, broad esp. tree-lined road or street, boulevards

# Civil engineering graduates have many job avenues in future.

Ant. alley, lane

659. aver (v) உண்மையென அறிவி, உறுதி செய்

to assert as a fact, declare, state [n – averment]

# The teacher averred that the CAT examination was the toughest to the students.

Ant. deny, disavow, doubt, be uncertain

660. aversion (n) வெறுப்ப, அருவருக்கத்தக்க

a mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing [adj – averse, adv – aversely]
# My sister had an aversion towards wearing jeans.

Ant. agreeable, amenable, favourable, avid