A List 51-60

51. ACTUARY

• Meaning – A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums.

• Synonyms – analyst,auditor, bookkeeper,calculator,clerk,comptroller, public accountant, reckoner.
  

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• Usage – actuaries estimate the preferred interest rates of insurance companies.

52. ACTUATE

• Meaning –To put into motion or action; activate; Motivate.

• Synonyms – drive,impel,mobilize,activate,motivate.
  

• Antonyms – impede, stop.
  

• Usage – crisis actuate employees to work hard.

53. ACUMEN

• Meaning –ability to understand and judge things quickly and clearly.

• Synonyms – shrewdness, astuteness, sagacity.
  

• Antonyms – denseness, ignorance, inability, ineptness, obtuseness, stupidity

• Usage – Einstein approached matters with great acumen

54. ACUTE

• Meaning –Extremely sharp or severe; intense;

• Synonyms – sharp, pointed, sensitive, shrill.
  

• Antonyms –dense, imperceptive, insensitive,blunt, dull

• Usage – Sitting infront of computer for long hours causes acute back pains.

55. ADAMANT

• Meaning –An extremely hard, firmly or stubbornly determined.

• Synonyms – die-hard, grim, implacable,stubborn,rigid
  

• Antonyms – flexible, soft, supple

• Usage – Dogs can be adamant at times
  

56. ADAGE

• Meaning –A pithy statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true,

• Synonyms – aphorism, maxim, proverb, saying.
  

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• Usage – She said she always believed in the old adage,’Leave them while you’re looking good.’      -Loos, Anita

57. ADDENDUM

• Meaning –Something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book.

• Synonyms – supplement, appendix, postscript.
  

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• Usage –This is an addendum to the book.

58. ADDLE

• Meaning – to become confused.

• Synonyms – confuse, muddle, bewilder.
  

• Antonyms –clear, understanding

• Usage – My Brain is addled by the volume of this work.

59. ADDUCE

• Meaning – to cite as an example or means of proof in an argument.

• Synonyms – cite, present, abduce.
  

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• Usage – The picture adduce the fact of evolution.

60. ADEPT

• Meaning –A highly skilled person; an expert.

• Synonyms – expert,master,skillful,proficient.
  

• Antonyms –awkward, clumsy, incompetent, inept, unskilled.

• Usage – There is great demand for adept employees these days.