Exotic & Expected Words

Group 1

Group 1 · Abattoir – Apocryphal

• Abattoir — a slaughterhouse (कसाईखाना)
• Abeyance — a state of temporary suspension (स्थगन, निलंबन (कुछ समय के लिए रुका हुआ))
• Abnegate — to give up or renounce (something desired) (त्याग देना)
• Abrogate — to repeal or abolish (a law or agreement) formally (रद्द करना, निरस्त करना)
• Abscond — to run away secretly, often to escape the law (चुपके से भाग जाना, फ़रार होना)
• Abstemious — moderate in eating and drinking (संयमी (खाने-पीने में))
• Abstruse — difficult to understand; obscure (दुर्बोध, गूढ़)
• Acerbic — sharp and bitter in speech or tone (तीखा, कटु (बोलचाल में))
• Acquiesce — to accept something reluctantly but without protest (चुपचाप मान लेना)
• Acrimonious — bitter and angry (of a quarrel or speech) (कटु, कड़वाहट भरा)
• Adumbrate — to outline faintly; to foreshadow (रूपरेखा देना; पूर्वाभास देना)
• Aerophobia — fear of flying (उड़ान (हवाई यात्रा) का डर)
• Aesthete — a person who has a deep appreciation of art and beauty (सौंदर्य-प्रेमी, कलाप्रेमी)
• Aetiology — the study of causes, especially of disease (कारण-विज्ञान (रोग के कारणों का अध्ययन))
• Agoraphobia — fear of open or crowded public places (खुली या भीड़-भरी जगहों का डर)
• Alacrity — brisk and cheerful readiness (तत्परता, फुर्ती)
• Ambidextrous — able to use both hands equally well (दोनों हाथों से समान रूप से कुशल)
• Amortize — to pay off a debt gradually by regular instalments (किस्तों में क़र्ज़ चुकाना)
• Anhedonia — inability to feel pleasure (आनंद महसूस न कर पाना)
• Anodyne — harmless and bland, unlikely to offend; (n) a painkiller (निरापद, फीका; (n) दर्द-निवारक)
• Anomie — a breakdown of social norms and values (मानकहीनता (सामाजिक मानदंडों का टूट जाना))
• Antediluvian — extremely old-fashioned; very old (अत्यंत पुराना, दकियानूसी)
• Anthropomorphism — the attribution of human traits to animals or objects (मानवीकरण (मानवेतर चीज़ों में मानवीय गुण देखना))
• Apiary — a place where bees are kept (मधुमक्खी-पालन स्थल)
• Apocryphal — of doubtful authenticity; widely told but probably untrue (संदिग्ध, अप्रामाणिक)

Group 2

Group 2 · Apogee – Capricious

• Apogee — the highest point; the climax (चरम बिंदु, शिखर)
• Apoplectic — overcome with anger; furious (गुस्से से आग-बबूला)
• Apothegm — a short, pithy saying expressing a general truth (सूक्ति)
• Apposite — apt; appropriate and relevant (उपयुक्त, प्रासंगिक)
• Arachnophobia — an extreme fear of spiders (मकड़ी का डर)
• Argot — the special jargon or secret language of a particular group (गुप्त बोली, शब्दजाल)
• Arraign — to call someone before a court to answer a criminal charge; formally accuse (अभियोग लगाना)
• Asperity — harshness of tone or manner (कठोरता, रूखापन)
• Assiduous — showing great care and hard work (परिश्रमी)
• Avaricious — extremely greedy for wealth (लालची)
• Bellicose — eager to fight; aggressive (युद्धप्रिय)
• Betoken — to be a sign of; indicate (संकेत देना)
• Bibliophile — a person who loves or collects books (पुस्तक-प्रेमी)
• Bilious — bad-tempered and irritable; also feeling sick, as if from excess bile (चिड़चिड़ा; पित्त से बीमार)
• Blandishment — flattery or coaxing used to persuade someone (चापलूसी)
• Bowdlerize — to remove the parts of a book or text considered offensive (किताब से आपत्तिजनक अंश हटाना)
• Brusque — abrupt or offhand in speech or manner; curt (रूखा)
• Cacophobia — an extreme fear of ugliness (कुरूपता का डर)
• Cadaverous — very pale, thin and bony, like a corpse (मुर्दे जैसा पीला)
• Cajole — to persuade someone by flattery or gentle coaxing (फुसलाना)
• Callow — young and inexperienced; immature (अनुभवहीन)
• Calumny — a false statement made to damage someone's reputation (झूठी निंदा)
• Canonize — to declare someone a saint; to treat as standard or above criticism (मानक/संत घोषित करना)
• Cantankerous — bad-tempered and argumentative (झगड़ालू, चिड़चिड़ा)
• Capricious — given to sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behaviour (मनमौजी)

Group 3

Group 3 · Captious – Deleterious

• Captious — fond of finding faults and raising petty objections (नुक्ताचीनी करने वाला)
• Cavil — to make petty or unnecessary objections (छोटी-छोटी आपत्तियाँ करना)
• Celerity — swiftness of movement or action (शीघ्रता)
• Charlatan — a person who falsely claims special knowledge or skill; a fraud (ढोंगी)
• Chiaroscuro — the contrast of light and shade in painting or drawing (प्रकाश-छाया का विरोधाभास)
• Chicanery — the use of trickery to achieve a purpose; deception (चालबाज़ी)
• Churlish — rude in a mean-spirited and surly way (अशिष्ट)
• Circumlocution — the use of many words to say something indirectly; a roundabout way of speaking (घुमा-फिराकर बात करना)
• Cloying — excessively sweet or sentimental, to the point of being unpleasant (अरुचिकर रूप से मीठा)
• Coddle — to treat someone with excessive care; pamper (लाड़-प्यार करना)
• Cognoscenti — experts; people with expert knowledge of a subject (connoisseurs) (पारखी लोग, जानकार)
• Complaisant — willing to please others; obliging (आज्ञाकारी, दूसरों की बात मान लेने वाला)
• Conflagration — a huge, destructive fire (भीषण आग)
• Connive — to secretly allow or cooperate in wrongdoing (मिलीभगत करना, जानबूझकर अनदेखा करना)
• Contrite — feeling sorry for a wrong one has done; repentant (पश्चातापी, पछतावा करने वाला)
• Contumacious — stubbornly disobedient, especially to authority or a court (उद्दंड, अवज्ञाकारी)
• Contumely — insulting language or treatment; scornful rudeness (अपमानजनक व्यवहार, तिरस्कार)
• Corpulent — fat; having a large, bulky body (मोटा, स्थूलकाय)
• Cortege — a solemn procession, especially for a funeral (शवयात्रा, शोक-जुलूस)
• Coruscate — to sparkle or flash; (of wit) to be brilliant (जगमगाना, चमकना)
• Credulous — too ready to believe things; easily deceived (भोला, जल्दी विश्वास करने वाला)
• Crepuscular — relating to twilight; (of animals) active at dawn and dusk (संध्याकालीन, धुंधलके का)
• Curmudgeon — a bad-tempered person, especially an old one (चिड़चिड़ा बूढ़ा, खड़ूस व्यक्ति)
• Defenestrate — to throw someone or something out of a window (खिड़की से बाहर फेंकना)
• Deleterious — harmful; causing damage (हानिकारक)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. He is always captious.

