List 3

* amenities : convenient features; courtesies ; Something that contributes to physical or material comfort.

The carribean stadiums lacked basic amenities required to stage a world cup.

'It's time to drop these amenities' .

*amiable : agreeable;lovable;warm and friendly
One isn't usually amiable to guests who stay when they're not asked.

*amicable : politely friendly;
Having amicable relations with those in the selection committee helped his cause.

*amiss: faulty, wrong
Is something amiss about tendulkar the batsman?

*amity : although the two nations were at loggerheads there seemed to be amity between the teams.

amnesia : memory loss

*amnesty : pardon

william turner was granted amnesty from his sentence due to his acts of bravery in the sea.
(chotu)

**amoral : An amoral person cannot tell right from wrong. The immoral person can. He chooses to do the wrong deliberately.

*amorous : Indicative of love or sexual desire
from amorous glances to the bedroom, their journey was swift.

*amorphous : formless, lacking
Grahpite is an amorphous form of carbon

*Amphitheater : like a stadium in ancient times; arena
The Gladiator vanquished the tyrant king and the amphitheater erupted with joy

*ample : He had ample time to play the ball in the gap yet he managed to find only the fielder.

*amputate: cut off part of a body
War has brought many tragic sights with people having their arms and limbs ripped off but none so tragic as the sight of an amputated soul.

*amok: Once he crossed his century he just ran amok. There was no stopping him.

*amulet : Around my neck i wear not just an amulet. i wear my life itself.

*anachronism : misplaced in time :D

usage of techniques of building of greek era in this genre is a case of anachronism.
( chotu - the archi)

*analgesic : pain killer

*anarchist : person who seeks to overturn established government.
William wallace was labeled an anarchist and was wanted dead or alive.

*anarchy : absence of governing body; state of disorder;
The assassination of francesco ferdinand left austria in anarchy.

*anathema : solemn curse
chotu says satan has heaped anathema on her in form of me :( .

*ancestry : family descent
Rahul gandhi has a rich ancestry to rely on. politics runs in his blood.

anchor : fasten firmly;
Rahul dravid is so often the anchor for every great indian victory outside the subcontinent.

ancillary : serving as aid or accessory.
Chotu is just an ancillary when i need to talk to the cartoon :D .
(original - chotu)

animadversion : critical remark.
Although sachin has scored centuries in his last two innings, he has not been able to escape the animadversions of his critics.

animosity : active enmity;
The barcelona - mallorca match was marked by bitter animosity.

animus : hostile feeling or intent
The animus of capello was clear when he announced that beckham would never play of madrid again.

annals : records; history
By the time he hangs his boots, lewis hamilton would have entered would have entered the annals of the game as one of the greats.

anneal : heating and suddenly cooling; to improve brittleness.

annex : take possession; attach
alexander's attempts to annex india proved futile.

annihilate: destroy;

annotate: comment; (annotation tool)

annuity : yearly allowance;
Fortune had been no more than an annuity in his life.

annul : make void
His contract with the club was annulled with immediate effect.

anodyne : drug that relieves pain; soothing or comforting
My intellectual weariness often led my craving for the anodyne that resides in cigarettes.

anoint : consecrate; appoint; hallow;
he was anointed the king of egypt.

anomalous; anomaly : abnormal

anonymity: unknown

antagonism : hostility; active resistance
His antagonism towards beckham lessened as beckham piled on one marvelous performance after another.

antecede; antecedent : preceding events

antediluvian : antiquated; extremely ancient
His antediluvian methods of coaching did not find favor with the players.

anthology : book of literary selections by various authors.
The anthology of science fiction movies incomplete without star wars .

anthrop=human
*anthropoid : manlike
anthropologist : study of humankind
anthropomorphic : having human form (anthrop+ morph = human + form)

*antic : extravagantly odd; ridiculous
His antics on the field hardly won him any friends.

* anticlimax : letdown
After breezing through to victory in their warmup matches, India's exit from the world cup was an anticlimax.

*antipathy : dislike; aversion
His antipathy towards ronaldinho was evident when he dropped him from the national squad.

*antithesis : contrast; direct opposite of
Hope is the antithesis of despair

*anvil : iron block used in hammering out metals

*apathy : indifference
His apathy towards the poor and needy infuriated her

ape : imitate

aperture : opening;hole.

apex : tip; summit.

*aphasia : Loss of speech due to injury or illness;
As he stood before the large crowd he seemed to be affected by aphasia and could not speak.

* aphorism : pithy maxim or saying;
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" is an aphorism;
"Time and tide waits for none" is an adage;

* apiary : place where bees are kept;

* aplomb : assurance; poise
He took the chance with great aplomb and finished the move beautifully.

*apocalyptic : prophetic;
People are bemused by nostradamus' apocalyptic predictions.

*apocryphal : spurious; not authentic; questionable
The news that Kobe is set to leave LA is apocryphal at best.

*apogee : highest point.
apogee, perigee in orbits. farthest and nearest points.

