| Sr No. | Word | शब्द | Meaning | Example |
| 1 | abase | अपमानित करना | lower; degrade; humiliate | Anna expected to have to curtsy
to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him,
however she refused to abase herself. |
| 2 | abash | लज्जित करना | embarrass | He was not at all abashed by her
open admiration. |
| 3 | abate | रोक-थाम करना | subside or moderate | Rather than leaving immediately,
they waited for the storm to abate. |
| 4 | abbreviate | संक्षिप्त करना | shorten | Because we were running out of
time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.
|
| 5 | abdicate | त्यागना | renounce; give up | When Edward VII abdicated the
British throne, he surprised the entire world. |
| 6 | aberrant | धर्मपथ से हटनेवाला | abnormal or deviant | Given the aberrant nature of the
data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. |
| 7 | abet | उकसाना | assist, usually in doing
something wrong | She was unwilling to abet him in
the swindle he had planned. |
| 8 | abeyance | दुविधा | suspended action | The deal was held in abeyance
until her arrival. |
| 9 | abject | अधम | wretched; lacking pride | On the streets of New York the
homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from
the wind. |
| 10 | abjure | त्यागना | renounce upon oath | He abjured his allegiance to the
king. |
| 11 | ablution | स्नान | washing | His daily ablutions were
accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the
Bath." |
| 12 | abnegation | अस्वीकार | renunciation; self-sacrifice | Though Rudolph and Duchess
Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king;
their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom. |
| 13 | abominate | द्वेष करना | loathe; hate | Moses scolded the idol
worshippers in the tribe because he abominated the custom. |
| 14 | abortive | निष्फल | unsuccessful; fruitless | We had to abandon our abortive
attempts. |
| 15 | abrasive | अपघर्षक | rubbing away; tending to grind
down | Just as abrasive cleaning
powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a
listener's patience. |
| 16 | abrogate | अभिनिषेध करना | abolish | He intended to abrogate the
decree issued by his predecessor. |
| 17 | abscond | फ़रार होना | depart secretly and hide | The teller absconded with the
bonds and was not found. |
| 18 | absolute | पूर्ण | complete; totally unlimited;
certain | Although the King of Siam was an
absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without
absolute evidence of her infidelity. |
| 19 | absolve | दोषमुक्त करना | pardon (an offense) | The father confessor absolved
him of his sins. |
| 20 | abstain | बचना | refrain; withhold from
participation | After considering the effect of
alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking
while he trained for the race. |
| 21 | abstract | अमूर्त | theoretical; not concrete;
non-representational | To him, hunger was an abstract
concept; he had never missed a meal. |
| 22 | abusive | अपमानजनक | coarsely insulting; physically
harmful | An abusive parent damages a
child both mentally and physically. |
| 23 | abut | सीमा पर एकत्रित होना | border upon; adjoin | Where our estates abut, we must
build a fence. |
| 24 | abysmal | निराशाजनक | bottomless | His arrogance is exceeded only
by his abysmal ignorance. |
| 25 | accede | मान लेना | agree | If I accede to this demand for
blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands. |
| 26 | accelerate | में तेजी लाने के | move faster | In our science class, we learn
how falling bodies accelerate. |
| 27 | accessible | सुलभ | easy to approach; obtainable | We asked our guide whether the
ruins were accessible on foot. |
| 28 | accessory | सहायक | additional object; useful but
not essential thing | She bought an attractive handbag
as an accessory for her dress. |
| 29 | acclimate | अभ्यास होना | adjust to climate or environment | One of the difficulties of our
present air age is the need of travellers to acclimate themselves to their
new and often strange environments. |
| 30 | acclivity | चढ़ाना | sharp upslope of a hill | The car could not go up the
acclivity in high gear. |
| 31 | accolade | पुरस्कार | award of merit | In Hollywood, an
"Oscar" is the highest accolade. |
| 32 | accord | समझौते | agreement | She was in complete accord with
the verdict. |
| 33 | accost | संभाषण करना | approach and speak first to a
person | When the two young men accosted
me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me. |
| 34 | accoutre | वर्दी से सजाना | equip | The fisherman was accoutred with
the best that the sporting goods store could supply |
| 35 | accretion | एक साथ वृद्धि | growth; increase | The accretion of wealth marked
the family's rise in power. |
| 36 | accrue | उपाजित होना | come about by addition | You must pay the interest that
has accrued on your debt as well as the principal sum. |
| 37 | acidulous | थोड़ा अम्ल | slightly sour; sharp; caustic | James was unpopular because of
his sarcastic and acidulous remarks. |
| 38 | acme | परिपूर्णता | peak; pinnacle; highest point | Welles's success in Citizen Kane
marked the acme of his career as an actor; never again did he achieve such
popular acclaim. |
| 39 | acquiesce | संतुष्ट होना | assent; agree passively | Although she appeared to
acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations
about the changes he wanted made. |
| 40 | acquittal | दोषमुक्ति | deliverance from a charge | His acquittal by the jury
surprised those who had thought him guilty. |
| 41 | acrid | तीखा | sharp; bitterly pungent | The acrid odor of burnt
gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired. |
| 42 | acrimonious | उग्र | stinging, caustic | His tendency to utter
acrimonious remarks alienated his audience. |
| 43 | actuarial | बीमांकिक | calculating; pertaining to
