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'.
#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.
# 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, மூர்க்கத்தனமாக
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
Ant. meek, humble
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