arch :

Example - Jama Masjid has eleven arches of which the middle one is bigger than the others.
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avatar :
Example - Among the ten principal avatars of Hindu God Vishnu, nine of them have occurred in the past and one will take
place in the future, at the end of Kali Yuga.
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ameliorate : ,
Example - The state is aware that the policeman is the son of either a farmer or a worker. He suffers from the same social
and economic handicaps as the others who are engaged in the relentless struggle to ameliorate their condition. Bakshi,
Sharma, Gajrani, Contemporary Political Leadership in India: George Fernandes, July 1998
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arcane :
Example - The topic is a bit arcane, and takes some explaining to get readers up to speed to appreciate it.
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audacity :
Example - He had the audacity to question my decision.
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amicable :
Example - Actress Kate Winslet has spoken of her regret over her "absolutely amicable" split from husband Jim
Threapleton. -- BBC News, 5 September 2001
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abate : , , , , , , , , ,
Example - The government is also keen to try to identify further sensible measures that could abate emissions from the
sector.
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Example - I was abased before my fellow workers when I was demoted.
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abandon : , , , , , , , , ,
Example - England's captain says it was the right decision to abandon the second one-day international because of rain.
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abscond :
Example - Scotland Yard are hunting three men who are believed to have absconded from control orders imposed under
the Prevention of Terrorism Act. -- BBC News, 23 May, 2007
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adamant :
Example - The talks did not make much headway as autorickshaw drivers were adamant on fixation of Rs. 10 as minimum
fare for the first two km and Rs. 5 per km extra. -- The Hindu, 29 September 2003
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ablution : -
Example - Our accommodations there were primitive, wooden huts, wood burning stoves, lamps and army cots with gray
blankets. A dining hut and an ablution shed with outdoor toilets. -- BBC, 3 August 2005
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Example - The Delhi Government, on the order from the Supreme Court, decided to shift the abattoir to a faraway place.
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allegiance : , , , , , , ,
Example - The decline in the number of people professing allegiance to religion is a matter of great concern.
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amuck : , , , , , ,
Example - When the nightclub caught fire, persons present there ran amuck, blocking the exits.
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Example - The most commonly reported flu symptoms are fever, chills, sweating, asthenia, headache and nausea.
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astute : , -, , , , , ,
Example - People who take out these types of personal loans are not considered as financially astute.
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Example - The Kenyan parliament approves a draft constitution, after nearly 20 years of acrimonious debate.
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apposite : , , , ,
Example - It is, however, apposite to note that this process will continue in the year ahead.
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astound :
Example - If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
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antagonism : ,, , , , ,
Example - "We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace, business and financial monopoly, class antagonism,
sectionalism, war profiteering," said the President Franklin Roosevelt
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analogical : , , -, , ,
Example - Analogical reasoning is a powerful way of solving new problems, by making use of prior experience.
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Example - A golden amulet was tied on his right arm.
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amity : , -
Example - The election of the countrys first black president was supposed to usher in an era of group amity and trust.
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austere :
Example - My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. - A P J Abdul Kalam, "Wings of Fire"
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arable :
Example - Except for United States of America, India has the largest amount of arable land; still there is routine
occurrence of food shortage due to excessive dependence on rainfall.
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amnesty :
Example - When the government declares a tax amnesty, it means that if people pay the taxes they owe, then the
government will officially forget that they broke the law by not paying tax in the first place.
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aberration :
Example - A thunderstorm accompanied by rain in December is an aberration; it does not normally rain in December in
this area.
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accolade :
Example - Teflon Toughs, the first group of artists to perform break-dance in Carnegie Hall received accolades from critics
as well as fans for their outstanding performance.
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acumen :
Example - My friend's near total lack of investment acumen led him to invest all his money in a company that had already
declared bankruptcy.
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ameliorate :
Example - The state is aware that the policeman is the son of either a farmer or a worker. He suffers from the same social
and economic handicaps as the others who are engaged in the relentless struggle to ameliorate their condition.
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arcanum :
Example - The European monarch craved the formula or arcanum for the philosopher's stone, the magical compound that
would turn base metal into gold.
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abeyance :
Example - He was nineteen years old, and officially a medical student, though inevitably his studies were in abeyance for
the duration of the war. -- Ruth Brandon, Surreal Lives: The Surrealists 1917-1945
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acuity :
Example - They fail to understand how a person can hold beliefs so contrary to theirs and still retain any mental acuity. -Charles Krauthammer, ". . . Why Bush Will Win", Washington Post, November 3, 2000
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acerbic :
Example - Since I started out as a writer many years ago, I have built a reputation as an acerbic, mean-spirited observer
of the human condition. -- Joe Queenan, My Goodness: A Cynic's Short-Lived Search for Sainthood
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ambience :
Example - Many restaurants and malls have noisy ambience due to stone flooring, cement walls and concrete ceilings as
compared to few that have carpeting and wooden panels to absorb the noise.
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acme :
Example - In 1990 Iraq's Saddam Hussein aimed to corner the world oil market through military aggression against
Kuwait; control of oil represented the acme of his ambitions. -- Richard Rosecrance, The Rise of the Virtual State
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acclimate :
Example - The Korbels did not have much time to pull their lives together and acclimate themselves to English culture. -Ann Blackman, "Seasons of Her Life"
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astute :
Example - People who take out these types of personal loans are not considered as financially astute.
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apathy :
Example - The mayor accused the residents of apathy because none of them attended the meeting he hosted for public
grievance hearing but the residents responded by saying such meetings are just for show.
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appease :
Example - The poor farmer handed over all of his grain to the treasury, but still the emperor was not appeased.
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agrarian :
Example - Politics in this country often pit the rural, agrarian, interests against the interests of urban public.
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allege :
Example - To allege something is to assert it without actually proving it.
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axiom :
Example - That the rich get richer is an axiom, it hardly needs evidence.
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arbitrary :
Example - The grades given by the teacher appeared to be arbitrary; they did not seem to be related to anything the
students had done in the class.
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admonish :
Example - The boys' mother admonished them not to go out to play before finishing their homework.
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