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3 Words with Meanings A 1. Adamant (adj.) (hard, inflexible) Though she was adamant in the beginning, she came round in the end. 2. Adverse (adj.) (unfavourable, hostile) One must try to o...

3 Words with Meanings A 1. Adamant (adj.) (hard, inflexible) Though she was adamant in the beginning, she came round in the end. 2. Adverse (adj.) (unfavourable, hostile) One must try to overcome adverse circumstances. 3. Affected (adj.) (artificial, pretend, influence) She is proud and always behaves in an affected manner. 4. Allay (v.) (calm, pacify) The mother allayed the fears of the child. 5. Accord (n.) (agreement) There is an accord among the family members over this problem. 6. Adulterate (v.) (make impure) Those who adulterate milk should be severely punished. 7. Agility (n.) (nimbleness, alacrity) The police acted with agility and apprehended the robbers. 8. Admonish (v.) (warn, reprove) The officer admonished his subordinates for their irregular attendance. 9. Assuage (v.) (ease, lessen) Rohon’s friends assuaged his apprehension of injustice at the hands of the Principal. 10. Alleviate (v.) (relieve, assuage) Saints are born to alleviate the pain and misery of mankind. 11. Altruism (n.) (unselfish devotion) My friend is imbued with altruism and has made over his property to a charitable trust. 12. Amass (v.) (collect) He has no time to do good to others and appears to be more interested in amassing wealth. 13. Acrimonious (adj.) (stinging, caustic) There were acrimonious arguments between the two brothers causing loss of prestige to the family. 14. Anomaly (n.) (irregularity) I assure you, it is an anomaly because he never behaves like this in an ordinary course of life. Objective General English 413 15. Aptitude (n.) (fitness, talent) Scientific temper calls for aptitude for liberal thinking. 16. Alimony (n.) (payment to divorced wife) She has been fighting for alimony from her estranged husband for two years. 17. Atone (v.) (make amends) You must atone for the injustice you have done to innocent people. 18. Ambiguous (adj.) (doubtful in meaning) One must avoid the use of ambiguous language while writing on social problems. 19. Abjure (v.) (give up) You must abjure the pursuit of sinful acts. 20. Adjure (v.) (request) I adjured my officers to grant me leave for a day or so. 21. Allege (v.) (charge without proof) It was alleged by her enemies that she has misappropriated the money of the trust. 22. Acme (n.) (top, pinnacle, apex) Once at the acme of his political career, now he is at nadir. 23. Analogy (n.) (similarity) The analogy between the security problems of India and Pakistan is uncalled for. 24. Appraise (v.) (estimate value of) It is always difficult to appraise the efforts in true spirit if the results are not favourable. 25. Allocate (v.) [earmark, set aside (funds)] The Prime Minister has allocated a huge sum for the uplift of those living below poverty-line. 26. Adage (n.) (wise saying, proverb) We have often heard the adage ‘Pride hath a fall’. 27. Adversity (n.) (poverty, misfortune) Adversity brings out the latent qualities in a person. 28. Affluence (n.) (abundance, wealth) Affluence in his life made him forget the value of character. 29. Ample (adj.) (abundant) There is an ample stock of nuclear weapons in the arsenal of super powers. 30. Absolve (v.) (pardon, exonerate) At last he was absolved from the charge of misconduct to his officers. 31. Abscond (v.) (hide, run secretly) Since he committed murder he has been absconding. 32. Affray (n.) (public brawl) The timely action of the police averted serious mishap of the affray between the two communities. 33. Annihilate (v.) (destroy) The use of nuclear weapons is likely to annihilate humanity. 34. Affable (adj.) (amiable, pleasing) His affable manners always win him admiration in the society. 35. Amplify (v.) (enlarge) The students requested the teacher to amplify upon the point under discussion. 414 Objective General English 36. Amalgamate (v.) (combine, unite in one body) The two firms were amalgamated under the Chairmanship of Mr. Mukesh Ambani. 37. Appease (v.) (pacify, soothe) Every political party tries to appease the minorities to create its own vote bank. 38. Apprise (v.) (inform) The Minister was apprised of the dangerous situation. 39. Arduous (adj.) (hard, strenuous) A journey to Amarnath Shrine is very arduous. 40. Apprehend (v.) (arrest, fear) Everybody apprehends trouble in the city on account of the abduction of an industrialist. 41. Ameliorate (v.) (improve) Unless we ameliorate the condition of the working class, we cannot expect the prosperity of the country. 42. Adulation (n.) (praise, flattery) False adulation of the leaders by their followers is a common practice these days. 43. Animosity (n.) (active enmity) Animosity between the two leaders has embittered the relations, between the two communities. 44. Audacity (n.) (boldness) He is feared for his audacity and unyielding attitude. 45. Amnesty (n.) (general pardon) On the birth day of the Prince, the King granted amnesty to the prisoners. 46. Ancillary (adj.) (accessory) He is serving in the ancillary unit of a multinational company. 47. Agrarian (adj.) (of land, farming) Inspite of agrarian reforms, Indian agriculture has not shown remarkable progress. 48. Acumen (n.) (mental keenness) The Jews are known for their business acumen. 49. Abrasive (adj.) (offensive) Nobody likes her for her abrasive and haughty behaviour. 50. Amulet (n.) (charm against evil) The saint gave him an amulet to ward off the evil. B 1. Benevolent (adj.) (generous, charitable) He is noted for his benevolent nature. 2. Biennial (adj.) (every two years) The meeting of the members of the Trust is held biennially. 3. Belated (adj.) (delayed) He was sorry for making belated payment. 4. Beguile (v.) (delude, cheat) Don’t be beguiled by the pleasant manners of hypocrites.