| Sr No. | Word | hindi | Meaning | Example |
| 2539 | perfunctory | बेपरवाह | superficial; not thorough;
lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm | The auditor's perfunctory
inspection of the books overlooked many errors. |
| 2540 | perifidious | perifidious | treacherous; disloyal | When Caesar realized that Brutus
had betrayed him, he reproached his perfidious friend. |
| 2541 | perigee | भू-समीपक | point of moon's orbit when it is
nearest the earth | The rocket which was designed to
take photographs of the moon was launched as the moon approached its perigee.
|
| 2542 | perimeter | परिधि | outer boundary | To find the perimeter of any
quadrilateral, we add the lengths of the four sides. |
| 2543 | peripatetic | पथिक | walking about; moving | The peripatetic school of
philosophy derives its name from the fact that Aristotle walked with his
pupils while discussing philosophy with them. |
| 2544 | peripheral | परिधीय | marginal; outer | We lived, not in central London,
but in one of those peripheral suburbs that spring up on the outskirts of the
great city. |
| 2545 | periphery | उपनगर | edge, especially of a round
surface | He sensed that there was
something just beyond the periphery of his vision. |
| 2546 | perjury | झूठा साक्ष्य | false testimony while under oath | When several witnesses appeared
to challenge his story, he was indicted for perjury. |
| 2547 | permeable | प्रवेश के योग्य | porous; allowing passage through | Glass is permeable to light. |
| 2548 | pernicious | तेज़ | very destructive, harmful | He argued that these books had a
pernicious effect on young and susceptible minds. |
| 2549 | peroration | नतीजा | conclusion of an oration | The peroration was largely
hortatory and brought the audience to its feet clamoring for action at its
close. |
| 2550 | perpetrate | पाप करना | commit an offense | Only an insane person could
perpetrate such a horrible crime. |
| 2551 | perpetual | सतत | everlasting | Ponce de Leon hoped to find
perpetual youth. |
| 2552 | perquisite | रिआयत | any gain above stipulated salary | The perquisites attached to this
job make it even more attractive than the salary indicates. |
| 2553 | personable | चित्ताकर्षक | attractive | The man I am seeking to fill
this position must be personable since he will be representing us before the
public. |
| 2554 | perspicacious | भेदक | having insight; penetrating;
astute | The brillant lawyer was known
for his perspicacious deductions. |
| 2555 | perspicuity | स्पष्टता | clearness of expression; freedom
from ambiguity | One of the outstanding features
of this book is the perspicuity of its author; her meaning is always clear. |
| 2556 | perspicuous | सुबोध | plainly expressed | Her perspicuous comments
eliminated all posibility of misinterpretation. |
| 2557 | pert | फूलदार | impertinent; forward | I think your pert and impudent
remarks call for an apology. |
| 2558 | pertinacious | आग्रही | stubborn; persistent | He is bound to succeed because
his pertinacious nature will not permit him to quit. |
| 2559 | pertinent | उचित | suitable; to the point | The lawyer wanted to know all
the pertinent details. |
| 2560 | perturb | घबड़ा देना | disturb greatly | I am afraid this news will
perturb him and cause him grief. |
| 2561 | perusal | अध्ययन | reading | I am certain that you have
missed important details in your rapid perusal of this document. |
| 2562 | pervasive | व्यापक | spread throughout | Despite airing them for several
hours, she could not rid her clothes of the pervasive odor of mothbals that
clung to them. |
| 2563 | perverse | विकृत | stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked
and unacceptable | When Hannibal Lecter was in a
perverse mood, he ate the flesh of his victims. |
| 2564 | perversion | विकृति | corruption; turning from right
to wrong | Inasmuch as he had no motive for
his crimes, we could not understand his perversion. |
| 2565 | pessimism | निराशावाद | belief that life is basically
bad or evil; gloominess | The good news we have been
receiving lately indicates that there is little reason for your pessimism. |
| 2566 | pest | कीट | troublesome or annoying person | He was a pest; always bothering
people. |
| 2567 | pestilential | विषैला | causing plague; baneful | People were afraid to explore
the pestilential swap. |
| 2568 | pestle | मूसल | tool for mashing or grinding
substances in a hard bowl | From the way in which the
elderly pharmacist pounded the drug with his pestle, young George could tell
that his employer was agitated about something. |
| 2569 | petrify | पत्थर बनाना | turn to stone | His sudden and unexpected
appearance seemed to petrify her. |
| 2570 | petty | क्षुद्र | trivial; unimportant; very small | She had no major complaints to
make about his work, only a few petty quibbles that were almost too minor to
state. |
| 2571 | petulant | ढीठ | touchy; peevish | The feverish patient was
petulant and restless. |
| 2572 | pharisaical | Pharisaical | pertaining to Pharisees, who
paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical | Walter Lippmann has pointed out