Group 4

Group 4 · Demur – Enervate

• Demur — to raise an objection; to show reluctance (आपत्ति करना, एतराज़ जताना)
• Deprecate — to express disapproval of (निंदा करना, विरोध प्रकट करना)
• Desiccate — to dry out completely; to remove moisture from (पूरी तरह सुखा देना)
• Desuetude — a state of disuse (अप्रयोग, चलन से बाहर होना)
• Desultory — lacking a plan or purpose; random (बेतरतीब, बिना योजना का)
• Diaphanous — very thin, light and almost transparent (झीना, लगभग पारदर्शी)
• Dilatory — slow to act; intended to cause delay (विलंबकारी, सुस्त, टालमटोल करने वाला)
• Dilettante — an amateur; a person who dabbles in a subject without serious study (शौक़िया, किसी विषय को सतही रूप से जानने वाला)
• Disconsolate — very unhappy and unable to be comforted (अत्यंत दुखी, जिसे सांत्वना न दी जा सके)
• Dissemble — to hide one's real feelings or motives; to pretend (असली भाव छिपाना, ढोंग करना)
• Dissolute — immoral and given to excessive pleasures (दुराचारी, विलासी)
• Dolorous — full of sorrow; sorrowful (दुखभरा, शोकपूर्ण)
• Dromomaniac — a person with an uncontrollable urge to travel or wander (घुमक्कड़ी का जुनूनी)
• Dudgeon — a feeling of deep offence or resentment (गहरी नाराज़गी, रोष)
• Dysphemism — a harsh or offensive word used in place of a mild or neutral one (कटु शब्द-प्रयोग, मृदु शब्द की जगह कठोर शब्द)
• Ebullient — cheerful and full of energy (उत्साह से भरपूर)
• Echolalia — the habit of repeating others' words (दूसरों के शब्द दोहराने की आदत)
• Effervescence — bubbling of a liquid; liveliness (बुलबुले उठना; उमंग)
• Effrontery — shameless boldness (धृष्टता)
• Effusive — showing excessive, unrestrained feeling (भावातिरेक वाला)
• Egregious — outstandingly bad (घोर, अत्यंत बुरा)
• Eleemosynary — charitable; relating to alms (परोपकारी, दान-संबंधी)
• Emollient — soothing; making softer or calmer (शांत करने वाला, मृदु)
• Encomium — a speech or piece of writing giving high praise (प्रशंसा-गान)
• Enervate — to weaken; to drain of energy (कमज़ोर करना)

Group 5

Group 5 · Ennui – Fervid

• Ennui — boredom; listless weariness (ऊब)
• Epicure — a person who enjoys fine food and drink (भोजन-रसिक)
• Equanimity — calmness of mind, especially in difficulty (मन की समता, धैर्य)
• Equivocal — ambiguous; open to more than one interpretation (अस्पष्ट, द्विअर्थी)
• Equivocate — to use vague words to avoid telling the truth (गोलमोल बात करना)
• Ergophile — a person who loves work (कर्मप्रेमी)
• Eschew — to deliberately avoid (परहेज़ करना)
• Esoterica — things understood by or meant for only a few (गूढ़ विषय)
• Evanescent — quickly fading or disappearing (शीघ्र मिटने वाला, क्षणभंगुर)
• Evince — to show or reveal clearly (प्रकट करना)
• Excoriate — to criticise severely (कड़ी निंदा करना)
• Exculpate — to free from blame (दोषमुक्त करना)
• Execrable — extremely bad or unpleasant (अत्यंत घटिया)
• Exigency — an urgent need or demand (आपात आवश्यकता)
• Exiguous — very small in size or amount; scanty (अत्यल्प)
• Expunge — to erase or remove completely (मिटाना)
• Extirpate — to root out; to destroy completely (जड़ से मिटाना)
• Extol — to praise highly (गुणगान करना)
• Facetious — treating serious matters with inappropriate humour (मज़ाकिया (अनुचित रूप से))
• Farrago — a confused mixture (घालमेल)
• Fastidious — very particular about details; hard to please (नुक्ताचीं, अति-सावधान)
• Fatuous — silly and pointless (मूर्खतापूर्ण)
• Fecund — fertile; highly productive (उपजाऊ, उर्वर)
• Felicitous — well chosen and apt; pleasing (उपयुक्त, सटीक)
• Fervid — intensely enthusiastic or passionate (उत्साही, जोशीला)

