Abbreviation/संक्षिप्तीकरण – A shortened form of a word or phrase
Abdicate/त्यागना – To give up a throne voluntarily
Aberration/सामान्य से विचलन – A Deviation from the normal or typical
Abject – बहुत बुरा या दयनीय
Abolish – पूरी तरह समाप्त करना
Ab-origines/मुलनिवासी– Original inhabitants of a place
Abstruse/अव्यक्त – Hard to understand
Absurd/मूर्खतापूर्ण – Wildly unreasonable, illogical or ridiculous
Apostle – किसी सिद्धांत पर पूरी तरह विश्वास करने वाला
Appraisal– An act of assessing something or someone
Apprentice– A person who works for a skilled employer in order to learn a skill
Aquarium– A tank where fish or water plants are kept
Arable – कृषि-योग्य
Arbitrator/मध्यस्थता कराने वाला– A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them
Archery /तीरंदाजी
Architect /वास्तुकार– A person who designs building
Archive/संग्रह – A place where government/public records are kept
Arena – अखाड़ा, रणभूमि
Arid/शुष्क – Having little or no rain
Arsenal – हथियारों का भंडार, शस्त्रागार
Arsonist – A person who commits the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to propertY(Arson – आग लगाना)
Artful – Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way (धूर्त/चालाक– sly, artful, Machiavellian, leery, deceptive, serpentine, insidious, pretentious, disingenuous, ambidextrous, deceptive)
Artisan– Expert in any skill of hand
Ascetic – A religious person with strict way of life
Assassin – A person who murders a big political personality
Assent – सहमत होना
Assertive -One who expresses one’s opinion firmly but politely
Assiduous-Showing great care and perseverance
Astrophysicist – तारों एवं ग्रहों का अध्ययन करने वाला विशेषज्ञ
Asylum– A place of refuge and safety
Atheist– One who does not believe in the existence of God
Attic – A space or room just below the roof of a building
Auctioneer – A person who conducts auction
Audacious – Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks दु:साहसी, निर्भीक
Auditor – किसी कम्पनी के खाता-बही का जाँच करने
Auditorium – A building where an audience sits
Autopsy – examination of a dead body
Avant-garde – New and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts ,or the people introducing them
Avaricious – One who is greedy for money
Aviary – A place where birds are kept
Accolade – An expression of praise or admiration, An award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit
Accomplice – An associate in crime
Accountable – Liable to being called to account, answerable
Acquiesce – To accept something reluctantly but without protest
Acquit – To free a person by verdict of ‘not guilty’
Acrimonious– Angry and bitter (typically of speech or discussion)
Actuary – वह जो प्रीमियम calculates करता हो
Addict – वह व्यक्ति जिसे किसी चीज की लत लग जाती है
Adolescence – किशोरावस्था
Advocacy – किसी नीति के लिए जनता का समर्थन या सिफारिश
Affable – मिलनसार और नेकदिल
Affidavit – शपथ(oath) द्वारा पुष्टि किया गया एक लिखित बयान
Agenda – A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting
Aggravate – To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease
Aggressor – A person who attacks first
Agitation – The arousing of public concern about an issue and pressing for action on it
Agnostic – जो भगवान के अस्तित्व पर संदेह व्यक्त करता है
Agnosticism – धारणा कि ईश्वर के अस्तित्व के बारे में कुछ नहीं कहा जा सकता
Alibi – बहाना, कथन कि घटना के वक्त कहीं और उपस्थित था
Alienate– To turn friends in enemies
Alimony – Allowance due to a wife from her husband on separation
Allegory – रूपक, नैतिक शिक्षा देने वाली कहानी
Altruist – Selfless concern for the welfare of others
Amateur– A person who does something for pleasure rather than for pay
Amazon – Anotably tall, physically strong, or strong-willed woman
Ambassador/Diplomat/Envoy– A diplomatic minister of the higher order sent by a country to another
Ambidextrous – A person who is able to use both hands with equal skill
Ambiguous– A statement open to more than interpretation, A sentence whose meaning is unclear
Ambivalent– Having opposing feelings/दो विरोधी मूल्यों या गुणों में से एक या दोनों को धारण करने वाला
Ambivert/उभयवर्ती – Both introvert and extrovert जो बातूनी एवं कम बोलने वाला दोनों का गुण रखता हो
Amnesty– सरकार द्वारा दिया जाने वाला क्षमा दान/pardon
Amoral/नीतिहीन – One not concerned with right or wrong
Amphibian – जो पानी और स्थल दोनों पर जीवित रह ले .
