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.