Group 6

Group 6 · Fetid – Halcyon

• Fetid — smelling extremely unpleasant (दुर्गंधयुक्त)
• Filicide — the killing of one's own child (संतान-हत्या)
• Floccinaucinihilipilification — the act of estimating something as worthless (किसी चीज़ को तुच्छ समझना)
• Foible — a minor weakness or odd habit (छोटी कमज़ोरी)
• Foment — to stir up trouble or violence (भड़काना)
• Fortuitous — happening by chance, often luckily (आकस्मिक, संयोग से होने वाला)
• Fractious — irritable and quarrelsome; hard to control (चिड़चिड़ा, उपद्रवी)
• Fratricide — the killing of one's brother (भ्रातृहत्या)
• Fulsome — excessive and overdone, especially of praise or flattery (अत्यधिक, अतिरंजित)
• Fungible — interchangeable with another item of the same kind (विनिमेय, परस्पर बदलने योग्य)
• Furtive — secretive and sly, so as not to be noticed (गुप्त, चोरी-छिपे)
• Gainsay — to deny or contradict (खंडन करना)
• Gargantuan — enormous (विशाल)
• Garish — too bright and showy; gaudy (भड़कीला)
• Garrulous — excessively talkative (बातूनी)
• Gauche — socially awkward and tactless (बेढंगा, अनाड़ी)
• Germane — relevant to the subject being discussed (प्रासंगिक)
• Glossophobia — fear of public speaking (मंच पर बोलने का डर)
• Gourmand — a person who loves eating, often too much (भोजनप्रेमी, पेटू)
• Grandiloquence — pompous, high-flown language meant to impress (आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा)
• Graphologist — an expert who analyses handwriting (हस्तलेख-विशेषज्ञ)
• Gregarious — fond of company; sociable (मिलनसार)
• Hackneyed — overused and therefore unoriginal (घिसा-पिटा)
• Hagiography — a biography of a saint; a biography that praises its subject too much (संत-जीवनी, अतिप्रशंसापूर्ण जीवनी)
• Halcyon — calm, peaceful and happy (of a past time) (सुखद और शांत (समय))

Group 7

Group 7 · Hamstrung – Indomitable

• Hamstrung — severely restricted or handicapped (अक्षम कर दिया गया, बुरी तरह बाधित)
• Harangue — a long, angry or forceful speech (लंबा क्रोधपूर्ण भाषण)
• Hebetudinous — dull, lethargic, mentally slow (मंदबुद्धि, सुस्त)
• Hermeneutic — relating to interpretation, especially of texts (व्याख्यात्मक)
• Hermeneutics — the theory and method of interpretation, especially of texts and scriptures (व्याख्या-शास्त्र)
• Heterodox — not conforming to accepted or orthodox beliefs (अपरंपरागत, प्रचलित मत से अलग)
• Hirsute — hairy (बालों वाला, रोएँदार)
• Histrionic — overly theatrical or dramatic in manner (नाटकीय, दिखावटी)
• Iconoclast — a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions (रूढ़ि-भंजक, मूर्तिभंजक)
• Idiosyncrasy — a peculiar habit or way of behaving that belongs to one person (व्यक्तिगत विचित्रता, अनोखी आदत)
• Ignominy — public shame or disgrace (सार्वजनिक अपमान, बदनामी)
• Imbroglio — a confused, complicated or embarrassing situation (उलझन भरी स्थिति, पेचीदा मामला)
• Imbue — to fill or inspire with a feeling or quality (भर देना, ओत-प्रोत करना)
• Impecunious — having little or no money (निर्धन, कंगाल)
• Imperturbable — unable to be upset or excited; calm (अविचलित, शांत)
• Importune — to ask someone persistently and annoyingly (बार-बार आग्रह करना, पीछे पड़ना)
• Impugn — to challenge or call into question (a statement or someone's honesty) (सवाल उठाना, आक्षेप करना)
• Impute — to attribute (blame or a quality) to someone (आरोप लगाना, दोष मढ़ना)
• Inchoate — just begun and not fully formed or developed (आरंभिक, अधूरा, अविकसित)
• Incipient — in an initial stage; beginning to develop (आरंभिक, प्रारंभिक)
• Incommensurable — having no common standard of measurement; not comparable (अतुलनीय, जिसकी तुलना न हो सके)
• Incontrovertible — not able to be denied or disputed (अकाट्य, निर्विवाद)
• Incorrigible — not able to be corrected or reformed (असुधार्य, जो सुधर न सके)
• Indefatigable — never tiring; persistently energetic (अथक, कभी न थकने वाला)
• Indomitable — impossible to subdue or defeat (अदम्य, अजेय)

Group 8

Group 8 · Ineffable – Lackadaisical

• Ineffable — too great or extreme to be expressed in words (अवर्णनीय, अकथनीय)
• Ineluctable — unable to be avoided or escaped; inevitable (अपरिहार्य, अटल)
• Inexorable — impossible to stop or prevent; relentless (अटल, जिसे रोका न जा सके)
• Infinitesimal — extremely small (अत्यंत सूक्ष्म, नगण्य)
• Ingenuous — innocent, frank and unsuspecting (भोला, निष्कपट)
• Inimical — hostile; harmful (प्रतिकूल, शत्रुतापूर्ण)
• Inimitable — impossible to copy; unique (अद्वितीय, अनुपम)
• Insouciant — carefree; unconcerned (बेफ़िक्र, बेपरवाह)
• Interlocutor — a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue (वार्ताकार)
• Interloper — an intruder; one who interferes where not wanted (घुसपैठिया)
• Internecine — destructive to both sides; relating to conflict within a group (परस्पर विनाशकारी, आपसी कलह वाला)
• Intransigent — refusing to compromise; stubborn (अड़ियल, हठी)
• Invective — abusive or harshly critical language (कटु निंदा, गाली-गलौज)
• Inveterate — having a long-established habit; confirmed (आदतन, पक्का (पुरानी आदत वाला))
• Irascible — easily angered; hot-tempered (चिड़चिड़ा, गुस्सैल)
• Jejune — naive and simplistic; dull (बचकाना; नीरस)
• Jingoism — extreme, aggressive patriotism that favours war (उग्र राष्ट्रवाद)
• Jocular — humorous; playful (विनोदी, मज़ाकिया)
• Kleptocracy — government by leaders who use their power to steal the nation's wealth (चोरों का शासन)
• Knave — a dishonest or unscrupulous man; a rogue (धूर्त, बदमाश)
• Knell — the sound of a bell rung for a death or funeral; a sign of the end (मृत्यु-घंटी, अंत का संकेत)
• Kowtow — to act in an excessively obedient or servile way (चाटुकारिता करना, बहुत झुकना)
• Labyrinthine — like a maze; intricate and confusing (भूलभुलैया जैसा, जटिल)
• Lachrymose — tearful; inclined to weep (अश्रुपूर्ण, रोतला)
• Lackadaisical — lacking enthusiasm and determination; careless (उदासीन, लापरवाह)