Amphitheatre – वृताकार स्थान – कालाकारों के अभिनय का मंच
Amputee/अपंग – A person whose limb(अंग) has been amputated
Anachronism – Something that is not suitable for its age of existence
Anachronistic – That which is out of place
Analgesia/पीड़ा का अभाव – The inability to feel pain
Anarchy – अराजकता / किसी भी प्रकार के राजनीतिक प्राधिकरण या सरकार की अनुपस्थिति
Anecdote – छोटी सी घटना का विवरण
Animate – Having life
Animism/सर्वात्मवाद – Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God
Annal – एक साल की घटनाओं का विवरण
Annihilate/मिटा देना – To destroy completely
Answerable/जवाबदेह – A person liable to be called to account for his action
Antedate – समय से पूर्व घटित होना
Ante-meridiem – The time between midnight and noon
Anthropologist /मानव विज्ञानी – One who studies the complete history of mankind
Antibody– A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
Antidote – A medicine that counteracts the effect of another medicine
Antigen – पदार्थ जो शरीर में प्रतिरक्षा प्रतिक्रिया उत्पन्न करता है
Apartheid – नस्ल के आधार पर अलगाव या भेदभाव की नीति या प्रणाली
Apathy (उदासीनता)– Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Apiary – स्थान जहाँ मधुमक्खियाँ रखी जाती हैं
Apoplexy (रक्ताघात ,मूर्छा की बीमारी)– Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral haemorrhage or stroke
Axiom – स्वतः सिद्ध प्रमाण
Bachelor (कुंवारा) – a man who is not and has never been married
Ballad – Long song or poem
Anonymous/गुमनाम– A letter, poem etc., whose author is unknown
Epic A long narrative poem.
Dirge– A poem or song for the dead
Ballet – संगीत के साथ किया जाने वाला एक कलात्मक नृत्य
Behead – सिर काटना
Bellicose – one who is ready to start argument or fight
Belligerents (युद्धरत) – nations engaged in war
Benediction (आशीर्वाद) – A prayer asking for divine blessing
Benevolence (परोपकार) – generosity (उदारता) in helping others
Betray -to be disloyal to someone who trust you
Bevya – group of people at a place
Bibliography – उपयोगी पुस्तकों के नामों का संग्रह
Bibliotheque –
Bifurcate – किसी चीज़ को दो टुकड़ों में काटना
Bigot – one who has narrow and Prejudiced religious views
Bilingual – ऐसा व्यक्ति जो दो भाषाएँ बोलता हो
Biography – an account of somebody’s life written by other person
Autobiography – life of story of a man written by himself
Biopsy – examination of the tissue of a diseased person
Bisquea – rich ,creamy soup typically made with sehellfish
Blizzard – a severe snow storm with high winds and low visibility
Blurb – short description of a book film etc for its promotion
Bluster – loud and aggressive Talk
Bohemian – one who does not follow the usual rules of social life
Borough – a small town within a town with its own governing Council
Bossy – one who always commands people
Bottleneck – a situation that stops an activity from progressing
Boulevard – a broad Road bordered with trees
Bouquet – an attractively arranged bunch of flowers
Bourgeois – a member of the middle class
Bridle – a part of a horse’s harness that goes on to its head
Brittle – hard but liable to be easily broken
Bronco – a wild or half trained horse or Bull
Buffet – a Meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves
Buffoon – an actor in a theatrical performance whose business is to make people laugh through his action or talk
Bully – a person who uses his strength or power to frighten or heart others
Burglar – a person who breaks into a house in order to steal
Cajolement – use of flattery to make someone agree
Callous – showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Calumny – the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputations ; slander
Canine – Of relating to or resembling a dog or dogs
Cannibal – Somebody who eats human flesh
Carnivorous – Flesh eating animals
Herbivorous Animals live on herbs.