insurance statistics | According to recent actuarial
tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago. |
| 44 | actuate | उकसाना | motivate | I fail to understand what
actuated you to reply to this letter so nastily. |
| 45 | acuity | तीक्ष्णता | sharpness | In time his youthful acuity of
vision failed him, and he needed glasses. |
| 46 | acumen | कुशाग्रता | mental keenness | His business acumen helped him
to succeed where others had failed. |
| 47 | adage | कहावत | wise saying; proverb | There is much truth in the old
adage about fools and their money. |
| 48 | adamant | अटल | hard, inflexible | He was adamant in his
determination to punish the wrongdoer. |
| 49 | addendum | परिशिष्ट | addition; appendix to book | Jane's editor approved her new
comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an
addendum on recent developments in literary criticism. |
| 50 | addle | सड़ा | muddle; drive crazy | This idiotic plan is confusing
enough to addle anyone. |
| 51 | adherent | पक्षपाती | supporter; follower | In the wake of the scandal, the
senator's one-time adherent quietly deserted him. |
| 52 | adjunct | सहायक | something attached to but
holding an inferior position | I will entertain this concept as
an adjunct to the main proposal. |
| 53 | adjuration | शपथ | solemn urging | Her adjuration to tell the truth
did not change the witnesses' testimony. |
| 54 | adjutant | एजीटांट | staff officer assisting the
commander; assistant | Though Wellington delegated many
tasks to his chief adjutant, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Somerset was in no doubt
as to who made all major decisions. |
| 55 | admonish | धिक्कारना | warn; reprove | He admonished his listeners to
change their wicked ways. |
| 56 | adorn | सजाना | decorate | Wall paintings and carved
statues adorned the temple. |
| 57 | adroit | निपुण | skillful | His adroit handling of the
delicate situation pleased his employers. |
| 58 | adulation | मनुहार | flattery; admiration | The rock star thrived on the
adulation of his groupies and yes-men. |
| 59 | adulterate | मिलावट करना | make impure by mixing with baser
substances | It is a crime to adulterate
foods without informing the buyer. |
| 60 | advent | आगमन | arrival | Most Americans were unaware of
the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them. |
| 61 | adventitious | आकस्मिक | accidental; casual | He found this adventitious
meeting with his friend extremely fortunate. |
| 62 | adversary | वैरी | opponent; enemy | Batman struggled to save Gotham
City from the machinations of his wicked adversary, the Joker. |
| 63 | adverse | प्रतिकूल | unfavorable; hostile | adverse circumstances compelled
him to close his business. |
| 64 | adversity | विपत्ति | poverty, misfortune | We must learn to meet adversity
gracefully. |
| 65 | advert | विज्ञापन | refer to | Since you advert to this matter
so frequently, you must regard it as important. |
| 66 | advocate | वकील | urge; plead for | The abolitionists advocated
freedom for the slaves. |
| 67 | aegis | तत्वावधान | shield; defense | Under the aegis of the Bill of
Rights, we enjoy our most treasured freedoms. |
| 68 | affable | मिलनसार | courteous | Although he held a position of
responsibility, he was an affable individual and could be reached by anyone
with a complaint. |
| 69 | affected | प्रभावित | artificial; pretended | His affected mannerisms
irritated may of us who had known him before his promotion. |
| 70 | affidavit | शपथ-पत्र | written statement made under
oath | The court refused to accept his
statement unless he presented it in the form of an affidavit. |
| 71 | affiliation | संबंधन | joining; associating with | His affiliation with the
political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his
colleagues. |
| 72 | affinity | आत्मीयता | kinship | She felt an affinity with all
who suffered; their pains were her pains. |
| 73 | affirmation | प्रतिज्ञान | positive assertion;
confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath | Despite Tom's affirmation of
innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie. |
| 74 | affix | प्रत्यय | attach or add on; fasten | First the registrar had to affix
his signature to the license; then he had to affix his official seal. |
| 75 | affluence | समृद्धि | abundance; wealth | Foreigners are amazed by the
affluence and luxury of the American way of life. |
| 76 | affront | अपमान | insult; offend | Accustomed to being treated with
respect, Miss Challoner was affronted by Vidal's offensive behavior. |
| 77 | agape | भौंचक्का | openmouthed | She stared, agape, at the many
strange animals in the zoo. |
| 78 | agenda | कार्यसूची | items of business at a meeting | We had so much difficulty
agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting. |
| 79 | agglomeration | ढेर | collection; heap | It took weeks to assort the
agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip. |
| 80 | aggrandize | शक्ति अथवा प्रतिक्षा में बढ़ाना | increase or intensify; raise in
power, wealth, rank or honor | The history of the past quarter
century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act
aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of
Congress. |
| 81 | aggregate | कुल | sum; total | The aggregate wealth of this
country is staggering to the imagination. |
| 82 | aghast | भौचक्का | horrified | He was aghast at the nerve of
the speaker who had insulted his host. |
| 83 | agility | चपलता | nimbleness | The agility of the acrobat
amazed and thrilled the audience. |
| 84 | agitate | उत्तेजित करना | stir up; disturb | Her fiery remarks agitated the
already angry mob. |
| 85 | agnostic | अज्ञेयवाद का | one who is skeptical of the
existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality | The agnostic demanded proof
