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Verb: abide Pronunciation: (u’bId) Abide meaning: To remain in a fixed state or to wait for. Tolerate patiently or without any objections. abided, abiding, abides Quotations: Guru Nanak –  As fragrance abides in the flower, as reflection is …

Verb: abate Pronunciation :( u’beyt) Abate meaning: To become less intense or widespread.To reduce in degree or intensity or to reduce in value or amount. Synonyms: diminish, decrease, decline. Derived forms: abates, abating, abated Quotations: …

Adjective: ambidextrous Pronunciation: (am-bi’deks-trus) Ambidextrous meaning: Using both the hands with equal ease. Characterized by duplicity.Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. Not only is …

Noun: altruism Pronunciation: (al-troo,i-zum) Altruism meaning:  The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others.. Behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but that benefits others of its …

Adjective: agrarian Pronunciation: (u’greh-ree-un) Agrarian meaning:  Relating to the cultivation of land;Relating to the farming lands. Characteristic of farmers or their way of life. Much of the India is agrarian. Much of the country was agrarian. The …

Adjective: apostate Pronunciation: (u’pos,teyt) Apostate meaning: Not faithful to religion, party or cause Noun: apostate Apostate meaning: One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; Synonyms:deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade Quotations: Donald …

Adjective: adrift Pronunciation: (u`drift) Adrift meaning: floating without control and without anchor or mooring ( mooring = act of making fast a boat with anchors). Adrift meaning: floating freely or not anchored Off course and …

Noun: eyrie Pronunciation: (i-u-ree) Eyrie meaning: Large nest of a bird of prey (example:- eagle or hawk or vulture ) on a cliff. Synonyms : aerie, eyry, aery Origin : Medieval Latin Quotations: J.R.R.Tolkien – …

Noun: aqueduct Pronunciation: (‘ak-wu,du`kt) Aqueduct meaning : a structure like a bridge that incorporates a canal or pipes for carrying water across a valley. Passage in a part or organ Synonyms : canal, conduit, waterway, …

Noun: altar Pronunciation: (ol-tu) Altar meaning: the holy place in a temple, especially the holy table in a church or to represent a sacred/Nobel cause. Synonym: communion table Quotations : Queen Victoria –  I feel sure that …