Omnivorous Who eats everything.
Capsize – To sink boat or ship
Caricature – a picture of a person or thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner as to cause laughter
Carol – A religious folk song or popular hymn, particularly one associated with Christmas
Cascade – A small waterfall or group of waterfalls flowing down a rocky hill side
Cataclysm – Sudden and violent change
Catalogue – A list of books
Cathedral – A very big church
Cavalier – A gentleman taking care of a lady
Cavalier – Showing a lack of proper concerns
Cavalry – Soldiers who fight on horseback
Ceasefire-An agreement between two countries or groups to stop fighting Celibate-One who is unmarried
Cemetery – Place of burial
Cenotaph – A tomblike monument to someone buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a war
Centaury-A widely distributed herbaceous plant of the gentian family.
Centenarian-A person who has attained the ages of 100 years or more
Centenary – सौवें वर्ष का उत्सव, एक शताब्दी में एक बार
Centennial – (शताब्दी ) सौवीं वर्षगांठ से संबंधित
Biennial – द्विवार्षिक
Centurion – The commander of a century in the ancient Roman army
Ceramics – Art of making pots etc. from clay
Chant-Say a prayer in singing voice
Chaotic– Situation in which everything is happening in a confused way
Chapel– That part of church which is used for private prayer
Chauffeur – A person employed to drive a private car
Circumlocution – The indirect way or roundabout of saying something
Circumstantial – Clues available at a scene
Clique– A small, exclusive group of people; coterie
Cocktail – An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or several spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruitjuice,lemonade, or creamp
Coercion – Use of force or threat to make someone agree
Coffer– The place where all the money is kept
Coffle– Alineof animals or slaves fastened or driven along togethers
Colleague – Aco-worker or a fellow-worker in the same institution
Colony– A group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country
Colt– Young male horse
Commemorate – To keep a great person or event in people’s memory
Complacent – Showing satisfaction with oneselfor one’s achievements
Compositor – A person who arranges typing keys or printing text in a printing machine
Conceited – To have a very high opinion of oneself
Concubinage – Living together of a man and woman without being married to each other
Concurrent/Coincident/Concomitant – Happening at the same time
Conflagration – An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Congenital – Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth
Congregation – A group of people gathered for religious worship
Connoisseur – A person who can appreciate art, music etc.
Conservatory – A greenhouse, esp.one attached to a house
Consolidate – To combine into a single stronger and more effective whole
Constellation – Group of stars
Consternation – Fear and anxiety
Constipated – Repressed or inhibited
Constriction – Rules that prevent the free-will action
Contemporary – Men living in the same age
Contingency – Afuture event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
Continuum – Acontinuous sequence of similar things
Conundrum – A confusing and difficult problem or question
Convalescence – The gradual return to good health after a period or illness or medical treatment
Convent – A place where nuns live
Convention – An agreement between states covering special matters
Convoy- A group of vehicles travelling together
Corroborate – To confirm with the help of evidence
Cortege – Asolemn procession, especially for a funeral
Cosmesis – The practice of preserving or restoring physical appearance, usually after an operation
Cosmetician – A person who sells or applies cosmetics as an occupation
Cosmocrat – Aruler of the world.
Cosmopolitan – Belonging to all parts of the world
Coterie – Asmall group of people formed to fulfilown interests
Credential – A qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person’s background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something
Credible : That which can be believed
Creditable – Deserving public acknowledgment and praise
Credulous – A person who believes easily whatever he is told
Crew– Agroup of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, spacecraft, or train
Criterion – Aprincipleor standard bywhich something may bejudged or decided
Crude-Not processed or refined, Rude.