before she would accept the statement of the minister. |
| 86 | agog | लौटने में | highly excited; intensely
curious | We were all agog at the news
that the celebrated movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a
monastery. |
| 87 | agrarian | कृषि प्रधान | pertaining to land or its
cultivation | As a result of its recent
industrialization, the country is gradually losing its agrarian traditions. |
| 88 | alacrity | तत्परता | cheerful promptness | He demonstrated his eagerness to
serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master. |
| 89 | alchemy | रस-विधा | medieval chemistry | The changing of baser metals
into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy. |
| 90 | alcove | घिरौची | nook; recess | Though their apartment lacked a
full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an
adequate breakfast nook for the young couple. |
| 91 | alias | उपनाम | an assumed name | John Smith's alias was Bob
Jones. |
| 92 | alienate | हटाना | make hostile; separate | Her attempts to alienate the two
friends failed because they had complete faith in each other. |
| 93 | alimentary | पाचन | supplying nourishment | The alimentary canal in our
bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there. |
| 94 | alimony | गुजारा भत्ता | payments make to an ex-spouse
after divorce | Because Tony had supported Tina
through medical school, on their divorce he asked the court to award him $500
a month in alimony. |
| 95 | allay | निराकरणकरना | calm; pacify | The crew tried to allay the
fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled. |
| 96 | allege | आरोप | state without proof | It is alleged that she had
worked for the enemy. |
| 97 | allegory | रूपक | story in which characters are
used as symbols; fable | Pilgrim's Progress is an
allegory of the temptations and victories of the human soul. |
| 98 | alleviate | कम करना | relieve | This should alleviate the pain;
if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs. |
| 99 | alliteration | अनुप्रास | repetition of beginning sound in
poetry | The furrow followed free is an
example of alliteration. |
| 100 | alloy | मिश्र धातु | mixture as of metals | alloy of gold is used more
frequently than the pure metal. |
| 101 | allude | संकेत करना | refer indirectly | Try not to allude to this matter
in his presence because the topic annoys him. |
| 102 | allure | फुसलाना | entice; attract | allured by the song of the
sirens, the helmsman steered the ship toward the reef. |
| 103 | allusion | संकेत | indirect reference | the allusions to mythological
characters in Milton's poems bewilder the reader who has not studied Latin.
|
| 104 | alluvial | कछार का | pertaining to soil deposits left
by running water | The farmers found the alluvial
deposits at the mouth of the river very fertile. |
| 105 | aloft | ऊपर | upward | The sailor climbed aloft into
the rigging. |
| 106 | aloof | अलग | apart; reserved | Shy by nature, she remained
aloof while all the rest conversed. |
| 107 | altercation | तकरार | noisy quarrel | Throughout the altercation, not
one sensible word was uttered. |
| 108 | altruistic | परोपकारी | unselfishly generous; concerned
for others | In providing tutorial assistance
and college scholarships to hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths,
Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed. |
| 109 | amalgamate | मिलाना | combine; unite in one body | The unions will attempt to
amalgamate their groups into one national body. |
| 110 | amass | एकत्र करना | collect | The miser's aim is to amass and
hoard as much gold as possible. |
| 111 | amazon | वीरांगना | female warrior | Ever since the days of Greek
mythology we refer to strong and aggressive women as amazons. |
| 112 | ambidextrous | कपटी | capable of using either hand
with equal ease | A switch-hitter in baseball
should be naturally ambidextrous. |
| 113 | ambience | माहौल | environment; atmosphere | She went to the restaurant not
for the food but for the ambience. |
| 114 | ambiguous | अस्पष्ट | unclear or doubtful in meaning | His ambiguous instructions
misled us; we did not know which road to take. |
| 115 | ambivalence | उभयवृत्तिता | the state of having
contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes | Torn between loving her parents
one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of
her feelings. |
| 116 | amble | टहलना | moving at an easy pace | When she first mounted the
horse, she was afraid to urge the animal to go faster than a gentle amble. |
| 117 | ambrosia | अमृत | food of the gods | ambrosia was supposed to give
immortality to any human who ate it. |
| 118 | ambulatory | औषधालय | able to walk | He was described as an
ambulatory patient because he was not confined to his bed. |
| 119 | ameliorate | सुधारना | improve | Many social workers have
attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums. |
| 120 | amenable | वश्य | readily managed; willing to be
led | He was amenable to any
suggestions that came from those he looked up to; he resented advice from his
inferiors. |
| 121 | amend | संशोधन | correct; change, generally for
the better | Hoping to amend his condition,
he left Vietnam for the United States. |
| 122 | amenities | आराम | convenient features; courtesies | In addition to the customary
amenities for the business traveler -- fax machines, modems, a health club --
the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in social amenities. |
| 123 | amiable | सौम्य | agreeable; lovable | His amiable disposition pleased
all who had dealings with him. |
| 124 | amicable | मैत्रीपूर्ण | friendly | The dispute was settled in an
amicable manner with no harsh words. |
| 125 | amiss | अनुचित | wrong; faulty | Seeing her frown, he wondered if