Group 9

Group 9 · Laconic – Mendicant

• Laconic — using very few words (संक्षिप्त, अल्पभाषी)
• Lambaste — to criticise harshly (बुरी तरह फटकारना)
• Lapidist — a person who cuts, polishes or engraves gems (रत्न-तराश, रत्न काटने वाला)
• Largesse — generosity in giving money or gifts (उदार दान, दानशीलता)
• Lassitude — physical or mental tiredness; lack of energy (थकान, सुस्ती)
• Leitmotif — a recurring theme or idea in a work of music, literature or film (बार-बार आने वाला मूल विषय)
• Lepidopterist — a person who studies or collects butterflies and moths (तितली-विज्ञानी)
• Lexicographer — a person who compiles dictionaries (कोशकार, शब्दकोश-लेखक)
• Licentious — sexually immoral; disregarding accepted moral rules (कामुक, अनैतिक, स्वच्छंद)
• Liminal — at a threshold; transitional, in-between (संक्रमणकालीन, दहलीज़ पर)
• Loquacious — very talkative (बातूनी)
• Lugubrious — mournful; looking or sounding sad and gloomy (शोकाकुल, उदास)
• Magnanimous — generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival (उदार, महामना)
• Magniloquent — using pompous, high-flown language (आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा वाला)
• Maladroit — clumsy; lacking skill (अनाड़ी)
• Malapropism — the comic misuse of a word in place of a similar-sounding one (शब्द का हास्यास्पद गलत प्रयोग)
• Malfeasance — wrongdoing, especially by a public official (पद का दुरुपयोग, कदाचार)
• Malinger — to pretend to be ill in order to avoid work (बीमारी का बहाना करना)
• Martinet — a very strict disciplinarian (कठोर अनुशासनप्रिय व्यक्ति)
• Matricide — the killing of one's mother (मातृहत्या)
• Maudlin — foolishly or tearfully sentimental (भावुकता से भरा, आँसू-भरा)
• Mawkish — sickly or excessively sentimental (अति-भावुक)
• Mellifluous — sweet-sounding; smooth and pleasant to hear (मधुर)
• Mendacious — untruthful; lying (झूठा)
• Mendicant — a beggar; one who lives by begging (भिखारी)

• Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. John is a magniloquent person.

Group 10

Group 10 · Mercurial – Ostracize

• Mercurial — subject to sudden changes of mood (अस्थिर स्वभाव वाला)
• Meretricious — showily attractive but worthless (भड़कीला पर खोखला)
• Misanthrope — a person who hates or distrusts mankind (मानव-द्वेषी)
• Misogamist — a person who hates marriage (विवाह-द्वेषी)
• Mollify — to calm or soothe someone's anger (शांत करना)
• Munificent — very generous, especially in giving (अत्यंत उदार)
• Nefarious — wicked or criminal (दुष्ट, घोर अनुचित)
• Neologism — a newly coined word or expression (नया गढ़ा शब्द)
• Neophyte — a beginner; a person new to a skill or subject (नौसिखिया)
• Noisome — having an offensive smell; harmful or disgusting (दुर्गंधयुक्त, घिनौना)
• Nugatory — worthless; of no value or force (निरर्थक)
• Numismatist — a person who collects or studies coins (सिक्का-संग्रहकर्ता, मुद्राशास्त्री)
• Obdurate — stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion (हठी, अड़ियल)
• Obfuscate — to make something unclear or hard to understand (अस्पष्ट बनाना)
• Obloquy — strong public criticism or abuse; disgrace (निंदा, बदनामी)
• Obsequious — excessively eager to please or obey (चापलूस, जी-हुज़ूरी करने वाला)
• Obstreperous — noisy and difficult to control (उपद्रवी, शोरगुल मचाने वाला)
• Obviate — remove a need or difficulty; make unnecessary (टाल देना, अनावश्यक बना देना)
• Officious — too eager to give orders or offer unwanted help; meddlesome (दखलअंदाज़, बेवजह हुक्म चलाने वाला)
• Onomatopoeia — the formation of a word that imitates a sound (ध्वनि-अनुकरण शब्द)
• Ophiology — the scientific study of snakes (सर्प-विज्ञान)
• Opprobrium — harsh public criticism; public disgrace (निंदा, सार्वजनिक अपमान)
• Oppugn — to oppose or call into question (विरोध करना, प्रश्नचिह्न लगाना)
• Ostentatious — showy; designed to impress (दिखावटी, आडंबरपूर्ण)
• Ostracize — to exclude someone from a society or group (बहिष्कार करना, समाज से निकाल देना)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Ostracize

Group 11

Group 11 · Paleographer – Phlegmatic

• Paleographer — an expert in ancient writing and manuscripts (प्राचीन लिपियों का विद्वान)
• Palimpsest — a manuscript written over earlier, scraped-off writing; anything reused that still shows traces of the old (पुनर्लिखित पांडुलिपि, जिसमें पुरानी लिखावट की झलक बनी रहे)
• Palliate — to reduce the severity of pain or a problem without removing its cause ((दर्द आदि को) कम करना, शमन करना)
• Panegyric — a public speech or text in high praise of someone (प्रशस्ति, स्तुति-भाषण)
• Pantheism — the belief that God is present in everything (सर्वेश्वरवाद)
• Parochialism — a narrow outlook limited to one's own small area (संकीर्णता, संकुचित दृष्टि)
• Parsimonious — very unwilling to spend money; stingy (कंजूस)
• Parvenu — a person of humble origin who has suddenly become rich but lacks refinement (नवधनाढ्य, नया-नया अमीर)
• Peccadillo — a minor fault or sin (छोटी-मोटी ग़लती)
• Pedant — a person excessively concerned with minor details and rules (पांडित्य-प्रदर्शक, छोटी-छोटी बातों में मीन-मेख निकालने वाला)
• Pellucid — transparently clear; easy to understand (पारदर्शी, स्पष्ट)
• Penurious — extremely poor (अत्यंत निर्धन)
• Peremptory — insisting on immediate obedience; allowing no refusal (आदेशात्मक, अटल)
• Perfidious — treacherous; not to be trusted (विश्वासघाती)
• Perfidy — betrayal of trust; treachery (विश्वासघात)
• Perfunctory — done as a routine duty, with little care or interest (औपचारिक, बेमन से किया गया)
• Peripatetic — travelling from place to place (घुमक्कड़, जगह-जगह घूमने वाला)
• Pernicious — very harmful, especially in a gradual or hidden way (घातक, अत्यंत हानिकारक)
• Persiflage — light, playful mockery; banter (हल्का-फुल्का मज़ाक, छेड़छाड़)
• Perspicacious — having keen insight and judgement (सूक्ष्मदर्शी, पैनी समझ वाला)
• Perspicuous — clearly expressed and easy to understand (स्पष्ट, आसानी से समझ में आने वाला)
• Pertinacious — stubbornly persistent (हठी, अड़िग)
• Phantasmagoria — a shifting sequence of dreamlike images (स्वप्निल दृश्यों का सिलसिला)
• Philatelist — a person who collects or studies postage stamps (डाक-टिकट संग्रहकर्ता)
• Phlegmatic — calm and unemotional (शांत, भावहीन)

