| Sr No. | Word | hindi | Meaning | Example |
| 2097 | macabre | भयंकर | gruesome; grisly | The city morgue is a macabre
spot for the uninitiated. |
| 2098 | mace | जावित्र | ceremonial staff; clublike
medieval weapon | The Grand Marshal of the parade
raised his mace to signal that it was time for the procession to begin. |
| 2099 | macerate | पानी में डालकर रखना | soften by soaking in liquid;
waste away | The strawberries had been
soaking in the champagn for so long that they had begun to macerate: they
literally fell apart at the touch of a spoon.
|
| 2100 | machiavellian | धूर्त | crafty; double-dealing | I do not think he will be a good
embassador because he is not accustomed to the machiavellian maneuverings of
foreign diplomats. |
| 2101 | machinations | साजिश | schemes | I can see through your wily
machinations. |
| 2102 | maculated | कबरा | spotted; stained | Instead of writing that
Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead, the pompous young poet sang of the
former premier's maculated brow. |
| 2103 | madrigal | Madrigal | pastoral song | His program of folk songs
included several madrigals which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute. |
| 2104 | maelstrom | भंवर | whirlpool | The canoe was tossed about in
the maelstrom. |
| 2105 | magisterial | आदेशपूर्ण | authoritative; imperious | The learned doctor laid down the
law to his patient in a magisterial tone of voice. |
| 2106 | magnanimity | उदारता | generosity | Noted for his magnanimity,
philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity. |
| 2107 | magnate | थैलीशाह | person of prominence or
influence | The steel magnate decided to
devote more time to city politics. |
| 2108 | magniloquent | आडंबरपूर्ण | boastful, pompous | In their stories of the trial,
the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney. |
| 2109 | magnitude | परिमाण | greatness; extent | It is difficult to comprehend
the magnitude of his crime. |
| 2110 | maim | पंगु बनाना | mutilate; injure | The hospital could not take care
of all who had been mangled or maimed in the railroad accident. |
| 2111 | maladroit | ठस | clumsy; bungling | In his usual maladroit way, he
managed to upset the cart and spill the food. |
| 2112 | malaise | अस्वस्थता | uneasiness; distress | She felt a sudden vague malaise
when she heard sounds at the door. |
| 2113 | malapropism | malapropism | comic misuse of a word | When Mrs. Malaprop criticizes
Lydia for being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the
Nile," she confuses "allegory" and "allegator" in a
typical malapropism. |
| 2114 | malcontent | बाग़ी | person dissatisfied with
existing state of affairs | He was one of the few
malcontents in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the
Presidential program. |
| 2115 | malediction | फटकार | curse | The witch uttered maledictions
against her captors. |
| 2116 | malefactor | कुकर्मी | criminal | We must try to bring these
malefactors to justice. |
| 2117 | malevolent | द्रोही | wishing evil | We must thwart his malevolent
schemes. |
| 2118 | malfeasance | दुराचार | wrongdoing | The authorities did not discover
the campaign manager's malfeasance until after he had spent most of the money
he had embezzled. |
| 2119 | malicious | दुर्भावनापूर्ण | dictated by hatred or spite | The malicious neighbor spread
the gossip. |
| 2120 | malign | दुष्ट | speak evil of; defame | Because of her hatred of the
family, she maligns all who are friendly to them. |
| 2121 | malignant | घातक | having an evil influence;
virulent | This is a malignant disease; we
must have to use drastic measures to stop its spread. |
| 2122 | malingerer | अपवादक | one who feigns illness to escape
duty | The captain ordered the sergeant
to punish all malingerers and force them to work. |
| 2123 | malleable | नरम | capable of being shaped by
pounding | Gold is a malleable metal. |
| 2124 | malodorous | बदबूदार | foul-smelling | The component heap was most
malodorous in summer. |
| 2125 | mammal | स्तनपायी | vertebrate animal whose female
suckles its young | Many people regard the whale as
a fish and do not realize that it is a mammal. |
| 2126 | mammoth | विशाल | gigantic | The mammoth corporations of the
twentieth century are a mixed blessing |
| 2127 | manacle | ज़ंजीर | restrain; handcuff | The police immediately manacled
the prisoner so he could not escape. |
| 2128 | mandate | शासनादेश | order; charge | In his inaugural address, the
President stated that he had a mandate from the people to seek an end to
social evils such as poverty and poor housing. |
| 2129 | mandatory | अनिवार्य | obligatory | These instructions are
mandatory; any violation will be severely punished. |
| 2130 | mangy | जर्जर | shabby; wretched | We finally thew out the mangy
