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The life history of a man written by himself. Autobiography (आत्मकथा)
A person who believes that there is no God. Atheist (नास्तिक)
A medicine which counteracts the effects of poison. Antidote (जहर मारने की दवा)
A person who does something not professionally but for pleasure. Amateur (अव्यवसायी)
That which does not bear the name of the writer. Anonymous (बिना नाम का)
Government by a ruler who has unlimited power. Autocracy (एक व्यक्ति का शासन)
A diplomatic representative of one country in another. Ambassador (राजदूत)
A traveller in space. Astronaut (अंतरिक्ष यात्री)
An assembly of listeners. Audience (श्रोतागण)
To give up the throne. Abdicate (राज्य त्यागना)
A medicine which prevents infection by killing germs. Antiseptic (सड़न रोकने वाली)
The science of vegetable life. Botany (वनस्पति-विज्ञान)
The science which treats of life. Biology (जीव विज्ञान)
Government by officials. Bureaucracy (अफसरशाही)
The life history of a man written by someone else. Biography (जीवन कथा)
One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views. Bigot (कट्टर)
Festival of the hundredth anniversary. Centenary (शताब्दी महोत्सव)
The man who eats human flesh. Cannibal (नरभक्षी)
Place for burials other than a churchyard. Cemetery (कब्रिस्तान)
Place for cremation of dead bodies. Crematorium (शमशान)
A Person who is free from national prejudices. Cosmopolitan (विश्वप्रेमी)
People working together in the same office or department. Colleagues (सहकर्मी)
Belonging to the same time. Contemporary (समकालीन)
Substance designed to make the skin or hair more beautiful. Cosmetics (सौंदर्य प्रसाधन)
That can be believed. Credible (विश्वसनीय)
The state of remaining unmarried. Celibacy (ब्रह्मचर्य)
The artist who draws the comic pictures. Cartoonist (हास्यजनक चित्र बनाने वाला)
A government of the people, by the people and for the people. Democracy (प्रजातंत्र)
A battle or match in which neither party wins. Drawn (अनिर्णीत)
Want of rain. Drought (सूखा)
A disease that spreads over a large area. Epidemic (महामारी)
Articles sent from one country to another. Export (निर्यात)
That which is fit to be eaten. Edible (खाने योग्य)
A selfish person who always thinks of himself. Egoist (अहंवादी)
Fit to be chosen. Eligible (योग्य)
A person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another. Emigrant (प्रवासी)
A speech delivered without previous preparation. Extempore (बिना तैयारी के)
Words inscribed on graves. Epitaph (कब्र पर अंकित शब्द)
One who believes in fate. Fatalist (भाग्यवादी)
That which may cause death. Fatal (घातक)
A man residing in a country of which he is not a citizen. Foreigner (विदेशी)
A medicine that kills germs. Germicide (कीटनाशक)
A person who eats too much. Glutton (पेटू)
An office for which no salary is paid. Honorary (अवैतनिक)
Killing of a human being specially by another. Homicide (नर-हत्या)
That which cannot be read. illegible (अपठनीय)
A person who comes to one country from another in order to settle there. Immigrant (आवासी)
That which cannot be heard. Inaudible (जिसे सुना न जा सके)
That which is difficult to believe. Incredible (जिसका विश्वास न किया जा सके)
That which cannot be conquered. Invincible (अजेय)
Abbreviation :- A shortened form of a word or phrase :- संक्षिप्त रूप, लघु रूप
Abdication :- Voluntary renouncing throne :- सिंहासन त्याग, राज त्याग
Abolish :- Do away with wholly :- उनमूलन करना, मिटा देना
Aborigines :- Original inhabitants of a country :- प्राचीन देशवासी
Abridged :- An edition a book in which it has been condensed. :- संक्षिप्त
Accelerate :- To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of :- गति बढ़ाना, तेज करना
Accessible :- Which can be approached :- सुगम्य, सुलभ, गम्नीय
Acclimatize :- To accustom oneself in new climate :- आदी होना, नये वातावरण के अनुकूल होना
Accountable :- Liable to be called to account :- जिम्मेदार होना
Acquaint :- Make oneself familiar with a person or a thing . :- परिचित कराना, जानकारी प्राप्त करना
Acquittal :- The act of freeing a person from a charge by verdict. :- दोष रहित, रिहाई
Actuary :- One who calculates premium :- बीमांकक, बीमांकिक
Adolescence :- The period between childhood and adulthood :- किशोरावस्था
Adulteration :- To falsify a thing by admixture or baser ingredients. :- अपमिश्रित, मिलावट
Aggravate :- To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease :- और बिगाड़ देना, तीव्र करना