Group 12

Group 12 · Piquant – Quibbler

• Piquant — pleasantly sharp or spicy; stimulating (चटपटा, रोचक)
• Placatory — intended to calm someone or make them less angry (शांत करने वाला, मनाने वाला)
• Platitude — a dull, overused remark (घिसी-पिटी बात)
• Plenipotentiary — a diplomat given full power to act for a government (पूर्ण-अधिकार प्राप्त राजदूत)
• Plutocracy — government by the wealthy (धनिकतंत्र)
• Polyglot — a person who knows many languages (बहुभाषी)
• Polymath — a person of wide learning in many subjects (बहुविद्, अनेक विषयों का ज्ञाता)
• Polysemy — the existence of many meanings for one word (बहुअर्थकता)
• Presentiment — a feeling that something, usually bad, is about to happen (पूर्वाभास)
• Prevaricate — to avoid telling the whole truth by speaking evasively (टालमटोल करना, गोलमोल बात करना)
• Probity — honesty and integrity (ईमानदारी, सत्यनिष्ठा)
• Proclivity — a natural tendency, often towards something bad (झुकाव, प्रवृत्ति)
• Profligate — recklessly wasteful, especially of money (अपव्ययी, फ़िज़ूलख़र्च)
• Prophylaxis — treatment given to prevent disease (रोग-निरोध, रोग-निवारक उपचार)
• Propitiate — to win or regain someone's favour; to appease (प्रसन्न करना, मनाना)
• Psephology — the statistical study of elections and voting (चुनाव-विश्लेषण, निर्वाचन-शास्त्र)
• Puerile — childishly silly (बचकाना)
• Pugilist — a boxer, especially a professional one (मुक्केबाज़)
• Pugnacious — eager to argue or fight (झगड़ालू, लड़ाकू)
• Puissant — powerful and influential (शक्तिशाली)
• Pulchritude — beauty (सौंदर्य)
• Pulchritudinous — very beautiful (अत्यंत सुंदर)
• Pusillanimous — lacking courage; cowardly (डरपोक, कायर)
• Querulous — complaining in a whining or petulant way (शिकायती, चिड़चिड़ा)
• Quibbler — a person who argues over trivial points (छोटी-छोटी बातों पर बहस करने वाला)

Group 13

Group 13 · Quiescent – Saturnine

• Quiescent — inactive, dormant; at rest (निष्क्रिय, शांत)
• Quintessence — the most perfect example of something; its pure essence (सार, आदर्श रूप)
• Quisling — a traitor who collaborates with an occupying enemy (देशद्रोही, दुश्मन का साथ देने वाला गद्दार)
• Quixotic — idealistic and impractical (अव्यावहारिक आदर्शवादी)
• Rapacious — aggressively greedy; grasping (लालची, लुटेरा)
• Rebarbative — unattractive and objectionable (अप्रिय)
• Recalcitrant — disobedient and defiant; hard to control (अवज्ञाकारी)
• Recidivist — a convicted criminal who repeatedly reoffends (बार-बार अपराध करने वाला)
• Recondite — little known; obscure and hard to understand (गूढ़)
• Redolent — fragrant; strongly suggestive of something (सुगंधित; याद दिलाने वाला)
• Refulgent — shining very brightly (दीप्तिमान)
• Regicide — the killing of a king (राजहत्या)
• Reify — to treat an abstract idea as if it were a real, concrete thing (मूर्त रूप देना, अमूर्त को ठोस मानना)
• Remonstrate — to protest or object forcefully (विरोध जताना)
• Reprobate — an unprincipled, immoral person (दुराचारी)
• Rhinologist — a specialist in diseases of the nose (नाक-रोग विशेषज्ञ)
• Saccharine — excessively sweet or sentimental (अत्यधिक मीठा, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा भावुक)
• Sacrilegious — disrespectful towards sacred things (अपवित्र, धर्मनिंदक)
• Sagacious — wise and shrewd; having keen judgement (बुद्धिमान)
• Salubrious — good for health; healthy (स्वास्थ्यप्रद)
• Sanctimonious — making a show of being morally superior (धर्मात्मा होने का ढोंग करने वाला, पाखंडी)
• Sanguinary — involving much bloodshed; bloodthirsty (रक्तरंजित)
• Sanguine — optimistic and hopeful (आशावादी)
• Sardonic — grimly mocking or cynical (व्यंग्यात्मक)
• Saturnine — gloomy and serious in temperament (उदास, गंभीर)

Group 14

Group 14 · Scurrilous – Surfeit

• Scurrilous — abusive and defamatory (अपमानजनक, बदनाम करने वाला)
• Sedulous — diligent and persevering (परिश्रमी, लगनशील)
• Senescence — the process of growing old (बुढ़ापा, वृद्ध होने की प्रक्रिया)
• Serendipitous — found or happening by happy chance (सुखद संयोग से मिला)
• Sesquipedalian — using long words; (of a word) very long (लंबे-लंबे शब्दों वाला)
• Sinistral — left-handed; on or towards the left side (बाएँ हाथ वाला; बाईं ओर का)
• Solicitous — showing care or concern for someone's welfare (चिंतित, परवाह करने वाला)
• Soliloquy — the act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone, especially by a character in a play (स्वगत-भाषण)
• Solipsism — the belief that only one's own self exists or can be known (आत्मवाद, अहंवाद)
• Somnambulist — a person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker (निद्राचारी, नींद में चलने वाला)
• Somniloquist — a person who talks in their sleep (नींद में बोलने वाला)
• Somnolent — sleepy, drowsy; also causing sleep (उनींदा, नींद से भरा)
• Sophistry — clever but false reasoning, used to deceive (कुतर्क)
• Soporific — tending to cause sleep (नींद लाने वाला)
• Specious — seeming right or reasonable but actually wrong (भ्रामक, देखने में सही पर असल में ग़लत)
• Stentorian — (of a voice) very loud and powerful (अत्यंत ऊँची, गरजदार (आवाज़))
• Stolid — calm and dependable, showing little emotion (भावहीन, शांत)
• Strident — loud and harsh; also forceful and aggressive in tone (कर्कश; तीखा, उग्र)
• Subaltern — of lower rank or status; marginalised (also, as a noun, a junior army officer) (अधीनस्थ, निम्न दर्जे का, वंचित)
• Subsume — to include or absorb something within something larger (समाहित करना, अपने में शामिल करना)
• Subterfuge — a trick or deceit used to escape something or to achieve a goal (चालबाज़ी, बहाना)
• Succor — help and support in a time of hardship or distress (सहायता, मदद)
• Supercilious — behaving as though one is superior to others; proudly scornful (घमंडी, तिरस्कारपूर्ण)
• Supersede — to take the place of something older; to replace (स्थान लेना, बदल देना)
• Surfeit — an excessive amount of something (अति, अधिकता)