rug that the dog had destroyed. |
| 2131 | maniacal | maniacal | raving mad | His maniacal laughter frightened
us. |
| 2132 | manifest | प्रकट | understandable; clear | His evil intentions were
manifest and yet we could not stop him. |
| 2133 | manifestation | अभिव्यक्ति | outward demonstration;
indication | Mozart's early attraction to the
harsichord was the first manifestation of his pronounced musical bent. |
| 2134 | manifesto | घोषणापत्र | declaration; statement of policy | The Communist Manifesto by Marx
and Engels proclaimed the principles of modern communism. |
| 2135 | manifold | विविध | numerous; varied | I cannot begin to tell you how
much I appreciate your manifold kindnesses. |
| 2136 | manipulate | हेरफेर | operate with the hands; control
or change by artful means | How do you manipulate these
puppets? |
| 2137 | mannered | अलंकारों से भरा | affected; not natural | Attempting to copy the style of
his wealthy neighbors, Gatsby adopted a mannered, artificial way of speech. |
| 2138 | manumit | रिहा करना | emancipate; free from bondage | Enlightened slave owners were
willing to manumit their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in
the country. |
| 2139 | marital | वैवाहिक | pertaining to marriage | After the publication of his
book on marital affairs, he was often consulted by married people on the
verge of divorce. |
| 2140 | maritime | समुद्री | bordering on the sea; nautical | The maritime Provinces depend on
the sea for their wealth. |
| 2141 | marked | चिह्नित | noticeable; targeted for
vengeance | He walked with a marked limp, a
souvenir of an old IRA attack. As British ambassador, he knew he was a marked
man. |
| 2142 | marred | हुईं | damaged; disfigured | She had to refinish the marred
surface of the table. |
| 2143 | marshal | मार्शल | put in order | At a debate tournament,
extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to marshal their thoughts
before addressing their audience. |
| 2144 | marsupial | धानी | one of a family of mammals that
nurse their offspring in a pouch | The most common marsupial in
North America is the opposum. |
| 2145 | martial | सामरिक | warlike | The sound of marital music was
always inspiring to the young poet. |
| 2146 | martinet | Martinet | strict disciplinarian | The commanding officer was a
martinet who observed each regulation to the ltter. |
| 2147 | martrix | martrix | point of origin; array of
numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die | Some historians claim the Nile
Valley was the matrix of the Western civilization. |
| 2148 | masochist | masochist | person who enjoys his own pain | The masochist begs, "Hit
me." The sadist smiles and says, "I won't." |
| 2149 | masticate | चबाना | chew | We must masticate our food
carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders. |
| 2150 | materialism | भौतिकवाद | preoccupation with physical
comforts and things | By its nature, materialism is
opposed to idealism, for where the materialist emphasizes the needs of the
body, the idealist emphasizes the needs of the soul. |
| 2151 | maternal | माता-संबंधी | motherly | Many animals display maternal
instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless. |
| 2152 | matriarch | कुलमाता | woman who rules a family or
larger social group | The matriarch ruled her gypsy
tribe with a firm hand. |
| 2153 | maudlin | भावुक | effusively sentimental | I do not like such maudlin
pictures. I call them tearjerkers. |
| 2154 | maul | आलोचना करना | handle roughly | The rock star was mauled by his
overexcited fans. |
| 2155 | mausoleum | समाधि | monumental tomb | His body was placed in the
family mausolem. |
| 2156 | mauve | चमकीला गुलाबी रंग | pale purple | The mauve tint in the lilac bush
was another indication that spring had finally arrived. |
| 2157 | maverick | आवारा | rebel; nonconformist | To the masculine literary
establishment, George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and
smoking cigars was clearly a maverick who fought her proper womanly role. |
| 2158 | mawkish | कुत्सित | sickening; insipid | Your mawkish sighs fill me with
disgust. |
| 2159 | maxim | कहावत | proverb; a truth pithily stated | Aesop's fables illustrate moral
maxims. |
| 2160 | mayhem | हाथापाई | injury to the body | The riot was marked not only by
mayhem, with its attendant loss of life and limb, but also by arson and
pillage. |
| 2161 | meager | अल्प | scanty; inadequate | His salary was far too meager
for him to afford to buy a new car. |
| 2162 | mealymouthed | चापलूस | indirect speech; hypocritical;
evasive | Rather than tell Jill directly
what he disliked, Jack made a few mealymouthed comments and tried to change
the subject. |
| 2163 | meander | चक्कर | to wind or turn in its course | It is difficult to sail up this