anything were amiss. |
| 126 | amity | मित्रता | friendship | Student exchange programs such
as the Experiment in International Living were established to promote
international amity. |
| 127 | amnesia | भूलने की बीमारी | loss of memory | Because she was suffering from
amnesia, the police could not get the young girl to identify herself. |
| 128 | amnesty | आम माफ़ी | pardon | When his first child was born,
the king granted amnesty to all in prison. |
| 129 | amok | आपे से बाहर | in a state of rage | The police had to be called in
to restrain him after he ran amok in the department store. |
| 130 | amoral | नीतिहीन | non-moral | The amoral individual lacks a
code of ethics; he should not be classified as immoral. |
| 131 | amorous | रसिक | moved by sexual love; loving | Don Juan was known for his
amorous adventures. |
| 132 | amorphous | अनाकार | shapeless; vague; indeterminate | John was subject to panic
attacks that left him prey to vague, amorphous fears: he knew he was
terrified, but could neither define nor explain the cause of his terror. |
| 133 | amphibian | उभयचर | able to live both on land and in
water | Frogs are classified as
amphibian. |
| 134 | amphitheater | अखाड़ा | oval building with tiers of
seats | The spectators in the
amphitheater cheered the gladiators. |
| 135 | ample | प्रचुर | abundant | He had ample opportunity to
dispose of his loot before his police caught up with him. |
| 136 | amplify | बढ़ाना | enlarge | Her attempts to amplify her
remarks were drowned out by the jeers of the audience. |
| 137 | amputate | अंग-विच्छेद करना | cut off part of body; prune | When the doctors had to amputate
Ted Kennedy's leg to prevent the spread of cancer, he did not let the loss of
his leg keep him from participating in sports. |
| 138 | amulet | ताबीज़ | charm; talisman | Around her neck she wore the
amulet that the witch doctor had given her. |
| 139 | anachronism | कालभ्रम | something or someone misplaced
in time | Shakespeare's reference to
clocks in Julius Caesar is an anachronism; no clocks existed in Caesar's
time. |
| 140 | analgesic | एनाल्जेसिक | causing insensitivity to pain | The analgesic qualities of his
lotion will provide temporary relief. |
| 141 | analogous | अनुरूप | comparable | She called our attention to the
things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we
do the same. |
| 142 | analogy | समानता | similarity; parallelism | Your analogy is not a good one
because the two situations are not similar. |
| 143 | anarchist | अराजकतावादी | person who rebels against the
established order | Only the total overthrow of all
governmental regulations would satisfy the anarchist. |
| 144 | anarchy | अराजकता | absence of governing body; state
of disorder | The assassination of the leaders
led to a period of anarchy. |
| 145 | anathema | अभिशाप | solemn curse; someone or
something that is despised | He heaped anathema upon his foe. |
| 146 | anathematize | शाप देना | curse | The high priest anathematized
the heretic. |
| 147 | anchor | लंगर | secure or fasten firmly; be
fixed in place | We set the post in concrete to
anchor it in place. |
| 148 | ancillary | अधीनस्थ | serving as an aid or accessory;
auxiliary | In an ancillary capacity Doctor
Watson was helpful; however, Holmes could not trust the good doctor to solve
a perplexing case on his own. |
| 149 | anecdote | उपाख्यान | short account of an amusing or
interesting event | Rather than make concrete
proposals for welfare reform, President Raegan told anecdotes about poor
people who became wealthy despite their impoverished backgrounds. |
| 150 | anemia | रक्ताल्पता | condition in which blood lacks
red corpuscles | The doctor ascribes her
tiredness to anemia. |
| 151 | anesthetic | चतनाशून्य करनेवाली औषधि | substance that removes sensation
with or without loss of consciousness | His monotonous voice acted like
an anesthetic; his audience was soon asleep. |
| 152 | anguish | पीड़ा | acute pain; extreme suffering | Visiting the site of explosion,
Premier Gorbachev wept to see the anguish of the victims and their families. |
| 153 | angular | कोणीय | sharp-cornered; stiff in manner | His features, though angular,
were curiously attractive. |
| 154 | animadversion | निन्दा | critical remark | He resented the animadversions
of his critics, particularly because he realized they were true. |
| 155 | animated | एनिमेटेड | lively | Her animated expression
indicated a keenness of intellect. |
| 156 | animosity | बैर | active enmity | He incurred the animosity of the
ruling class because he advocated limitations of their power. |
| 157 | animus | विरोधपूर्ण भावना | hostile feeling or intent | The animus of the speaker became
obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks. |
| 158 | annals | वर्षक्रमिक इतिहास | records; history | In the annals of this period, we
find no mention of democratic movements. |
| 159 | anneal | पानी रखना | reduce brittleness and improve
toughness by heating and cooling | After the glass is annealed, it
will be less subject to chipping and cracking. |
| 160 | annihilate | सफाया | destroy | The enemy in its revenge tried
to annihilate the entire population. |
| 161 | annotate | व्याख्या करना | comment; make explanatory notes | In the appendix to the novel,
the critic sought to annotate many of the more esoteric references. |
| 162 | annuity | वार्षिकी | yearly allowance | The annuity he set up with the
insurance company supplements his social security benefits so that he can
live very comfortably without working. |
| 163 | annul | अन्त करना | make void | The parents of the eloped couple
tried to annul the marriage. |
| 164 | anodyne | पीड़ा-नाशक | drug that relieves pain; opiate | His pain was so great that no
anodyne could relieve it. |