that moralists who do not attempt to explain the moral code they advocate are
often regarded as pharisaical and ignored. |
| 2573 | phenomena | घटना | observable facts; subjects of
scientific investigation | We kept careful records of the
phenomena we noted in the course of these experiments. |
| 2574 | philanderer | पुच्छलगा | faithless lover; flirt | Swearing he had never so much as
looked at another woman, Jack assured Jill he was no philanderer. |
| 2575 | philanthropist | लोकोपकारक | lover of mankind; doer of good | As he grew older, he became
famous as a philanthropist and benefactor of the needy. |
| 2576 | philatelist | डाक के टिकट का संग्रहक | stamp-collector | When she heard the value of the
Penny Black stamp, Phyllis was inspired to become a philatelist. |
| 2577 | philistine | अशिक्षित | narrow-minded person, uncultured
and exculsively interested in material gain | We need more men of culture and
enlightenment; we have too many philistines among us. |
| 2578 | philology | भाषाशास्त्र | study of language | The professor of philology
advocated the use of Esperanto as an international language. |
| 2579 | phlegmatic | सुस्त | calm; not easily disturbed | The nurse was a cheerful but
phlegmatic person, unexcited in the face of sudden emergencies. |
| 2580 | phobia | भय | morbid fear | Her fear of flying was more than
mere nervousness; it was a real phobia. |
| 2581 | physiognomy | मुख का आकृति | face | He prided himself on his ability
to analyze a person's character by studying his physiognomy. |
| 2582 | physiological | शारीरिक | pertaining to the science of the
function of living organisms | To understand this disease
fully, we must examine not only its physiological aspects but also its
psychological elements. |
| 2583 | piebald | चितकबरा | of different colors; motled;
spotted | You should be able to identify
Polka Dot in this race; he is the only piebald horse running. |
| 2584 | pied | विचित्र | variegated; multicolored | The pied piper of Hamelin got
his name from the multicolored clothing he wore. |
| 2585 | piety | शील | devoutness; reverence for God | Living her life in prayer and
good works, Mother Teresa exemplifies the true sprit of piety. |
| 2586 | pigment | रंग | coloring matter | Van Gogh mixed various pigments
with linseed oil to create his paints. |
| 2587 | pillage | लूट | plunder | The enemy pillaged the quiet
village and left it in ruins. |
| 2588 | pillory | निंदा करना | punish by placing in a wooden
frame; subject to criticism and ridicule | Even though he was mocked and
pilloried, he maintained that he was correct in his beliefs. |
| 2589 | pine | देवदार | languish, decline; long for,
yearn | Though she tried to be happy
living with Clara in the city, Heidi pined for the mountains and for her
gruff but loving grandfather. |
| 2590 | pinion | पंख काटना | restrain | They pinioned his arms against
his body but left his legs free so that he could move about. |
| 2591 | pinnacle | शिखर | peak | We could see the morning
sunlight illuminate the pinnacle while the rest of the mountain lay in
shadow. |
| 2592 | pious | पवित्र | devout | The pious parents gave their
children a religious upbringing. |
| 2593 | piquant | चटपटा | pleasantly tart-tasting;
stimulating | The piquant sauce added to our
enjoyment of the meal. |
| 2594 | pique | मनमुटाव | irritation; resentment | She showed her pique by her
refusal to appear with the other contestants at the end of the contest. |
| 2595 | piscatorial | मछली पकड़ने का | pertaining to fishing | He spent many happy hours at the
lake in his piscatorial activities. |
| 2596 | pithy | अर्थपूर्ण | concise; meaty | I enjoy reading his essays
because they are always compact and pithy. |
| 2597 | pittance | देन | a small allowance or wage | He could not live on the
pittance he received as a pension and had to look for an additional source of
revenue. |
| 2598 | pivotal | केंद्रीय | central; critical | De Klerk's decision to set
Nelson Mandela free was pivotal; without Mandela's release, there was no
possibility that the African National Cogress would entertain talks with the
South African government. |
| 2599 | placate | सांत्वना देना | pacify; conciliate | The teacher tried to placate the
angry mother. |
| 2600 | placebo | प्लेसबो | harmless substance prescribed as
a dummy pill | In a controlled experiment,
fifty volunteers were given erythromycin tablets; the control group received
only placebos. |
| 2601 | placid | शांत | peaceful; calm | After his vacation in this
placid section, he felt soothed and rested. |
| 2602 | plagiarize | plagiarize | steal another's ideas and pass
them off as one's own | The editor could tell that the
writer had plagiarized parts of the article; he could recognize whole
paragraphs from the original source. |
| 2603 | plaintive | दर्दनाक | mournful | The dove has a plaintive and
melancholy call |
| 2604 | plasticity | प्लास्टिसिटी | ability to be molded | When clay dries out, it loses
its plasticity and becomes less malleable. |
| 2605 | platitude | साधारण बात | trite remark; commonplace