Crusade – A war of religions
Cuisine – A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country or region
Culpable–Deserving blames
Curmudgeon – A bad-tempered person
Cwator-A person in charge of a museum
Cynic– One who questions everything
Dawdle-To move slowly in a particular direction
Debasement – Reduction in quality or value
Debauchery – Excessive use of alcohol and sex
Debonair – Confident, good looking and charming
Debut-A person’s first appearance or performance
Defamation – The action of damaging the good reputation of someone
Defection – The abandonment of one’s country or cause
Delectable -Pleasant or attractive
Delegate – To transfer one’s authority to another
Delinquent – One who commits minor crime repeatedly
Deliverance – Final release from rebirth
Demagogue– A politician who rouses people’s feeling for own benefit
Den– A living place for lions
Depraved -Of very bad morals; characterised by debasement or degeneration
Deprecate – To feel or express disapproval of something or someone
Depreciate – To go down in value
Dereliction : – Failing to discharge one’s duty
Despicable : – Deserving hatred or contempt,Detestable
Dessert-The sweet courseeaten at theendofa meal
Destitute – The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions
Deteriorate – To go from bad to worse
Deterrent-That whose fear prevents something bad from happening
Detour-Usually the longer route
Devious-Showing a skilful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals; (of a route or course of action) rambling; indirect; roundabout
Devour – Eat(food or prey) hungrilyor quickly
Dexterous -Skilful at handling things
Diatribe – Bitter and violentattackin words
Dilettante – One who is a dabblerin arts, science or literature
Diplomacy – Art of dealing with people in a tactful way
Directory – A book of names and addresses
Disciplinarian – Aperson who believes in or practices firm discipline
Disenfranchisement – To take away someone’s right to vote
Dismayed – Filled with depression or discouragement
Dissertation – Awriting on a particular subject
Diurnal – (of animals) active in the daytime
Diva – A famous female singer of popular music
Documentary – Atelevision or radio programme providing factual report
Dodo– A flightless bird now extinct
Dominion – Anarea controlled by a ruler
Dossier– A collection of documents about something
Downpour – Aheavy rainfallo मूसलाधार बारिश
Drizzle– Light rain falling in very fine drops
Drought – A period of dry weather
Drought-Dry weather with no rainfall
Drover-A person who drives animals जानवरों के झुंड को नियंत्रित करने वाला
Dunce-A person who is slow to learn मूर्ख
Dynasty-Succession of rulers belonging to one family
Eavesdropper – One who secretlylistens to the talkof others
Eccentric – One who has strange habits
Economical – Avoiding wastage, Careful in the spending of money, time etc.
Edible – A thing that is fit to be eaten
Efface- To rub or wipe outs मिटा देना
Effeminate – Ofmanners more like those of a woman than a man
Effervesce – Give off bubbles of gas
Effluents – Liquid waste that flows out from a factory
Egoist (also Egotist) – A person who is selfish, self absorbed and self centred, One who thinks only for oneself
Elegy – A song sung at thedeath ofa person किसी की मृत्यु पर शोक गीत
Eligible – One who is qualified for selection
Elucidate – To explain something mysterious or difficult
Emancipation – The process of being set free from political or social restrictions
Embankment – Awall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area
Embellish – Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features
Embezzlement – Misappropriation of mone
Emblazon – Conspicuously inscribe or display (a design) on something
Embroil- To involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation
Empathy – The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Encyclopaedia– Book that gives information about every branch of knowledge किताब जिसमें हर प्रकार की सूचना होती है
Endemic– A disease that occurs within a specified area, region or locale
Enthral-To be attracted towards something किसी चीज के प्रति आकर्षित होना
Entrepreneur- A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normalfinancial risks in order to do so
Centrifugal Anything tending to move away from centre.
Centripetal Anything tending to move towards centre.
Century One hundred years.
Chrestomathy A collection of choice literary passages, especially to help in learning a language.
Coprolalia Uncontrolled, excessive use of obscene or scatological language, sometimes accompanying certain mental disorders. ,
Cruciverbalist A constructor of crossword puzzles; also, an enthusiast of word games, especially crossword puzzles.
Colleagues Persons working in the same office.
Compatriot Belonging to same country.
Congenital Belongs to a person by birth.