| 165 | anoint | तेल लगाना | consecrate | The prophet Samuel anointed
David with oil, crowning him king of Israel. |
| 166 | anomalous | नियमविरूद्ध | abnormal; irregular | He was placed in the anomalous
position of seeming to approve procedures that he despised. |
| 167 | anomaly | विसंगति | irregularity | A bird that cannot fly is an
anomaly. |
| 168 | anonymity | नाम न छापने | state of being nameless;
anonymousness | The donor of the gift asked the
college not to mention him by name; the dean readily agreed to respect his
anonymity. |
| 169 | antagonistic | विरोधी | hostile; opposed | Despite his lawyers' best
efforts to stop him, the angry prisoner continued to make antagonistic
remarks to the judge. |
| 170 | antecede | antecede | precede | The invention of the
radiotelegraph anteceded the development of television by a quarter of a
century. |
| 171 | antecedents | पिछला जीवन | preceding events or
circumstances that influence what comes later; early life; ancestors | Before giving permission for
Drummie to marry Estella, Miss Havisham had a few questions about the young
man's birth and antecedents. |
| 172 | antediluvian | पुराना | antiquated; ancient | The antediluvian customs had
apparently not changed for thousands of years. |
| 173 | anthropoid | मानवाकार | manlike | The gorilla is the strongest of
the anthropoid animals. |
| 174 | anthropologist | मानवविज्ञानी | student of the history and
science of humankind | Anthropologists have discovered
several relics of prehistoric humans in this area. |
| 175 | anthropomorphic | मानवरूपी | having human form or
characteristics | Primitive religions often have
deities with anthropomorphic characteristics. |
| 176 | anticlimax | अवनति | letdown in thought or emotion | After the fine performance in
the first act, the rest of the play was an anticlimax. |
| 177 | antipathy | घृणा | aversion; dislike | His extreme antipathy to dispute
caused him to avoid argumentative discussions with his friends. |
| 178 | antiquated | प्राचीन | obsolete; outdated | Accustomed to editing his papers
on word processors, Philip thought typewriters were too antiquated for him to
use. |
| 179 | antiseptic | सड़न रोकनेवाली दबा | substance that prevents
infection | It is advisable to apply an
antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slight or insignificant. |
| 180 | antithesis | विलोम | contrast; direct opposite of or
to | This tyranny was the antithesis
of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength. |
| 181 | anvil | निहाई | iron block used in hammering out
metals | After heating the iron horseshoe
in the forge, the blacksmith picked it up with his tongs and set it on the
anvil. |
| 182 | apathetic | उदासीन | indifferent | He felt apathetic about the
conditions he had observed and did not care to fight against them. |
| 183 | apathy | उदासीनता | lack of caring; indifference | A firm believer in democratic
government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered
to vote. |
| 184 | ape | अनुकरण करना | imitate or mimic | He was suspended for a week
because he had aped the principal in front of the whole school. |
| 185 | aperture | छेद | opening; hole | She discovered a small aperture
in the wall, through which the insects had entered the room. |
| 186 | apex | सर्वोच्च | tip; summit; climax | He was at the apex of his
career. |
| 187 | aphasia | बोली बंद होना | loss of speech due to injury or
illness | After the automobile accident,
the victim had periods of aphasia when he could not speak at all or could
only mumble incoherently. |
| 188 | aphorism | कहावत | pithy maxim | An aphorism differs from an
adage in that it is more philosophical or scientific. |
| 189 | apiary | मधमक्खियों के पालने का स्थान | a place where bees are kept | Although he spent many hours
daily in the apiary, he was very seldom stung by a bee. |
| 190 | aplomb | अभिमान | poise; composure | Wellington's nonchalance and
aplomb in the heat of battle always heartened his followers. |
| 191 | apocalyptic | सर्वनाश | prophetic; pertaining to
revelations; especially of disaster | His apocalyptic remarks were
dismissed by his audience as wild surmises. |
| 192 | apocryphal | शंकायुक्त | untrue; made up | To impress his friends, Tom
invented apocryphal tales of his adventures in the big city. |
| 193 | apogee | पराकाष्ठा | highest point | When the moon in its orbit is
furthest away from the earth, it is at its apogee. |
| 194 | apoplexy | मिरगी | stroke; loss of consciousness
followed by paralysis | He was crippled by an attack of
apoplexy. |
| 195 | apostate | स्वधर्मत्यागी | one who abandons his religious
faith or political beliefs | Because he switched from one
party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate. |
| 196 | apothecary | अत्तार | druggist | In Holland, apothecaries still
sell spices as well as ointments and pills. |
| 197 | apothegm | apothegm | pithy, compact saying | Proverbs are apothegms that have
become familiar sayings. |
| 198 | apotheosis | गुणगान | deification; glorification | The Roman empress Livia envied
the late emperor his apotheosis; she hoped that on her death she, too, would
be exalted to the rank of a god. |
| 199 | appal | डराना | dismay; shock | We were appalled by the
horrifying conditions in the city's jails. |
| 200 | apparition | प्रेत | ghost; phantom | Hamlet was uncertain about the
identity of the apparition that had appeared and spoken to him. |
| 201 | appease | तुष्टि | pacify; soothe | We have discovered that, when we
try to appease our enemies, we encourage them to make additional demands. |
| 202 | appellation | पदवी | name; title | He was amazed when the witches
hailed him with his correct appellation. |
| 203 | append | जोड़ना | attach | I shall append this chart to my
report.