stream because of the way it meanders through the countryside. |
| 2164 | meddlesome | उकतानेवाला | interfering | He felt his marriage was
suffering because of his meddlesome mother-in-law. |
| 2165 | mediate | मध्यस्थ | settle a dispute through the
services of an outsider | Let us mediate out differences
rather than engage in a costly strike. |
| 2166 | mediocre | औसत दर्जे का | ordinary; commonplace | We were disappointed because he
gave a rather mediocre performance in this role. |
| 2167 | meditation | ध्यान | reflection; thought | She reached her decision only
after much meditation. |
| 2168 | medley | मिश्रण | mixture | The band played a medley of
Gershwin tunes. |
| 2169 | meek | नम्र | submissive; patient and
long-suffering | Mr. Barrett never expected his
meek daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor. |
| 2170 | megalomania | बड़ाई का ख़ब्त | mania for doing grandiose things | Developers who spend millions
trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from megalomania. |
| 2171 | melee | हाथापाई | fight | The captain tried to ascertain
the cause of the melee that had broken out among the crew members. |
| 2172 | mellifluous | बेहतर बनानेवाला | flowing smoothly; smooth | Italian is a mellifluous
language. |
| 2173 | memento | यादगार | token; reminder | Take this book as a memento of
your visit. |
| 2174 | memorialize | यादगार बनाना | commemorate | Let us memorialize his great
contribution by dedicating this library in his honor. |
| 2175 | mendacious | मिथ्या | lying; false | He was pathological liar, and
his friends learned to discount his mendacious stories. |
| 2176 | mendicant | भिक्षुक | beggar | From the moment we left the
ship, we were surrounded by mendicants and peddlers. |
| 2177 | menial | सेवक | suitable for sevants; low | I cannot understand why a person
of your ability and talent should engage in such menial activities. |
| 2178 | mentor | संरक्षक | counselor; teacher | During this very trying period,
she could not have had a better mentor, for the teacher was sympathetic and
understanding. |
| 2179 | mercantile | व्यापारिक | concerning trade | I am more interested in the
opportunites available in the mercantile field than I am in those in the
legal profession. |
| 2180 | mercenary | किराये का | motivated solely by money or
gain | I'm not in this war because I
get my kicks waving flags, said the mercenary soldier. "I'm in it for
the dough." |
| 2181 | mercurial | चंचल | fickle; changing | He was of a mercurial
temperament and therefore unpredictable. |
| 2182 | meretricious | दिखावे का | flashy; tawdry; falsely
attractive | Her jewels were inexpensive but
not meretricious. |
| 2183 | merger | विलयन | combination (of two business
corporations) | When the firm's president
married the director of financial planning, the office joke was that it
wasn't a marriage, it was a merger. |
| 2184 | mesmerize | mesmerize | hypnotize | The incessant drone seemed to
mesmerize him and place him in a trance. |
| 2185 | metallurgical | मेटलर्जिकल | pertaining to the art of
removing metals from ores | During the course of his
metallurgical research, the scientist developed a steel alloy of tremendous
strength. |
| 2186 | metamorphosis | कायापलट | change of form | The metamorphosis of caterpillar
to butterfly is typical of many such changes in animal life. |
| 2187 | metaphor | रूपक | implied comparison | He soared like an eagle is an
example of a simile; "He is an eagle in flight," is a metaphor. |
| 2188 | metaphysical | आध्यात्मिक | pertaining to speculative
philosophy | The modern poets have gone back
to the fanciful poems of the metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century
for many of their images. |
| 2189 | mete | ठहराना | measure; distribute | He tried to be impartial in his
efforts to mete out justice. |
| 2190 | meteoric | तेजोमय | swift; momentarily brilliant | We all wondered at his meteoric
rise to fame. |
| 2191 | methodical | व्यवस्थित | systematic | An accountant must be methodical
and maintain order among his financial records. |
| 2192 | meticulous | सूक्ष्म | excessively careful | He was meticulous in checking
his accounts and never made mistakes. |
| 2193 | metropolis | राजधानी | large city | Every evening this terminal is
filled with the thousands of commuters who are going from this metropolis to
their homes in the suburbs. |
| 2194 | mettle | उत्साह | courage; spirit | When challenged by the other
horses in the race, the thoroughbred proved its mettle by its determination
to hold the lead. |
| 2195 | miasma | भाप | swamp gas; heavy, vaporous
atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting
influence | The smog hung over Victorian
London like a dark cloud; noisome, reeking of decay, it was a visible miasma. |
