411. anthem (n) கீதம், இசைப்பாடலால் புகழ்
a
song of praise, a song of devotion or loyalty
# The
Principal requested everyone to stand up for the national anthem.
412. anthology
(n) செய்யுள் திரட்டு, ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் சிறப்பு தொகுப்பு
collection
of poems, essays [n – anthologist]
# She
is editing an anthology of
detective stories.
413. anthracite
(n) அனல்மலி நிலக்கரி
hard
coal
# The principal use of anthracite today is as a domestic fuel.
# The principal use of anthracite today is as a domestic fuel.
414. anthrax (n) கால்நடைகளுக்கு உண்டாகும் ஆபத்தான நச்சுச் சீக்கட்டு
the
disease of sheep and cattle transmissible to humans
# Five
cows in his farm house died of anthrax.
415. anthropoid (adj) மனிதனைப்போன்ற மனித உருவான
human
in form; like a human being or an ape
[n – anthropoid]
# Monkeys,
apes and humans are all anthropoids.
416. anthropology
(n) மனிதன் உடல் உளம் இரண்டும் சார்ந்த முழுவரலாற்று ஆராய்ச்சித்துறை
the
social science that studies the origin and social relationship of human beings
[adj – anthropological, n – anthropologist]
# My
sister is pursuing research in anthropology.
417. anthropomorphous
(adj) மனித வடிவில் அமைந்த,
மனிதனைப்போன்ற
having
or resembling human form [n – anthropomorphism]
#
Disney has long been the best in the business of anthropomorphism.
418. antic (n)
கோமாளித்தனம்
foolish
behaviour or action [v – antic, adv – antically]
# Children enjoyed the clown’s lively antics in the circus.
# Children enjoyed the clown’s lively antics in the circus.
419. anticipate (v)
எதிர்
நோக்கு
to imagine or expect that something will happen, sometimes
taking action in preparation for it happening [n – anticipation]
# Accidents
cannot be anticipated by
anyone.
Ant. be
amazed, be surprised, doubt
420. anticlimax (n) உயர்ந்த எண்ண நிலையிலிருந்து ஏற்படும் திடீர் வீழ்ச்சி
a
gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said
[adj – anticlimactic]
# His research on physics ended in an anticlimax.
# His research on physics ended in an anticlimax.
Ant. climax
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