|
| 204 | application | उपयोग | diligent attention; (secondary
meaning) apply | Pleased with how well Tom had
whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised him for his application. |
| 205 | apposite | उचित | appropriate; fitting | He was always able to find the
apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion. |
| 206 | appraise | आंकना | estimate the value of | It is difficult to appraise old
paintings; it is easier to call them priceless. |
| 207 | appreciate | सराहना | be thankful for; increase in
worth; be thoroughly conscious of | Little Orphan Annie truly
appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks ave her, whose value appreciated
considerably over the years. |
| 208 | apprehend | पकड़ना | arrest ( a criminal); dread;
perceive | The police will apprehend the
culprit and convict him before long. |
| 209 | apprehensive | भयभीत | fearful; discerning | His apprehensive glances at the
people who were walking in the street revealed his nervousness. |
| 210 | apprise | बतलाना | inform | When he was apprised of the
dangerous weather conditions, he decided to postpone his trip. |
| 211 | approbation | प्रशंसा | approval | Wanting her parents' regard, she
looked for some sign of their approbation. |
| 212 | appropriate | उपयुक्त | acquire; take possession of for
one's own use | The ranch owners appropriated
the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use. |
| 213 | appurtenances | appurtenances | subordinate possessions | He bought the estate and all its
appurtenances. |
| 214 | apropos | अनुरूप | with reference to; regarding | I find your remarks apropos of
the present situation timely and pertinent. |
| 215 | aptitude | योग्यता | fitness; talent | The counselor evaluated his
aptitudes before advising him about the career he should follow. |
| 216 | aquiline | मुड़ा हुआ | curved, hooked | He can be recognized by his
aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle. |
| 217 | arable | कृषि योग्य | fit for plowing | The land was no longer arable;
erosion had removed the valuable topsoil. |
| 218 | arbiter | मध्यस्थ | person with power to decide a
matter in a dispute; judge | As an arbiter in labor disputes,
she has won the confidence of the workers and the employers. |
| 219 | arbitrary | मनमाना | unreasonable or capricious;
tyrannical | The coach claimed the team lost
because the umpire made some arbitrary calls. |
| 220 | arbitrate | पंचायत करना | act as judge | She was called upon to arbitrate
the dispute between the union and the management. |
| 221 | arboretum | तरुवाटिका | place where different varieties
of trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited | Walking along the treelined
paths of the arboretum, Rita noted poplars, firs, and some particularly fine
sycamores. |
| 222 | arcade | आर्केड | a covered passageway, usually
lined with shops | The arcade was popular with
shoppers because it gave them protection from the summer sun and the winter
rain. |
| 223 | arcane | भेद का | secret; mysterious | What was arcane to us was clear
to the psychologist. |
| 224 | archaeology | पुरातत्त्व | study of artifacts and relics of
early mankind | The professor of archaeology
headed an expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of ancient ruins. |
| 225 | archaic | प्राचीन | antiquated | Methinks, "thee," and
"thou" are archaic words that are no longer part of our normal
vocabulary. |
| 226 | archetype | मूलरूप आदर्श | prototype; primitive pattern | The Brooklyn Bridge was the
archetype of the many spans that now connect Manhattan with Long Island and
New Jersey. |
| 227 | archipelago | द्वीपसमूह | group of closely located islands | When he looked at the map and
saw the archipelagoes in the South Seas, he longed to visit them. |
| 228 | archives | अभिलेखागार | public records; place where
public records are kept | These documents should be part
of the archives so that historians may be able to evaluate them in the
future. |
| 229 | ardor | ललक | heat; passion; zeal | Katya's ardor was contagious;
soon all her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and handing out
flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause. |
| 230 | arduous | कठिन | hard; strenuous | Her arduous efforts had sapped
her energy. |
| 231 | argot | खिचड़ी भाषा | slang | In the argot of the underworld,
she "was taken for a ride." |
| 232 | aria | आरिया | operatic solo | At her Metropolitan Opera
audition, Marian Anderson sang an aria from Norma. |
| 233 | arid | बंजर | dry; barren | The cactus had adapted to
survive in an arid environment. |
| 234 | aristocracy | शिष्टजन | hereditary nobility; privileged
class | Americans have mixed feelings
about hereditary aristocracy: |
| 235 | armada | Armada | fleet of warships | Queen Elizabeth's navy was able
to defeat the mighty armada that threatened the English coast. |
| 236 | aromatic | खुशबूदार | fragrant | Medieval sailing vessels brought
aromatic herbs from China to Europe. |
| 237 | arraign | कलंक लगाना | charge in court; indict | After his indictment by the
Grand Jury, the accused man was arraigned in the County Criminal Court. |
| 238 | array | सरणी | marshal; draw up in order | His actions were bound to array
public sentiment against him. |
| 239 | array | सरणी | clothe; adorn | She liked to watch her
motherarray herself in her finest clothes before going out for the evening. |
| 240 | arrears | बकाया | being in debt | He was in arrears with his
payments on the car. |
| 241 | arrogance | हेकड़ी | pride, haughtiness | The arrogance of the nobility
was resented by the middle class. |
| 242 | arroyo | अरोयो | gully | Until the heavy rains of the
past spring, this arroyo had been a dry bed. |