Contemporaries Persons living at the same time.
Convalescence Period of gradual recovery after illness.
Cosmopolitan . A citizen of the world.
Credulous Who easily believes others.
Curable Which can be cured.
Dead letter An unclaimed letter.
Dittograph A letter or word repeated unintentionally in writing or copying.
Ligature A character that combines two or more letters, such as e
Lipogram Writing composed of words lacking a certain specific letter or letters
Heterography A method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in ordinary English orthography.
Elision The omission of a letter or syllable. “Don’t” instead of “do not.”
Deaf One who cannot hear.
Democracy Government of the people, for the people, by the people.
Pantisocracy Government by all.
Plutocracy Government by rich.
Rebel /द्रोही – One who take up arms against Government.
Thearchy Government by the God.
Theocracy – government where religious leaders hold political power
Aristocracy: Government by a privileged class or nobility.
Autocracy: Government by a single individual .
Oligarchy: Government by a small group of people.
Monarchy: Government by a king or queen.
Anarchy: Absence of government or a state of lawlessness and disorder.
Meritocracy: Government or social system based on merit or ability.
Kleptocracy: Government characterized by corruption and theft of public funds for personal gain.
Technocracy: governance by technical experts or professionals.
Republic: A form of government where power resides with elected representatives.
Dermatology Study of skin.
Phonetics Acoustics study of sound.
Pedagogy Study of art of teaching
Philately Study of stamp collection
Cryptography Study of secret writing and coded words.
Cytology Study of cell.
Dendrology – Scientific study of tree
Dermatology – Medical study of skin and its diseases
Dilogy An ambiguous speech.
Dittology Two distinct interpretations of the same text.
Entomology Study of insects.
Geology Study of Earth…
Etymology Science deals with formation of words.
Glottochronology The determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.
Haplology The process by which a word is formed by removing one of two identical or similar adjacent syllables in an earlier word.
Histology Study of tissue.
Morphology The study of structure and form of words in language including inflection, derivation and formation of compounds.
Meteorology Study of climate or weather.
Morphology Study of animal and plant structure.
Neology Study of formation of new words.
Odontology Study of teeth.
Ophthalmology Study of eye.
Ornithology Study of birds.
Pathology Study of Disease.
Paleontology Study of fossils.
Palilogy The repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, for emphasis.
Philogynist Lover of womankind.
Philology Study of words and their roots.
Phrenology Study of skull with regard to human character
Physiology Study of structure of human body
Zoology : Study of animals
Oceanography Study of ocean.
Numismatics Study of Coins.
Orthography The study of correct spelling according to established usage.
Orography Study of mountain
Optics Study of light.
Orthography Study of correct spelling of words.
Digestible That which can be digested.
Dipsomania A strong desire to take liquor. :
Divisible That which can be divided.
Dotage Extreme old age when one behaves like a child.
Draw A game in which no party wins.
Dumb One who can’t speak.
Dysgraphia Impairment of the ability to write, usually caused by brain dysfunction or disease.
Dyslexia A learning disorder distinguished by impaired ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
Edible A thing fit to eat.
Effeminate Womanish in habits.
Eligible One who is fit for the post.
Endemic A disease prevailing in a locality.
Emigrant– जो दूसरे देश में जाकर बस जाता है (प्रवासी)
Immigrant (अप्रवासी) – दूसरे देश से कोई व्यक्ति हमारे देश में बसने के लिए आता है।
Migratory That moves from one place to another.
Transmigration – आत्मा का शरीर बदलना
Employee (कर्मचारी) – One who is employed.
Employer (नियोक्ता) – One who employs.
Endophoric Characteristic of a reference to something outside the speech or text in which the reference occurs. See also: exophoric.
Epanorthosis Immediate rephrasing for emphasis, intensification or justification. “You, young lad, are most brave! Brave, did I say? No, heroic!”
Epistrophe Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Epicure One who is fond of sensuous enjoyment.
Epilogue A speech given after conclusion of drama.
Epitaph Words inscribed on the tomb of the dead.
Eucrasia A good or normal state of health.
