| Sr No. |
Word |
hindi |
Meaning |
Example |
| 931 |
desecrate |
अपवित्र करना |
profane; violate the sanctity of |
The soldiers desecrated the
temple. |
| 932 |
desiccate |
सूखना |
dry up |
A tour of this smokehouse will
give you an idea of how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to
preserve it. |
| 933 |
desolate |
उजाड़ |
rob of joy; lay waste to;
forsake |
The bandits desolated the
countryside, burning farms and carrying off the harvest.
|
| 934 |
desperado |
बेधड़क |
reckless outlaw |
Butch Cassidy was a bold
desperado with a price on his head. |
| 935 |
despicable |
नीच |
contemptible |
Your despicable remarks call for
no reply. |
| 936 |
despise |
तिरस्कार किया |
scorn |
I despise your attempts at a
reconciliation at this time and refuse to meet you. |
| 937 |
despoil |
तोड़ना |
plunder |
If you do not yield, I am afraid
the enemy will despoil the countryside. |
| 938 |
despondent |
हताश |
depressed; gloomy |
To the dismay of his parents, he
became more and more depondent every day. |
| 939 |
despotism |
तानाशाही |
tyranny |
The people rebelled against the
despotism of the king. |
| 940 |
destitute |
निराश्रित |
extremely poor |
The costs of the father's
illness left the family destitute. |
| 941 |
desultory |
अनियमित |
aimless; haphazard; digressing
at random |
In prison Malcolm X set himself
the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him reading was
purposeful, not desultory. |
| 942 |
detached |
अलग |
emotionally removed; calm and
objective; indifferent |
A psychoanalyst must maintain a
detached point of view and stay uninvolved with her patients' perssonal
lives. |
| 943 |
determinate |
पक्का |
having a fixed order of
procedure; invariable |
At the royal wedding, the
procession of the nobles followed a determinate order of precedence. |
| 944 |
deterrent |
निवारक |
something that discourages;
hindrance |
Does the threat of capital
punishment serve as a deterrent to potential killers? |
| 945 |
detonation |
विस्फोट |
explosion |
The detonation of the bomb could
be heard miles away. |
| 946 |
detraction |
कलंक |
slandering; aspersion |
He is offended by your frequent
detractions of his ability as a leader. |
| 947 |
detrimental |
हानिकारक |
harmful; damaging |
Your acceptance of her support
will ultimately prove detrimental rather than helpful to your cause. |
| 948 |
deviate |
हटना |
turn away from |
Do not deviate from the truth;
you must face the facts. |
| 949 |
devious |
चालाक |
going astray; erratic |
Your devious behavior in this
matter puzzles me since you are usually direct and straightforward. |
| 950 |
devoid |
रहित |
lacking |
He was devoid of any personal
desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community. |
| 951 |
devolve |
उतरना |
deputize; pass to others |
It devolved upon us, the
survivors, to arrange peace terms with the enemy. |
| 952 |
devotee |
भक्त |
enthusiastic follower |
A devotee of the opera, he
bought season tickets every year. |
| 953 |
devout |
सच्चा |
pious |
The devout man prayed daily. |
| 954 |
dexterous |
निपुण |
skillful |
The magician was so dexterous
that we could not follow his movements as he performed his tricks. |
| 955 |
diabolical |
शैतानी |
devilish |
This scheme is so diabolical
that I must reject it. |
| 956 |
diadem |
मुकुट |
crown |
The king's diadem was on display
at the museum. |
| 957 |
dialectic |
द्वंद्वात्मक |
art of debate |
I am not skilled in dialectic
and therefore, cannot answer your arguments as forcefully as I wish. |
| 958 |
diaphanous |
पारदर्शक |
sheer; transparent |
They saw the burglar clearly
through the diaphanous curtain. |
| 959 |
diatribe |
अभियोगात्मक भाषण |
bitter scolding; invective |
During the lengthy diatribe
delivered by his opponent he remained calm and self-controlled. |
| 960 |
dichotomy |
विरोधाभास |
branching into two parts |
The dichotomy of our legislative
system provides us with many safeguards. |
| 961 |
dictum |
उक्ति |
arthoritative and weighty
statement |
She repeated the statement as
though it were the dictum of the most expert worker in the group. |
| 962 |
didactic |
प्रबोधक |
teaching; instructional;
preaching or moralizing |
The didactic qualities of his
poetry overshadow its literary qualities; the lesson he teaches is more
memorable than the lines. |
| 963 |
die |
मरना |
device for stamping or
impressing; mold |
In coining pennies, workers at
the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two dies. |
| 964 |
diffidence |
संशय |
shyness |
You must overcome your
diffidence if you intend to become a salesperson. |
| 965 |
diffusion |
प्रसार |
wordiness; spreading in all
directions like a gas |