Group 15

Group 15 · Surreptitious – Truculence

• Surreptitious — done secretly, so as not to be noticed (गुप्त, चोरी-छिपे किया गया)
• Susurrus — a soft whispering or rustling sound (फुसफुसाहट, सरसराहट)
• Sybaritic — fond of luxury and pleasure (भोग-विलासी)
• Sycophant — a person who flatters powerful people to gain favour (चापलूस)
• Sycophantic — flattering powerful people too much in order to gain favour (चापलूसी भरा)
• Syncretism — the blending of different beliefs, religions or cultures into one (समन्वयवाद, मतों का मेल)
• Taciturn — reserved by nature; saying very little (मितभाषी, कम बोलने वाला)
• Tautology — needless repetition of the same idea in different words (पुनरुक्ति)
• Teetotaller — a person who never drinks alcohol (मद्यत्यागी, शराब न पीने वाला)
• Teleology — the explanation of things in terms of their purpose or end (उद्देश्यवाद, प्रयोजनवाद)
• Temerarious — reckless; rashly bold (दुस्साहसी)
• Temerity — reckless boldness; audacity (दुस्साहस)
• Tenebrous — dark; gloomy (अंधकारमय)
• Tenterhooks — a state of anxious suspense (usually 'on tenterhooks') (उत्सुकता भरी बेचैनी)
• Tergiversate — to change one's stance repeatedly; to evade (पलटी मारना, टालमटोल करना)
• Termagant — a harsh-tempered, quarrelsome woman (झगड़ालू औरत)
• Timorous — fearful; lacking courage (डरपोक)
• Torpid — sluggish; inactive (सुस्त)
• Torpor — inactivity; sluggishness (जड़ता, सुस्ती)
• Tractable — easy to control or manage (आज्ञाकारी, आसानी से वश में आने वाला)
• Transmute — to change from one form or substance into another (रूपांतरित करना)
• Trenchant — sharp and forceful (of criticism, remarks or style) (तीखा, प्रभावी)
• Triskaidekaphobia — fear of the number 13 (13 अंक का डर)
• Trousseau — the clothes, linen and belongings a bride collects for her marriage (दुल्हन के वस्त्र और सामान)
• Truculence — aggressiveness; eagerness to fight (आक्रामकता)

Group 16

Group 16 · Truculent – Xenotransplantation

• Truculent — aggressive; eager to fight or argue (आक्रामक)
• Trypophobia — fear or disgust at clusters of small holes (छिद्र-समूह का डर)
• Tumescent — swollen; swelling (सूजा हुआ)
• Turgid — swollen; (of language) pompous and overblown (फूला हुआ; आडंबरपूर्ण)
• Turpitude — wickedness; depravity (दुष्टता, नीचता)
• Unassailable — that cannot be attacked, defeated or questioned (अजेय, अकाट्य)
• Unctuous — excessively flattering; oily in manner (चिकनी-चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला)
• Upbraid — to scold or criticise sharply (फटकारना)
• Uxorious — excessively fond of or devoted to one's wife (पत्नी-भक्त)
• Vacillate — to waver between different opinions or actions (डगमगाना, दुविधा में रहना)
• Vainglorious — excessively proud and boastful (अहंकारी, डींग मारने वाला)
• Vapid — dull and lifeless; lacking interest (नीरस, बेजान)
• Venal — open to bribery; corrupt (भ्रष्ट, बिकाऊ)
• Veracious — truthful; honest (सच्चा)
• Verisimilitude — the appearance of being true or real (सत्याभास)
• Vexatious — annoying; causing trouble or worry (कष्टदायक, परेशान करने वाला)
• Vicereine — the wife of a viceroy (वायसराय की पत्नी)
• Vicissitude — a change of fortune, usually for the worse (often plural: ups and downs) (उतार-चढ़ाव, भाग्य का परिवर्तन)
• Vitriolic — bitterly harsh and full of hatred (कटु, विषैला)
• Vituperative — bitterly abusive; full of insults (गाली-गलौज भरा, निंदा भरा)
• Vociferous — loud and forceful in expressing opinions (मुखर, शोरगुल वाला)
• Voluble — talkative; speaking fluently and at length (बातूनी, धाराप्रवाह बोलने वाला)
• Voracious — very hungry; very eager (for an activity) (अत्यंत भूखा, लालची)
• Xenial — hospitable, especially to guests and strangers (अतिथि-सत्कारी)
• Xenotransplantation — the transplanting of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another (अंतर-प्रजाति अंग प्रत्यारोपण)