| 243 | articulate | स्पष्ट | effective; distinct | Her articulate presentation of
the advertising campaign impressed her employers. |
| 244 | artifacts | कलाकृतियों | products of primitive culture | Archaeologists debated the
significance of the artifacts discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor and came
to no conclusion. |
| 245 | artifice | चालाकी | deception; trickery | The Trojan War proved to the
Greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military
might. |
| 246 | artisan | शिल्पी | a manually skilled worker | Artists and artisans alike are
necessary to the development of a culture. |
| 247 | artless | अनाड़ी | without guile; open and honest | Red Riding Hood's artless
comment, "Grandma, what big eyes you have!" indicates the child's
innocent surprises at her "grandmother's" changed appearance. |
| 248 | ascendancy | प्रभुत्व | controlling influence | President Marcos failed to
maintain his ascendency over Philippines. |
| 249 | asceptic | asceptic | preventing infection; having a
cleansing effect | Hospitals succeeded in lowering
the mortality rate as soon as they introduced asceptic conditions. |
| 250 | ascetic | तपस्वी | practicing self-denial; austere | The wealthy young man could not
understand the ascetic life led by the monks. |
| 251 | asceticism | वैराग्य | doctrine of self-denial | We find asceticism practiced in
many monastries. |
| 252 | ascribe | कारण बताना | refer; attribute; assign | I can ascribe no motive for her
acts. |
| 253 | ashen | भस्मवर्ण | ash-colored; deadly pale | Her face was ashen with fear. |
| 254 | asinine | गदहे का | stupid | Your asinine remarks prove that
you have not given this problem any serious consideration. |
| 255 | askance | कनखियों | with a sideways or indirect look | Looking askance at her
questioner, she displayed her scorn. |
| 256 | askew | तिरछा | crookedly; slanted; at an angle | When he placed his hat askew
upon his head, his observers laughed. |
| 257 | asperity | तीक्ष्णता | sharpness (of temper) | These remarks, spoken with
asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed. |
| 258 | aspersion | कलंक | slanderous remark | Do not cast aspersions on her
character. |
| 259 | aspirant | आकांक्षी | seeker after position or status | Although I am as aspirant for
public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses. |
| 260 | aspiration | आकांक्षा | noble ambition | Youth's aspirations should be as
lofty as the stars. |
| 261 | assail | आक्रमण करना | assault | He was assailed with questions
after his lecture. |
| 262 | assay | परख | analyze; evaluate | When they assayed the ore, they
found that they had discovered a very rich vein. |
| 263 | assent | अनुमति | agree; accept | It gives me great pleasure to
assent to your request. |
| 264 | assert | जोर | state strongly or positively;
insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc). | When Jill asserted that nobody
else in the junior class had such an early curfew, her parents Asserted
themselves, telling her that if she didn't get home by nine o'clock she would
be grounded for the week. |
| 265 | assessment | मूल्यांकन | estimation; appraisal | I would like to have your
assessment of the situation in South Africa. |
| 266 | assiduous | परिश्रमी | diligent | It took Rembrandt weeks of
assiduous labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son. |
| 267 | assimilate | पचाना | absorb; cause to become
homogenous | The manner in which the United
States was able to assimilate the hordes of immigrants during the nineteenth
and early part of the twentieth centuries will always be a source of pride. |
| 268 | assuage | शांत करना | ease; lessen(pain) | Your messages of cheer should
assuage her suffering. |
| 269 | assumption | कल्पना | something taken for granted; the
taking over or taking possession of | The young princess made the
foolish assumption that the regent would not object to her Assumption of
power. |
| 270 | assurance | बीमा | promise or pledge; certainty;
self-confidence | When Gutherie gave Guiness his
assurance that rehearsals were going well, he spoke with such assurance that
Guiness was convinced. |
| 271 | asteroid | छोटा तारा | small planet | asteroids have become
commonplace to the readers of interstellar travel stories in science fiction
magazines. |
| 272 | astigmatism | दृष्टिवैषम्य | eye defect that prevents proper
focus | As soon as his parents
discovered that the boy suffered from astigmatism, they took him to the
optometrist for corrective glasses. |
| 273 | astral | सूक्ष्म | relating to the stars | She was amazed at the number of
astral bodies the new telescope revealed. |
| 274 | astringent | स्तम्मक | binding; causing contraction;
harsh or severe | The astringent quality of
unsweetened lemon juice made swallowing difficult. |
| 275 | astronomical | खगोलीय | enormously large or extensive | The government seemed willing to
spend astronomical sums on weapons development. |
| 276 | astute | चतुर | wise; shrewd | That was a very astute
observation. |
| 277 | asunder | अलग-अलग | into parts; apart | Their points of view are poles
asunder. |
| 278 | asylum | अस्पताल | place of refuge or shelter;
protection | The refugees sought asylum from
religious persecution in a new land. |
| 279 | asymmetric | असममित | not identical on both sides of a
dividing central line | Because one eyebrow was set
markedly higher than the other, William's face had a particularly asymmetric
appearance. |
| 280 | atavism | विरासत | resemblance to remote ancestors
rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback | Martin seemed an atavism to his
Tuscan ancestors who lavished great care on their small plots of soil. |