List 2

adulation : flattery, admiration
Are they worthy of the adulation they receive?

advent : arrival
With the advent of heavier bats, bowlers are finding ever so difficult to contain the batsmen.

*adventitious : accident; casual
Woolmer's death was earlier thought to be an adventitious mishap. Now the police confirm it as a case of murder.

adversary : opponent; enemy
Reputation is perhaps Indian cricket's greatest adversary.

*advert : refer
When the bowler was incessantly sledging , the batsman simply asked him to advert to the scoreboard. 100 not out it read!

*advocacy : support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something.
Nelson Mandela was unflinching in his advocacy of equal rights for the blacks.

*aegis : shield ; defense
Under the aegis of the BCCI , indian cricket has suffered more than it has gained.

*aerie: nest of a large bird, habitation of high altitude.
The Vulture flew towards its aerie.

*affable : easily approachable;
It is important that the coach be affable towards the players.

*affected : pretended; artificial
affected mannerisms

affirmation: positive assertion; confirmation

affix: attach; fasten
affix signature.

* affliction : state of distress; cause of suffering
How will the team bear this great affliction caused by their early exit from the world cup?

*affluence : abundance; wealth
Unless strong measures are taken Indian cricket will be bewailing its fall from affluence to indigence.

*affront : insult; offense
tendulkar took chappells remarks as a personal affront.

agape : openmouthed (:O)
The crowd stood agape in wonder as paul nixon reverse swept murali for a six!

*agglomeration : collection; heap
the world, an agglomeration of practical people of business habits.

*aggrandize : increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor; glorify
Isolation aggrandizes everything!
Media is to blame for aggrandizing a rather mediocre batting line up.

aggregate : accumulate; gather
The middle overs are a time for aggregation, not flamboyance.
The aggregate of all our troubles do not equal the misery they suffered.

aggressor : attacker
After AB de villiers left, Boucher took the role of the aggressor and plundered the hapless West indian attack.

*aghast : Horrified; dumbfounded
The world was aghast at the news of woolmers death.

agility : nimbleness
something which indian teams have always lacked; agility.

agitate : stir up; disturb
Brutus managed to agitate the crowd against ceasar.

*agnostic : one who is skeptical of the existence of god or religion ; doubtful or non committal.
a+ gnostic;
An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist. The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge.

*agog : highly excited; intensely curious.
The crowd were agog with expectation as sachin came out to bat.

*agrarian : pertaining to land or its cultivation;
India's economy is predominantly agrarian .

*alacrity : cheerful promptness; eagerness
The dropping shoulders betrayed their simulated alacrity.

*alcove : nook; recess; A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room
his face turned towards the alcove of his own bedroom.

*alimentary : supporting nourishment;
When asked the name of the digestive tract, Holmes replied , "Alimentary my dear Watson."

*alimony : Payments made to an ex spouse after divorce;

*allay : pacify,calm
Allayed fears of a war.

*allegiance : loyalty
His allegiance to the group was unquestionable.

*allegory: poetry technique

*alliteration : furrow followed free

alloy: mixture of metals

*alloy : mix; make less pure; lessen
Sri lankas victory celebration was alloyed with their concern over murali's injury.

allude, allusion : indirect reference

allure : entice, attract
The signposts aimed at alluring customers.

alluvial : deposits of soil; as in alluvial soil;

*aloft: upward
The victory over india sent their spirits aloft!

*altercation : noisy quarrel; heated dispute
It is believed sourav had a major altercation with chappell in Zimbabwe.

*amalgamate : combine; unite in one body
the amalgamated colleges constituted a university

amass : collect
Cricketers in india look to amass wealth during their stay in the team.

*amazon : female warrirors
Strong agressive women are referred to as amazons.

*ambidextrous : capable of using either hand with equal ease
Since his right hand still hadn't completely healed, Jim found himself using his left hand. By June 1934, when Joe Gould tracked Braddock down on the docks, the boxer was functionally ambidextrous

ambience : environment; atmosphere

ambiguous : doubtful, uncertain

*ambivalence : coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea.
My feeling for the Indian team may be described as ambivalent at best.

amble: moving at an easy pace
he horse increased his amble and, suddenly changing foot, broke into a fast trot.

*ambrosia : Food of the gods
ambrosia is known to confer immortatlity upon men.

*ambulatory : able to walk;
There seems to be significant improvement in him after the accident. He is now in an ambulatory condition.

*ameliorate : improve
The attempts of the UNICEF to ameliorate the living conditions in africa have been widely appreciated

*amenable : Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing. accountable
A good captain is amenable to suggestions from his players.

amend : correct; change for better.
Time to make amends.

Here goes!

Not quite sure how exactly this will work. Just want to make a start. Got nothing to lose I guess.

abase : lower, degrade, humiliate.

Just when you thought this is as worse as it could get, pakistan managed to abase itself further with a loss to ireland.

abash : embarrass

He seemed abashed about the way he got out. Trying to leave a delivery that knocked his offstump.

abate : subsidise or moderate.