Etymon An earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestor language. Examinee One who is taking examination.
Examiner One who examines the copies of examinees.
Exonym A name by which one people or social group refers to another, but which is not used by said group to refer to themselves.
Expatriate To send out of native country.
Expurgate To remove all objectionable matter.
Extempore A speech without previous preparations.
Extradite To send back the criminal to the country of his origin.
Fanatic (Bigot) , Unreasonably enthusiastic about religion.
Fastidious Having very selective taste. Hard to please.
Fatalist One who believe in fate.
Feminist One devoted to the welfare of women.
Foster child Child brought by persons, who are not his parents.
Franchise Constitutional right to cast vote.
Garage shed for motor car.
Glossolalia Fabricated, nonmeaningful speech, especially such speech associated with a trance state or some schizophrenic syndromes.
Glutton Fond of eating too much.
GratisWithout any payment, free.
Gregarious Animals live in flocks.
Harangue A noisy and loud speech before a large gathering.
Hearse Vehicle to carry dead bodies.
Hendiadys The use of a conjunction rather than the subordination of one word to another.
Heterophemy The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of some thing that one does not intend to say, especially when what is said is the reverse of what was intended.
Heterogeneous Things of different nature.
Hobson-jobson An Anglicized word or phrase corrupted from one or more words of an Asian language.
Holonym A concept that has another concept as a part.
Homogeneous Things of the same nature.
Honeymoon The first night of a newly married couple.
Honorary Post without any remuneration
Hydra A serpent with many heads.
Hydrophobia: A fear from water.
Hygienist Who cares fully of his health.
Hypothesis A tentative assumption, made to drive a logical conclusion.
Hypallage Interchange of two elements in a phrase or clause from the order, in which they would normally appear. “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” instead of “To waste a mind is a terrible thing.”
Hypercorrect Characteristic of an incorrect linguistic construction, in which the error lis produced from a mistaken effort to be correct. “Between you and I,Which should be ‘between you and me.’
Hyponym A word that is more specific than a given word.
Iconoclast Breaker of art and literature.
Idiosyncrasy Peculiar temper of an individual.
IdolatryWorshipping of idols
Ignorant Person have no knowledge of any happening..
Illegal Unlawful.
Illegible Which cannot be read.
Illiterate One who can neither read nor write.
Illeism The practice of referring to oneself in the third person.
Imitable Which can be imitated.
Immovable Which can’t be moved, fixed.
Imposter One who assumes name or title of someone else for deceiving others.
Impregnable A fort which can’t be entered into.
Incorrigible Cannot be corrected.
Ingressive Characteristic of a speech sound produced with an inhalation of breath.
Incredible Which can’t be believed.
Inevitable That cannot be avoided.
Infallible One who cannot make a mistake.
Infections A disease spread by contact..
Inimitable Cannot be imitated.
Insomnia Loss of sleep
Interpolate Inserting new matter in a book
Intervein Anything pushed inside veins
Invisible That which cannot be seen
Invulnerable Cannot be wounded
Irreparable That can’t be repaired
Irrevocable A decision that can’t be revoked
Isocolon A sequence of parallel structures, having the same number of words and sometimes the same number of syllables
Itinerant One who travels from place to place
Kindergarten A school for small children
Kleptomania An abnormal desire to steal
Linguist One who knows many languages
Litotes Understatement by negating the opposite; a type of meiosis. “I was not disappointed with the news.
Loquacious A continuous talker
Lunar Eclipse of Moon
Maiden speech Speech made for the first time
Mammals The Animals which give milk
Manuscript Book written by hand
Masochism The condition or state of deriving (esp. sexual) gratification from one’s own pain or humiliation.
Materialistic One for whom money is the most important thing.
Matins Morning prayer in church.
Matrimony State of being married.
Maxim An established principle.
Meadow A low level tract of uncultivated grassland.
Meditation The action or practice of profound spiritual or religious reflection or mental contemplation.
MelodramaA sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions and usually a happy ending.
Mercenary One who fights for the sake of money.
Mesomorph A person whose build is powerful, compact, and muscular.