| 281 | atheistic | नास्तिक वृत्ति का | denying the existence of God | His atheistic remarks shocked
the religious worshippers. |
| 282 | atone | हरजाना देना | make amends for; pay for | He knew no way in which he could
atone for his brutal crime. |
| 283 | atrocity | क्रूरता | brutal deed | In time of war, many atrocities
are committed by invading armies. |
| 284 | atrophy | शोष | wasting away | Polio victims need physiotherapy
to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs. |
| 285 | attenuate | दुर्बल होना | make thin; weaken | By withdrawing their forces, the
generals hoped to attenuate the enemy lines. |
| 286 | attest | attest | testify; bear witness | Having served as a member of a
grand jury, I can attest that our system of indicting individuals is in need
of improvement. |
| 287 | attribute | गुण | essential quality | His outstanding attribute was
his kindness. |
| 288 | attribute | गुण | ascribe; explain | I attribute her success in
science to the encouragement she received from her parents. |
| 289 | attrition | संघर्षण | gradual wearing down | They decided to wage a war of
attrition rather than to rely on all-out attack. |
| 290 | audacious | साहसी | daring; bold | Audiences cheered as Luke
Skywalker and Princess Leia made their audacious, death-defying leap to
freedom and escaped Darth Vader's troops. |
| 291 | audit | आडिट | examination of accounts | When the bank examiners arrived
to hold their annual audit, they discovered the embezzlements of the chief
cashier. |
| 292 | augment | बढ़ाना | increase | How can we hope to augment our
forces when our allies are deserting us? |
| 293 | augury | शकुन | omen; prophecy | He interpreted the departures of
the birds as an augury of evil. |
| 294 | august | अगस्त | impressive; majestic | Visiting the palace at
Versailes, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found
herself. |
| 295 | aureole | किरणों का पुंज | sun's corona; halo | Many medieval paintings depict
saintly characters with aureols around their heads. |
| 296 | auroral | Auroral | pertaining to the aurora
borealis | The auroral display was
particularly spectacular that evening. |
| 297 | auspicious | शुभ | favoring success | With favorable weather
conditions, it was an auspicious moment to set sail. |
| 298 | austere | सादगीपसन्द | strict, stern | His austere demeanor prevented
us from engaging in our usual frivolous activities. |
| 299 | austerity | तपस्या | sternness; severity; lack of
luxuries | The austerity and dignity of the
court were maintained by the new justices, who were a strict and solemn
group. |
| 300 | authenticate | को प्रमाणित | prove genuine | An expert was needed to
authenticate the original Van Gogh painting, distinguishing it from its
imitation. |
| 301 | authoritarian | सत्तावादी | favoring or exercising total
control; non-democratic | The people had no control over
their destiny; they were forced to obey the dictates of the authoritarian
regime. |
| 302 | authoritative | आधिकारिक | having the weight of authority;
dictatorial | We accepted her analysis of the
situation as authoritative. |
| 303 | autocrat | अनियन्त्रित शासक | monarch with supreme power | He ran his office like an
autocrat, giving no one else any authority.
|
| 304 | automaton | आटोमैटिक मशीन | mechanism that imitates actions
of humans | Long before science fiction
readers became aware of robots, writers were creating stories of automation
who could outperform humans. |
| 305 | autonomous | स्वायत्त | self-governing | This island is a colony;
however, in most matters, it is autonomous and receives no orders from the
mother country. |
| 306 | autopsy | शव परीक्षण | examination of a dead body;
postmortem | The medical examiner ordered an
autopsy to determine the cause of death. |
| 307 | auxiliary | सहायक | offering or providing help;
additional or sub-sidiary | To prepare for the emergency,
they built an auxiliary power station. |
| 308 | avarice | लोभ | greed for wealth | King Midas's avarice has been
famous for centuries. |
| 309 | aver | दृढ़ता से कहना | state confidently | I wish to aver that I am certain
of success. |
| 310 | averse | प्रतिकूल | reluctant | He was averse to revealing the
sources of his information. |
| 311 | aversion | घृणा | firm dislike | Their mutual aversion was so
great that they refused to speak to one another. |
| 312 | avert | टालना | prevent; turn away | She averted her eyes from the
dead cat on the highway. |
| 313 | aviary | पक्षीशाल | enclosure for birds | The aviary at the zoo held
nearly 300 birds. |
| 314 | avid | उत्सुक | greedy; eager for | He was avid for learning and
read everything he could get. |
| 315 | avocation | धन्धा | secondary or minor occupation | His hobby proved to be so
fascinating and profitable that gradually he abandoned his regular occupation
and concentrated on his avocation. |
| 316 | avow | खुलकर कहना | declare openly | I must avow that I am innocent. |
| 317 | avuncular | avuncular | like an uncle | Avuncular pride did not prevent
him from noticing his nephew's shortcomings. |
| 318 | awe | भय | solemn wonder | The tourists gazed with awe at
the tremendous expanse of the Grand Canyon. |
| 319 | awl | सूआ | pointed tool used for piercing | She used an awl to punch
additional holes in the leather belt she had bought. |
| 320 | awry | टेढ़ा | distorted; crooked | He held his head awry, giving
the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night. |
| 321 | axiom | स्वयंसिद्ध | self-evident truth requiring no
proof | Before a student can begin to
think along the lines of Euclidean geometry, he must accept certain
principles or axioms. |
| 322 | azure | नीला | sky blue | azure skies are indicative of
good weather. |