Aggressor :- A person who attacks first :- आक्रमणकारी
Agnostic :- One who doubts the existence of god :- नास्तिक, संशयवादी
Alien :- One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen. :- अलग दुनिया का, विदेशी मनुष्य, ऊपर देशीय
Alienate :- To turn friends in enemies :- विरोधी बनाना, दूर कर देना
Alimony :- Allowance paid to wife on legal separation :- प्रत्यक्यता(तलाक दी हुई) पत्नी के लिए वृति या जीविका निर्वाह व्यय
Altruist :- A person who loves every body :- परोपकारी
Amateur :- One who does something not professionally but for pleasure :- शौकीया, नौसिखिया
Ambassador :- A person representing a state in a foreign country. :- राजदूत
Ambidextrous :- Of a person who can use both hands equally well :- अभ्यत, दोनो हाथ इस्तेमाल करने में निपुण
Ambiguous :- A sentence whose meaning is unclear :- अस्पष्ट, दुविधापूर्ण
Ambivalent :- Having opposing feelings :- मिले जुले भाव वाला
Ambulance :- A van which is used in transporting wounded or serious patients. :- रोगी वाहन, अस्पताल गाड़ी
Amnesia :- Loss of memory :- याददाश्त खो जाना, स्मृतिलोप
Amnesty :- General pardon :- राज-क्षमा, क्षमादान
Amphibian :- A land animal that breeds in water :- जल तथा स्थल में रहने वाला जन्तु
Anarchist :- One who is out to subvert a government :- अराजकतावादी
Anarchy :- Absence of government :- अराजकता, अव्यवस्था
Anniversary :- The yearly return of a date. :- सालगिरह, वर्षगाँठ
Annual :- Which happens once a year. :- वार्षिक
Anomaly :- Deviation from common rule :- अनियमित्ता
Anonymous :- A book written by an unknown author :- गुमनाम, बेनाम लेखक
Answerable :- A person liable to be called to account for his action :- उत्तरदायी, जवाबदेही
Antedate :- To date before the true time :- पूर्व-दिनांकित करना
Anthropology :- A study of man :- मानव विज्ञान
Antidote :- A medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine :- विषनाशक, विषहरण औषधि
Antiseptic :- A medicine that prevents decomposing :- रोगाणु रोधक
Antonym :- A word opposite in meaning to another :- विलोम
Aphasia :- Loss of speech :- आवाज बंद हो जाना, वाचाघात
Apostate :- One who abandons his religious faith. :- धर्मत्यागी, विश्वासघाती
Appreciate :- To rise in value :- भाव बढ़ जाना, प्रशंसा करना
Aquarium :- Vessel in which fish and water plants are kept. :- मत्स्यालय, जलजीवशाला
Aquatic :- Animals live in water. :- जलचर, जलीय
Arbitrator :- A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them :- मध्यस्थ, पंच
Archaeology :- A study of ancient things :- पुरातत्व विज्ञान
Aristocracy :- A Government by the Nobles :- अभिजात वर्ग
Armistice :- The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed. :- युध्दविराम, संधि
Arsenal :- A place where weapons and ammunitions are stored :- शस्त्रागार
Ascetic :- One who tortures himself for the good of soul. :- संन्यासी
Atheist :- One who does not believe in the existence of God :- नास्तिक
Audible :- Sound which can be heard :- सुनाई देने योग्य ध्वनि
Audience :- An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert :- श्रोता
Audiology :- The study of hearing, especially hearing defects and their treatment. :- श्रवण विज्ञान
Auditor :- One who makes an official examination of accounts :- लेखा परिक्षक
Aurist :- A specialist with regard to ear :- कर्ण विशेषज्ञ
Autobiography :- A life history written by oneself :- आत्मकथा
Autocracy :- A Government by one :- तानाशाही
Autograph :- Getting signature of some important person in his handwriting :- हस्ताक्षर
Avaricious :- Of a person extremely desirous of money :- लालची
Bachelorhood :- State of being unmarried :- कुँवारापन
Bankrupt :- One who can’t pay the debts. :- दिवालिया
Behead :- Cut off the head :- सिर काटना
Bellicose :- One who is fond of fighting :- लडाकू
Belligerents :- Nations engaged in war. :- युध्दकारी, युध्दरथ
Bibliophile :- A great lover of books :- पुस्तक प्रेमी
Biennial :- Happening every second year :- द्विवार्षिक, हर दो साल में होने वाला
Bigamy :- Practice of having two wives or husbands :- द्विपत्नीत्व, द्विविवाह
Bigot :- One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views :- कट्टर, धर्मांध
Bilingual :- A person who speaks two languages :- द्विभाषी
Biography :- A life history written by somebody else :- जीवनी
Biology :- The science which treats with life :- जीव-विज्ञान
Biped :- Animal having two feet. :- दो पैर वाला जानवर
Blasphemy :- Speaking disrespectfully about sacred or religious things. :- ईश्वर निंदा