Meticulous Very particular even about small details.
MisogynistHater, of women.
Misologist One who hates learning.
Mobocracy Rule by mob.
Metonymy Substitution of a word or phrase with another which it suggests. “The pen is mightier than the sword,” in which both “pen” and “sword” are substituted for “written prose” and “military.”
Narcotic Medicine which induces sleep.
Neologism New word coined by an author.
Notorious A man with bad reputation.
Nosism The practice of referring to oneself as “we”; a type of enallage.
Obsolete No longer in practice.
Omnipotent One who is all powerful.
Omniscient One who knows everything.
Opaque That which can’t be seen through.
Optimist – आशावादी
Pessimist – निराशावादी
Orphan A child whose parents are dead.
Orthodox One who believes in traditional values
OstracizeTo expel from society.
Pacifist One who believes in total abolition of war.
Panacea A remedy for all ills.
Pantomime A dumb show.
Palindrome A word, phrase, clause or sentence that reads the same regularly as it does when its letters are reversed; a type of palingram.
Palingram A word, phrase, clause or sentence that reads the same backwards after rearranging segments. “Workmate did teamwork.”
Pangram A sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet; a holalphabetic sentence.
Paragoge The process by which a new word is formed by adding a letter or syllable to the end of another word. Same as “proparalepsis.” “Climature,” derived from “climate.”
Paraprosdokian Unexpected ending of a phrase or series.
Parasite One who depends on others.
Parasol A lady’s umbrella.
Patrimony Properties inherited from one’s father
Patriot One who loves own country.
Pedantic A style in which author displays his knowledge.
Perpilocutionist One who expounds on a subject of which he has little knowledge.
Polyptoton Repetition of a word in different forms, cases, or with different inflection, in the sentence.
Purr word A word with positive connotations and therefore desirable to use in building and sustaining good public relations.
Pedestrian One who travels on foot.
Philanderer One who enjoys by love making.
Philanthropist A lover of mankind
Philistine Who does not care for art or literature
Pioneer One who leads others
Plagiarism Literary theft. Using ideas and words of another person presenting them as own.
Platitudes Common place remarks
Polyandry Marrying more than one husband at a time.
Polygamy Marrying more than one wife at a time.
Monogamy Marrying one at a time.
Bigamy – practice of having two wives or husband
Misogamist – One who hates the custom of marriage.
Widow/विधवा – A woman whose husband has died
Widower / विधुर – A man whose wife has died
Post mortem An examination of body after death.
Primogeniture Right of succession belonging to the first born.
Pseudonym An imaginary name of author assumed to disguise himself.
Pugnacity Tendency to quarrel.
Purist One who is particular about the purity of one’s language.
Quadruped Animal having four foot.
Recapitulate/ संक्षेप में दुहराना
Recluse/एकांतवासी
Reconcile/झगड़े के बाद दो व्यक्तियों में पुनः मेल-मिलाप करा देना
Red tapism- लाल फीताशाहीToo much official formalities.
Redundancy / अनावश्यकता
Reticule A lady’s purse.
Reluctant / अनिच्छुक
Remission – क्षमा / वह समय जब कोई बिमारी की तीव्रता कम हो
Relegate/Demote – व्यक्ति या वस्तु का स्तर या पद घटाना; पदावनत करना
Retrospective – बीते हुए काल पर दृष्टि डालनेवाला.
Rendezvous/ पूर्व – निश्चित भेंट
Renegade– विश्वासघाती/पाखण्डी /स्वधर्म त्यागी -अपना पक्ष त्याग देना
Repartee /हाजिर जवाबी
Repercussion/दुष्प्रभाव
Repository/गोदाम/भंडार
Requiem/शांति-यज्ञ
Restitution/खोयी / चोरी हुई वस्तु की वापसी
Retaliate/बदला लेना
Reticent / Taciturn – अल्पभाषी
Rumour/Hearsay –
Sacrilege/ पवित्र वस्तु का अपमान
Sarcasm /ताना
Savage /क्रूर
Scapegoat /बलि का बकरा
Sceptic/संदेही
Screech/चीखना
Scrimmage/खींच-तान
Scurry /छोटे कदमों से तेजी से चलना
Sedition/राजसत्ता के विरुद्ध आंदोलन
Senility /जीर्णावस्था
Siesta /दोपहर का आराम
Sinecure /जहाँ कम काम में ज्यादा पैसे मिले
Smother/दम घोंटना
Sojourn /थोड़ी देर के लिए रूकना
Sadist A person who derives (esp. sexual) pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, humiliation.
