| 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.
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| 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 are used more
frequently than the pure metal. |