Your composition suffers from a
diffusion of ideas; try to be more compact. |
| 966 |
digression |
विषयांतर |
wandering away from the subject |
Nobody minded when Professor
Renoir's lectures wandered away from their offical theme; his digressions
were always more fascinating than the topic of the day. |
| 967 |
dilapidated |
जीर्ण |
ruined because of neglect |
We felt that the dilapidated
building needed several coats of paint. |
| 968 |
dilate |
चौड़ा करना |
expand |
In the dark, the pupils of your
eyes dilate. |
| 969 |
dilatory |
धीमा |
delaying |
Your dilatory tactics may compel
me to cancel the contract. |
| 970 |
dilemma |
दुविधा |
problem; choice of two
unsatisfactory alternatives |
In this dilemma, he knew no one
to whom he could turn for advice. |
| 971 |
dilettante |
अनुरागी |
aimless follower of the arts;
amateur; dabbler |
He was not serious in his
painting; he was rather a dilettante. |
| 972 |
diligence |
परिश्रम |
steadiness of effort; persisten
hard work |
Her employers were greatly
impressed by her diligence and offered her a partnership in the firm. |
| 973 |
dilute |
पतला |
make less concentrated; reduce
in strength |
She preferred her coffee diluted
with milk. |
| 974 |
diminution |
कमी |
lessening; reduction in size |
The blockaders hoped to achieve
victory as soon as the diminution of the enemy's supplies became serious. |
| 975 |
din |
शोर |
continued loud noise |
The din of the jackhammers
outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's voice. |
| 976 |
dinghy |
कश्ती |
small boat (often ship's boat) |
In the film Lifeboat, an
ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at
sea in a dinghy. |
| 977 |
dingy |
धूंधला |
dull; not fresh; cheerless |
Refusing to be depressed by her
dingy studio apartment, Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and
windows and hanging bright posters on the walls. |
| 978 |
dint |
प्रहार |
means; effort |
By dint of much hard work, the
volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire. |
| 979 |
diorama |
चित्रावली |
like-size, three-dimensional
scene from nature or history |
Because they dramatically pose
actual stuffed animals against realistic painted landscapes, the dioramas at
the Museum of Natural History particularly impress high school biology
students. |
| 980 |
dire |
भयानक |
disastrous |
People ignored her dire
predictions of an approaching depression. |
| 981 |
dirge |
मरसिया |
lament with music |
The funeral dirge stirred us to
tears. |
| 982 |
disabuse |
माया हटाना |
correct a false impression;
undeceive |
I will attempt to diabuse you of
your impression of my client's guilt; I know he is innocent. |
| 983 |
disaffected |
असंतुष्ट |
disloyal |
Once the most loyal of
Gorbachev's supporters, Shverdnaze found himself becoming increasingly
disaffected. |
| 984 |
disapprobation |
नापसंदगी |
disapproval; condemnation |
The conservative father viewed
his daughter's radical boyfriend with disapprobation. |
| 985 |
disarray |
अव्यवस्था |
a disorderly or untidy state |
After the New Year's party, the
once orderly house was in total disarray. |
| 986 |
disavowal |
इनकार |
denial; disclaiming |
His disavowal of his part in the
conspiracy was not believed by the jury. |
| 987 |
disband |
उखड़ना |
dissolve; disperse |
The chess club disbanded after
its disastrous initial season. |
| 988 |
disburse |
चुकाना |
pay out |
When you disburse money on the
company's behalf, be sure to get a receipt. |
| 989 |
discernible |
नमूदार |
distinguishable; perceivable |
The ships in the harbor were not
discernible in the fog. |
| 990 |
discerning |
विवेकी |
mentally quick and observant;
having insight |
Because he was considered the
most discerning member of the firm, he was assigned the most difficult cases. |
| 991 |
disclaim |
छोड़ना |
disown; renounce claim to |
If I grant you this previlege,
will you disclaim all other rights? |
| 992 |
disclose |
खुलासा |
reveal |
Although competitors offered him
bribes, he refused to disclose any information about his company's
forthcoming product. |
| 993 |
discombobulated |
discombobulated |
confused; discomposed |
The novice square dancer became
so discombobulated that he wandered into wrong set. |
| 994 |
discomfit |
हराना |
put to rout; defeat; disconcert |
This ruse will discomfit the
enemy. |
| 995 |
disconcert |
घबराना |
confuse; upset; embarrass |
The lawyer was disconcerted by
the evidence produced by her adversary. |
| 996 |
disconcolate |
disconcolate |
sad |
The death of his wife left him
disconsolate. |
| 997 |
discordant |
बेताल |
inharmonious; conflicting |
She tried to unite the
discordant factions. |
| 998 |
discount |
छूट |