The run spree abated once davison got out.

abbreviate : shorten.

63 all out! a rather abbreviated innings that.

abdicate : renounce, give up

Inzamam's decision to abdicate captaincy was poor in its timing.

aberrant : abnormal or deviant

Shoaib's aberrant behavior has always been a cause of much concern to the team.

aberration : departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder.

Sehwags return to form is a mere aberration.

abet : assist in wrongdoing.

The media is all but killing the spirit of the game and the cricket board is willing to abet the cause.

abeyance : suspended action

The game was held in abeyance due to crowd trouble.

abhor : detest, hate

I abhor all whores! =))

abject : wretched, lacking pride

Only abject cowards make racist remarks.

abjure : renounce upon oath; disavow (wtf?)

It seems pathan has decided to abjure all his better qualities as a bowler.

ablution : washing, cleansing

what ablutions can cleanse him of his impurities?

abnegation : renunciation, self-sacrifice

Perhaps my greatest act of abnegation was to give up my bat for the teams cause. still hurts. ouch.


abolish : cancel

Cricket should be abolished in india. :(

abominable : detestable, extremely unpleasant

The reaction of the fans in the subcontinent was nothing short of abominable.

abominate : hate, loath

sourav abominated the short rising delivery.

aboriginal : being the first of its kind in a region. primitive; native

Read the popular books--attend the popular amusements; and you will find at the bottom of them all a lessening regard for the gentler graces of civilized life, and a growing admiration for the virtues of the aboriginal Britons.

abortive : unsucessful; fruitless

Although , it is termed as the first war of independence, the revolt of 1857 was merely and abortive attempt.

abrasive : rubbing away; tending to grind down

After India's loss, the fans made abrasive remarks towards the players.

abridge : condense, shorten

The champions trophy is supposedly an abridged version of the world cup.

abrogate : abolish

It is the law of nature--no man-made law can abrogate the laws of God. (what crap!!)

abscission : removal by cutting off, as in surgery; seperation.

The surgery involved abscission of the malignant time.

abscond : depart secretly and hide

After their dismal performance the indian team might feel the need to abscond fearing the volatile mob back home.

absolute : complete totally unlimited

nothing is absolute. But nothing is absolute!

absolve : pardon; forgive

Where failure is the gravest of crimes, it remains to be seen if the fans will absolve them of their sins!

abstain : refrain; withhold from participation

The Mahatma's policy to abstain from violent ways is a source of much debate.

abstemious : sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

The pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious

abstinence : restraint from eating or drinking

Much is made of sachin's restraint as a batsman these days. Temperance is one thing, abstinence another.

abstract : theoretical; not concrete

A man, who is the abstract of all faults.

abstruse : obscure; profound; difficult to understand

he poured forth his stores of abstruse knowledge with child-like enjoyment of the amazement of his hearers.
For someone lacking significant knowledge in number theory, cryptography may seem rather abstruse and intimidating at worst.

abusive : coarsely insulting; physically harmful.

After i got drunk, i was hurling the most exotic abusive remarks at the team.

*abut : border upon, adjoin

the strange aspect of this mountain is contrasted by the sea-like plain, which not only abuts against its steep sides, but likewise separates the parallel ranges.

abysmal : bottomless

abysmal performance.
abysmal stupidity.

abyss : bottomless pit (from abysmal. bottomless)

The recent turn of events has hurled pakistan cricket into an abyss. Only time will tell if they can claw their way back.

academic : related to a school; not practically or directly useful

The result was merely academic and had no bearing on the competition.

accede : agree, concede

India refused to accede to pakistans ridiculous demands.

accelerate : move faster

Kallis' inexplicable batting when acceleration was needed ruined SA's batting.

accessible : easy to approach; obtainable

a town accessible by rail.
most students now have computers accessible.
an accessible and genial man.

accessory : additional object; useful but not essential thing

The bat seemed a mere accessory in his hand.

acclaim : applaud; announce with great approval

Wildly acclaimed one day, furiously decried the next. Heroes are made and forgotten too easily here.

acclimate : adjust to climate; adapt

The team that acclimatizes the fastest will go a long way in this tournament.

* acclivity : sharp upslope of a hill.

when the sun descended on the brow of the acclivity , it made for a breathtaking view.

accolade : award of merit;

The World Cup is the highest accolade that any cricketer hopes for.

accommodate : adjust; oblige or help

He was accommodated into the team due to the vested interests of the powers that be.

accomplice : partner in crime

The circumstances of woolmers death suggest the presence of an in house accomplice.

*accord : agreement

The captain was in complete accord with the result. They did not deserve to go through.

*accost : approach and speak; solicit

What words do i have to accost him?

*accoutre : equip

accoutred with the best batting lineup , they set about to bring the world cup home.

*accretion : growth; increase

of pains and inconveniences, which grows by geometrical accretion.

accrue : come about by addition

The advantages of JAVA automatically accrue.

*acerbic : bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting

In lieu of flowers, please send acerbic letters to Republicans.