Shrew A woman with peevish nature.
Simultaneous Happening at the same time.
Smuggle Importing goods illegally without paying custom duties.
Solar Eclipse of Sun, relating to Sun.
Soli-loquy /स्वयं से एकांत में बाते करना
Somni-loquistनींद में बोलने वाला
Somnam-bulistनींद में चलने वाला
Sonorous/सुरीला
Spendthrift फिजूलखर्ची
Spinster /कुवाँरी महिला
Spiritualist./अध्यात्मिक
Sporadic /छिटपुट
Strangulate /
Subdue /काबू में करना
Subjugate /अधीन करना
Supercilious /घमंडी
Sycophant/चापलूस
Synagogue /यहूदी उपासनागृह
Spokesman One who speaks on behalf of other
Stoic/तटस्थःOne who is indifferent to pleasure and pain.
Snarl word A word with negative connotations and therefore not desirable to use lest good public relations be undermined.
Superordinate A word that is more generic than a given word.
Syllogism Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises.
Synesis Agreement of words to logic rather than grammatical form.
Synchronize Occurring two or more events at a time
Teetotaller /जो शराब से दूर रहे
Turncoat /गद्दार
Telltale One who enjoys talking about others private affairs
Theist /आस्तिक One who believes in God.
Atheist – नास्तिक
Theomania A belief that one is God
Traitor -देशद्रोही
Transparent पारदर्शी
Opaque – अपारदर्शी
Translucent – अल्प पारदर्शी
Truant /कामचोर A student left school or class without permission.
Truism/स्वतः सिद्ध An often repeated truth.
Twins Two child born together.
Talkative / Garrulous – बातूनी
Tantrum – गुस्से के आवेश
Transgressor – पापी / अपराधी
Transmogrification कायाकल्प
U, V,W,X,Y,Z One Word Substitution
Unanimous /एकमत
Unavoidable/अपरिहार्य
Usurer One who lends money at higher rate of interest.
Utopia A state of highest perfection.
Uxoricide /पत्नी हत्या
Fratricide: The killing of one’s brother.
Sororicide : killing of one’s Sister.
Matricide: The killing of one’s mother.
Patricide: The killing of one’s father.
Regicide: The killing of a king or queen.
Infanticide: The killing of an infant (शिशु).
Filicide: The killing of one’s own child.
Parricide: The killing of a close relative, often a parent.
Verbicide The destruction of the sense or value of a word
Homicide Murder of a human being
Germicide Which destroy germs.
Valetudinarian One who always think that he is ill
Venial An excusable fault
Verbatim Repetition word by word
Verbose Style full of words
Vesper Evening prayer in a church
Veteran A well and long experienced person in a particular occupation
Wardrobe An almirah where clothes are kept
Unique/अनोखा
Universal /विश्वव्यापी
Usurper /सम्पत्ती हड़पने वाला
Uxorious/ Henpecked जोरू का गुलाम
Vacuous/बुद्धिहीन
Vendetta /वंशानुगत / पुश्तैनी झगड़ा
Verbatim /शब्दश:
Verbose /बातों से भरा
Versatile /बहुमुखी
Verso – left-hand page of an open book
Recto– Right hand page of an open book
Vespers/शाम की प्रार्थना
Matin – Morning Prayer
Veteran /अनुभवी
Vincible /जिसे जीता जा सके
Vindictive / Vengeful.. प्रतिशोधी
Virulent./जहरीला
Viviparous /gives birth to live offspring that develop within the mother’s body
oviparous – organisms lay eggs that hatch outside the mother’s body