Group 17

Group 17 · Abyssopelagic – Desalination

• Abyssopelagic — of the abyssal ocean zone, about 4,000–6,000 m deep (गहरे समुद्र का अतल क्षेत्र (लगभग 4000–6000 मी))
• Acidification — the process of becoming acidic (अम्लीकरण)
• Afforestation — planting a forest on land that has not been forested before (वनीकरण (नई भूमि पर वन लगाना))
• Anaesthesiologist — a doctor who specialises in anaesthesia (निश्चेतना विशेषज्ञ)
• Anthropocene — the proposed present epoch defined by human impact on Earth (मानव-युग (पृथ्वी पर मानव प्रभाव का युग))
• Bathypelagic — of the deep ocean zone between about 1,000 and 4,000 m (the midnight zone) (गहरे समुद्र का क्षेत्र (लगभग 1000–4000 मी))
• Bioaccumulation — the gradual build-up of chemicals inside a living organism (जीवों में रसायनों का संचय)
• Bioluminescent — producing light (of a living organism) (जैव-दीप्त, स्वयं प्रकाश उत्पन्न करने वाला)
• Bioremediation — the use of microbes or plants to clean up pollution (जैव-उपचार (सूक्ष्मजीवों से प्रदूषण की सफ़ाई))
• Bronchodilator — a drug that widens the air passages of the lungs (श्वासनली-विस्तारक दवा)
• Chemiluminescence — light produced by a chemical reaction (रसायन-दीप्ति)
• Chemoreceptor — a sensory cell that detects chemicals (रसायन-संवेदी कोशिका)
• Chlorofluorocarbon — an ozone-depleting compound of chlorine, fluorine and carbon (CFC) (क्लोरोफ्लोरोकार्बन (ओज़ोन-क्षयकारी गैस))
• Cholecystectomy — surgical removal of the gall bladder (पित्ताशय निकालने की सर्जरी)
• Chrysopoeia — the alchemical art of turning base metals into gold (सोना बनाने की कीमियागरी)
• Circumstellar — situated around a star (तारे के चारों ओर)
• Cryogenics — the study of very low temperatures and their effects (अति-निम्न ताप विज्ञान)
• Cytochrome — a coloured protein in cells that carries electrons during respiration (साइटोक्रोम प्रोटीन (कोशिका में इलेक्ट्रॉन-वाहक))
• Cytokinesis — the division of a cell's cytoplasm after the nucleus divides (कोशिका-द्रव्य विभाजन)
• Cytoplasm — the jelly-like fluid inside a cell, outside the nucleus (कोशिका-द्रव्य)
• Cytotoxicity — the quality of being toxic (poisonous) to living cells (कोशिका-विषाक्तता)
• Decoherence — the loss of quantum coherence (quantum behaviour) in a system (क्वांटम सुसंगतता का क्षय)
• Defibrillator — a device that gives an electric shock to restore a normal heartbeat (डिफिब्रिलेटर (धड़कन सामान्य करने वाला उपकरण))
• Dendrochronology — the dating of past events by studying the annual growth rings of trees (वृक्ष-वलय से काल-निर्धारण)
• Desalination — the process of removing salt from sea water (विलवणीकरण)

Group 18

Group 18 · Desertification – Immunoglobulin

• Desertification — the process by which fertile land becomes desert (मरुस्थलीकरण)
• Diuretic — a drug that increases the flow of urine (मूत्रवर्धक (दवा))
• Echocardiography — ultrasound imaging of the heart (हृदय-प्रतिध्वनि चित्रण)
• Electroencephalogram — a record of the electrical activity of the brain (EEG) (मस्तिष्क-तरंग लेख)
• Electrophoresis — the separation of charged particles by an electric field (विद्युत कण-संचलन)
• Endocrinology — the study of hormones and the glands that produce them (अंतःस्रावी विज्ञान)
• Endorphins — hormones that act as the body's natural painkillers (एंडोर्फिन हार्मोन (शरीर के प्राकृतिक दर्दनाशक))
• Enzymatic — relating to or produced by enzymes (एंजाइमी (एंजाइम से संबंधित))
• Estuarine — relating to or found in an estuary (the tidal mouth of a river) (ज्वारनदमुखी (नदी के मुहाने से संबंधित))
• Eutrophication — the excessive build-up of nutrients in a body of water, causing heavy growth of algae (सुपोषण (जल में पोषक तत्वों की अधिकता))
• Exoskeleton — a hard external skeleton, as in insects and crabs (बाह्य कंकाल)
• Extragalactic — situated or originating outside our galaxy (the Milky Way) (आकाशगंगा से बाहर का)
• Geodesics — the shortest paths between points on a curved surface (वक्र सतह पर अल्पतम पथ (भूगणितीय रेखाएँ))
• Glomerulonephritis — inflammation of the glomeruli, the tiny filtering units of the kidneys (गुर्दे की छलनियों (glomeruli) में सूजन)
• Haematologist — a doctor who specialises in blood and its diseases (रक्त-विशेषज्ञ)
• Hallucinogenic — causing hallucinations (मतिभ्रम पैदा करने वाला)
• Hemoglobinopathy — an inherited disorder of haemoglobin, such as sickle-cell disease or thalassaemia (हीमोग्लोबिन विकार)
• Hemolymph — the blood-like fluid of insects and other invertebrates (कीट-रक्त (कीटों का रक्त-जैसा द्रव))
• Histogenesis — the formation of tissues from undifferentiated cells (ऊतक-जनन)
• Hydroponics — the method of growing plants in nutrient-rich water without soil (मिट्टी-रहित जल-खेती (हाइड्रोपोनिक्स))
• Hyperthyroidism — a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive (अतिगलग्रंथिता)
• Hypoglycaemia — an abnormally low level of sugar in the blood (रक्त में शर्करा की कमी)
• Hyponatremia — an abnormally low level of sodium in the blood (रक्त में सोडियम की कमी)
• Hypothyroidism — a condition in which the thyroid gland is underactive (अल्पगलग्रंथिता)
• Immunoglobulin — a protein in the blood that acts as an antibody (प्रतिरक्षी प्रोटीन (एंटीबॉडी))