Bookworm :- One who devotes full time in studying course books :- किताबी कीड़ा
Botany :- The branch of biology dealing with plant life :- वनस्पति विज्ञान
Brigand :- A bandit or robber, [esp.] One of a band living by pillage and ransom. :- डाकू, डकैत
Brittle :- Hard but liable to be easily broken :- खस्ता, भंगुर
Bullion :- Gold or Silver before using for manufacturing ornaments :- चांदी सोने की ईंट
Bureaucracy :- A Government by the officials :- नौकरशाही, अधिकारी-वर्ग
Caducity :- The infirmity of old age. :- नश्वरता
Calligraphy :- The art of beautiful hand writing. Elegant penmanship :- हस्तलिपि, लिखावट, सुलेख
Callous :- A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy :- कठोर, निष्ठुर
Cannibal :- Of a man or animal that feeds on its own species :- स्वजातिभक्षक पशु, नरभक्षी
Carnivorous :- A flesh eating animal :- मांसाहारी
Catalogue :- A list of books :- तालिका, नामावली, नामसूची
Celibacy :- Abstinence from sex :- ब्रह्मचर्य
Celibate :- One who is unmarried :- ब्रह्मचारी
Cemetery :- A place for burial of dead bodies. :- कब्रिस्तान
Centenarian :- A person who is above hundred years :- शतायु
Centenary :- Celebration of a hundredth year, once –a-century :- शताब्दी, शतवर्षिया उत्सव
Centripetal :- Anything tending to move away from centre. :- अभिकेंद्र, केन्द्राभिमुखी
Century :- One hundred years. :- सौ वर्ष, शताब्दी
Colleague :- A co-worker or a fellow-worker in the same institution :- सहकर्मी
Compatriot :- Belong to same country. :- एक देशवासी, हम वतन
Congenital :- Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth :- जन्मजात
Congregation :- An assembly of worshippers. :- सभा, भक्त मंडली, धर्मसंघ
Conscription :- Compulsory enlistment for military or i\other service :- सेना में जबरदस्ती भर्ती करना
Contemporaries :- People living at the same time :- समकालीन व्यक्ति
Contemporary :- Belonging to the same period of time :- समकालीन
Convalescent :- One who is recovering from illness :- स्वास्थ्य लाभकारी, स्वास्थ्य लाभ से सम्बंधित
Cosmology :- Science of origin of universe :- ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान
Cosmopolitan :- One who can make himself at home in all countries :- समस्त संसार का, सर्वव्यापी
Cosmopolite :- A citizen of the world :- ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसने बहुत देशों की यात्रा की हो
Couplet :- A stanza having two lines in verse. :- दोहा
Credulous :- A person who readily believes whatever is told to him/her. :- सहज विश्वासी, भोला
Cryptography :- Study of secret writing and coded words :- गूढ़ लेखन, बीज लेखन
Curable :- Which can be cured. :- साध्य, ठीक होने योग्य
Cynic :- One who questions everything :- , निंदक
Cytology :- Study of cell :- कोशिका विज्ञान
Dead letter :- An unclaimed letter :- अंधपत्र, अप्रचलित कानून
Deaf :- One who cannot hear :- बहरा
Debar :- Prevent a person from admission or a right. :- वर्जित करना, रोक देना
Declamation :- Act or art of rhetorical exercise. :- भाषण, घोषणा, व्याख्यान
Delegate :- To give one :- सौपना, प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिये भेजना
Democracy :- Government of the people, for the people, by the people :- प्रजातंत्र, लोकतंत्र
Demonstration :- Show of force to intimidate. :- प्रदर्शन
Depreciate :- To go down in value :- मूल्य घटना, कीमत घटना
Dermatology :- Study of skin. :- त्वचा विज्ञान
Desert :- Where neither water nor vegetation is found. :- रेगिस्तान, मरुस्थल, बंजर
Deteriorate :- To go from bad to worse :- बिगड़ना, क्षय होना
Dictatorship :- Government carried on by an absolute ruler. :- निरंकुशता, तानाशाही, दबंग
Dictionary :- A book dealing with words in alphabetical order :- शब्दकोश, शब्द सागर
Dieting :- A small allowance of food to become slim. :- कम भोजन करना
Digestible :- That which can be digested :- पाचन योग्य, सुपाच्य
Dipsomania :- A strong desire to take liquor. :- मदिरा की लत्त, शराब की तीव्र इच्छा
Disenfranchisement :- To take away some one :- विशेष विक्रय अधिकार को वापस लेना
Divisible :- That Which can be divided. :- विभाज्य
Dotage :- Extreme old age when one behaves like a child :- सठियापा, वृद्धावस्था की मतिक्षीणता
Draw :- A game in which neither party wins :- लॉटरी नंबर निकालना, खींचना, खेल में ना जीत ना हार, बराबरी
Drawn/ :- Tie A game or batter in which neither party wins :- खेल मैं बराबरी - ना जीत ना हार
Drought :- Continuous dry weather and lack of rain and water. :- सूखा, अनावृष्टि
Dumb :- One who cannot speak :- गूंगा
Facsimile :- An exact copy :- प्रतिकृति