disregard |
Be prepared to discount what he
has to say about his ex-wife. |
| 999 |
discourse |
प्रवचन |
formal disscussion; conversation |
The young Plato was drawn to the
Agora to hear the philosophical discourse of Socrates and his followers. |
| 1000 |
discredit |
बदनामी |
defame; destroy confidence in;
disbelieve |
The campaign was highly negative
in tone; each candidate tried to discredit the other. |
| 1001 |
discrepancy |
विसंगति |
lack of consistency; difference |
The police noticed some
discrepancies in his description of the crime and did not believe him. |
| 1002 |
discrete |
अलग |
separate; unconnected |
The universe is composed of
discrete bodies. |
| 1003 |
discretion |
विवेक |
prudence; ability to adjust
actions to circumstances |
Use your discretion in this
matter and do not discuss it with anyone. |
| 1004 |
discrimination |
भेदभाव |
ability to see differences;
prejudice |
They feared he lacked sufficient
discrimination to judge complex works of modern art. |
| 1005 |
discursive |
असंबद्ध |
digressing; rambling |
They were annoyed and bored by
her discursive remarks. |
| 1006 |
disdain |
तिरस्कार |
treat with scorn or contempt |
You make enemies of all you
disdain. |
| 1007 |
disembark |
उतरना |
go ashore; unload cargo from a
ship |
Before the passengers could
disembark, they had to pick up their passports from the ship's purser. |
| 1008 |
disenfranchise |
नागरिकता से वंचित करना |
deprive of a civil right |
The imposition if the poll tax
effectively disenfranchised poor Southern blacks, who lost their right to
vote. |
| 1009 |
disengage |
छुड़ाना |
uncouple; separate; disconnect |
A standard movie routine
involves the hero's desperate attempt to disengage a railroad car from a
moving train. |
| 1010 |
disfigure |
विरूपित करना |
mar the appearance of; spoil |
An ugly frown disfigured his
normally pleasant face. |
| 1011 |
disgorge |
उगलना |
surrender something; efect;
vomit |
Unwilling to disgorge the cash
he had stolen from the pension fund, the embezzler tried to run away. |
| 1012 |
disgruntle |
चिढ़ाना |
make discontented |
The passengers were disgruntled
by the numerous delays. |
| 1013 |
dishearten |
उत्साह भंग करना |
discourage |
His failure to pass the bar exam
disheartened him. |
| 1014 |
disheveled |
बिखेरा हुआ |
untidy |
Your disheveled appearance will
hurt your chances in this interview. |
| 1015 |
disinclination |
अनिच्छा |
unwilingness |
Some mornings I feel a great
disinclination to get out of bed. |
| 1016 |
disingenuous |
असत |
not naive; sophisticated |
Although he was young, his
remarks indicated that he was disingenous. |
| 1017 |
disinter |
खोदकर निकालना |
dig up; unearth |
They disinterred the body and
held an autopsy. |
| 1018 |
disinterested |
उदासीन |
unprejudiced |
The only disinterested person in
the room was the judge. |
| 1019 |
disjointed |
असंबद्ध |
disconnected |
His remarks were so disjointed
that we could not follow his reasoning. |
| 1020 |
dislodge |
जगह देना |
remove (forcible) |
Thrusting her fist up under the
choking man's lower ribs, Margaret used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the
food caught in this throat. |
| 1021 |
dismantle |
विघटित |
take apart |
When the show closed, they
dismantled the scenery before restoring it. |
| 1022 |
dismember |
खंड-खंड करना |
cut into small parts |
When the Austrian Empire was
dismembered, several new countries were established. |
| 1023 |
dismiss |
खारिज |
eliminate from consideration;
reject |
Believing in John's love for
her, she dismissed the notion that he might be unfaithful. |
| 1024 |
disparage |
नीचा दिखाना |
belittle |
Do not disparage anyone's
contribution; these little gifts add up to large sums. |
| 1025 |
disparate |
असमान |
basically different; unrelated |
It is difficult, if not
impossible, to organize these disparate elements into a coherent whole. |
| 1026 |
disparity |
असमानता |
difference; condition of
inequality |
The disparity in their ages made
no difference at all. |
| 1027 |
dispassionate |
उदासीन |
calm; impartial |
In a dispassionate analysis of
the problem, he carefully examined the causes of the conflict and proceeded
to suggest suitable remedies. |
| 1028 |
dispatch |
प्रेषण |
speediness; prompt execution;
message sent with all due speed |
Young Napoleon defeated the
enemy with all possible dispatch; he then sent a dispatch to headquarters,
informing his commander of the great victory. |
| 1029 |
dispel |
दूर हो जाना |
scatter; drive away; cause to
vanish |
The bright sunlight eventually
dispelled the morning mist. |
| 1030 |
disperse |
फैलाने |
scatter |
The police fired tear gas into
crowd to disperse the protesters. |