statement | The platitudes in his speech
were applauded by the vast majority in his audience; only a few people
perceived how trite his remarks were. |
| 2606 | platonic | आदर्शवादी | purely spiritual; theoretical;
without sensual desire | Accused of impropriety in his
dealings with female students, the professor maintained he had only a
platonic interest in the women involved. |
| 2607 | plauditory | plauditory | approving; applauding | The theatrical company reprinted
the plauditory comments of the critics in its advertisement. |
| 2608 | plausible | प्रशंसनीय | having a show of truth but open
to doubt; specious | Even though your argument is
plausible, I still would like to have more proof. |
| 2609 | plebeian | लौकिक | common; pertaining to the common
people | His speeches were aimed at the
plebeian minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined. |
| 2610 | plenary | परिपूर्ण | complete; full | The union leader was given
plenary power to negotiate a new contract with the employers. |
| 2611 | plenitude | विपुलता | abundance; completeness | Looking in the pantry, we
admired the plenitude of fruits and pickles we had preserved during the
summer. |
| 2612 | plethora | बहुतायत | excess; overabundance | She offered a plethora of
excuses for her shortcomings. |
| 2613 | pliable | लचीला | flexible; yielding; adaptable | In remodeling the bathroom, we
replaced all the old, rigid lead pipes with new, pliable copper tubing. |
| 2614 | pliant | कोमल | flexible; easily influenced | Catherine's disposition was
pliant; she was like putty in her suitor's hands. |
| 2615 | pluck | साहस | courage | Even the adversaries of young
Indiana Jones were impressed by the boy's pluck in trying to rescue the
archeological treasure they had stolen. |
| 2616 | plumb | साहुल | vertical | Before hanging wallpaper it is
advisable to drop a plumb line from the ceiling as a guide. |
| 2617 | plummet | बोझ | fall sharply | Stock prices plummeted as Wall
Street reacted to the rise in interest rates. |
| 2618 | plutocracy | धनिक तन्त्र | society ruled by the wealthy | From the way the government
caters to the rich, you might think our society is a plutocracy rather than a
democracy. |
| 2619 | podiatrist | podiatrist | doctor who treats ailments of
the feet | He consulted a podiatrist about
his fallen arches. |
| 2620 | podium | मंच | pedestal; raised platform | The audience applauded as the
conductor made his way to the podium. |
| 2621 | poignancy | मार्मिकता | quality of being deeply moving;
keenness of emotion | Watching the tearful reunion of
the long-separated mother and child, the social worker was touched by the
poignancy of the scene. |
| 2622 | polarize | फूट डालना | split into opposite extremes or
camps | The abortion issue has polarized
the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps. |
| 2623 | polemic | विवादात्मक | controversy; argument in support
of point of view | Her essays were, for the main
part, polemics for the party's policy. |
| 2624 | politic | चतुर | expedient; prudent; well devised | Even though he was disappointed,
he did not think it politic to refuse the offer. |
| 2625 | polity | राजनीति | form of government of nation or
state | Our polity should be devoted to
the concept that the government should strive for the good of all citizens. |
| 2626 | polygamist | बहुपत्नीवादी | one who has more than one spouse
at a time | He was arrested as a polygamist
when his two wives filed complaints about him. |
| 2627 | polyglot | बहुभाषी | speaking several languages | New York City is a polyglot
community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there. |
| 2628 | pomposity | pomposity | self-important behavior; acting
like a stuffed shirt | Although the commencement
speaker had some good things to say, we had to laugh at his pomposity and
general air of parading his own dignity. |
| 2629 | ponderous | कष्टकारक | weighty; unwieldy | His humor lacked the light
touch; his jokes were always ponderous. |
| 2630 | pontifical | बिशप का | pertaining to a bishop or pope;
pompous or pretentious | From the very beginning of his
ministry it was clear from his pontifical pronouncements that John was
destined for a high pontifical office. |
| 2631 | pore | ताकना | study industriously; ponder;
scrutinize | Determined to become a
physician, Beth spends hours poring over her anatomy text. |
| 2632 | porous | झरझरा | full of pores; like a sieve | Dancers like to wear porous
clothing because it allows the ready passage of water and air. |
| 2633 | portend | संकेत मिलता है | foretell; presage | The king did not know what these
omens might portend and asked his soothsayers to interpret them. |
| 2634 | portent | सगुन | sign; omen; forewarning | He regarded the black cloud as a
portent of evil. |
| 2635 | portly | स्थूल | stout; corpulent | The salesclerk tactfully
referred to the overweight customer as portly rather than fat. |
| 2636 | poseur | poseur | person who pretends to be
sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others | Some thought Dali was a brillant
painter; others dismissed him as a poseur. |