Group 19

Group 19 · Isomerism – Proprioception

• Isomerism — the existence of compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures (समावयवता)
• Lithosphere — the rigid outer layer of the Earth (the crust and upper mantle) (स्थलमंडल)
• Magnetohydrodynamics — the study of how electrically conducting fluids behave in magnetic fields (चुंबकीय द्रवगतिकी)
• Metacognition — awareness and understanding of one's own thinking (अधि-संज्ञान)
• Metamorphic — (of rock) changed in form by intense heat and pressure (कायांतरित)
• Nanoscale — the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre) (नैनो-स्तर)
• Nanotubes — extremely tiny hollow cylinders, usually of carbon atoms (नैनोट्यूब)
• Neurochemical — relating to the chemistry of the nervous system (तंत्रिका-रसायन संबंधी)
• Nitrocellulose — a highly flammable compound made by treating cellulose with nitric acid, used in early film (नाइट्रोसेल्यूलोज़)
• Oesophagus — the food pipe that carries food from the throat to the stomach (आहार नली)
• Organometallic — (of a compound) containing a bond between a metal and carbon (कार्बधात्विक)
• Osteoarthritis — a joint disease caused by the wearing away of cartilage (जोड़ों का घिसना (अस्थिसंधिशोथ))
• Otorhinolaryngology — the branch of medicine dealing with the ear, nose and throat (ENT) (कान-नाक-गला विज्ञान)
• Palaeontology — the study of fossils and ancient forms of life (जीवाश्म-विज्ञान)
• Paraconsistent — (of a logic) able to tolerate contradictions without every statement becoming true (विरोधाभास-सहिष्णु (तर्क))
• Pasteurization — the process of heating milk or other liquids to kill harmful germs (पाश्चुरीकरण)
• Pharmacokinetics — the study of how drugs are absorbed, distributed and removed by the body (औषधि-गतिकी)
• Phenomenological — relating to the study of things as they are consciously experienced (परिघटना-विज्ञान संबंधी)
• Photolithography — a process that uses light to print fine patterns, as in making microchips (प्रकाश-लिथोग्राफी)
• Phytonutrients — natural compounds in plants that benefit human health (पादप-पोषक)
• Phytoremediation — the use of plants to clean polluted soil or water (पादप-उपचार)
• Piezoelectric — producing electricity when pressure is applied (दाब-विद्युत)
• Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis — a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine volcanic silica dust (ज्वालामुखी की महीन धूल से फेफड़ों का रोग)
• Porphyroblastic — (of metamorphic rock) containing large crystals set in a finer-grained mass (पोर्फिरोब्लास्टिक (चट्टान))
• Proprioception — the sense of the position and movement of one's own body (अंग-स्थिति बोध)

Group 20

Group 20 · Psychopharmacology – Xerophytic

• Psychopharmacology — the study of the effects of drugs on the mind and behaviour (मनो-औषधि विज्ञान)
• Rhinoplasty — plastic surgery to reshape the nose (नाक की सर्जरी)
• Schistose — (of rock) having the layered, easily split structure of schist (परतदार (चट्टान))
• Sedimentation — the settling of solid particles at the bottom of a liquid (अवसादन)
• Seismograph — an instrument that records earthquakes (भूकंपलेखी)
• Spectrophotometer — an instrument that measures how much light a substance absorbs (प्रकाश-अवशोषण मापने वाला यंत्र)
• Sphygmomanometer — an instrument for measuring blood pressure (रक्तचाप मापक यंत्र)
• Stalactite — a mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave (आश्चुताश्म (गुफा की छत से लटकता चूने का स्तंभ))
• Stalagmite — a mineral deposit rising from the floor of a cave (निक्षेप-स्तंभ (गुफा के फ़र्श से ऊपर उठा चूने का स्तंभ))
• Stoichiometric — relating to the exact, fixed proportions in which substances react (रससमीकरणमितीय (निश्चित रासायनिक अनुपात से संबंधित))
• Subatomic — smaller than an atom; existing inside an atom (उप-परमाणु (परमाणु से भी छोटा))
• Superconductivity — the property of conducting electricity with zero resistance, usually at very low temperatures (अतिचालकता (शून्य प्रतिरोध पर विद्युत-चालन))
• Superposition — the state of existing in several states at once (in physics); also, placing one thing over another (अध्यारोपण (एक साथ कई अवस्थाएँ; एक के ऊपर दूसरा रखना))
• Tachycardia — an abnormally fast heart rate (तेज़ धड़कन (हृदय की असामान्य रूप से तेज़ गति))
• Telemedicine — medical care provided from a distance using telecommunication (दूर-चिकित्सा (फ़ोन या वीडियो के ज़रिए इलाज))
• Thermocouple — a temperature-measuring device made of two different metals joined together (ताप-युग्म (दो धातुओं से बना ताप-मापक))
• Thermoluminescence — light given off by a substance when it is heated (ताप-दीप्ति (गर्म करने पर प्रकाश निकलना))
• Thrombocytopenia — an abnormally low count of platelets in the blood (रक्त में प्लेटलेट की कमी)
• Thyroxine — the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland (थायरॉक्सिन (थायरॉइड ग्रंथि का हार्मोन))
• Triiodothyronine — a thyroid hormone (T3) containing three iodine atoms (ट्राईआयोडोथायरोनिन (थायरॉइड हार्मोन T3))
• Trisomy — the presence of an extra (third) copy of a chromosome (त्रिगुणसूत्रता (किसी गुणसूत्र की तीन प्रतियाँ))
• Ultracentrifuge — a centrifuge that spins at extremely high speed to separate very small particles (अति-तीव्र अपकेंद्रित्र (बहुत तेज़ घूमकर सूक्ष्म कण अलग करने वाली मशीन))
• Ventriculoperitoneal — connecting a ventricle of the brain with the abdominal cavity (as in a VP shunt) (मस्तिष्क-कक्ष से उदर-गुहा तक (शंट))
• Vitrify — to turn into glass or a glass-like substance, usually by heat (काँच में बदलना)
• Xerophytic — (of a plant) adapted to survive in very dry conditions (शुष्कोद्भिद् (सूखे में जीवित रहने योग्य))

Group 21

Group 21 · Abbot – Galloon

• Abbot — the head of an abbey of monks (मठाधीश)
• Alb — a long white linen robe worn by a priest at Mass (पादरी का लंबा सफ़ेद वस्त्र)
• Ambulatory — 1. a covered walkway in a church or cloister · 2. able to walk; relating to outpatient care (1. चर्च या मठ का गलियारा · 2. चलने-फिरने योग्य (मरीज़); OPD जैसी सेवा)
• Amice — a white linen cloth worn by a priest around the neck and shoulders (पादरी के गले का सफ़ेद कपड़ा)
• Antiphon — a short verse or chant sung in response, one group answering another (भजन का जवाबी पद)
• Apse — a semicircular recess with a domed roof at the end of a church (चर्च का अर्धगोलाकार छोर)
• Basilica — 1. a large, important church given special privileges · 2. (in ancient Rome) a large public hall used as a law court and meeting place (1. बड़ा और विशेष दर्जे वाला चर्च · 2. (प्राचीन रोम) अदालत और सभा का बड़ा सार्वजनिक भवन)
• Breviarium — 1. a book of the daily prayers and psalms of the Church (a breviary) · 2. a short summary or abridgement of a subject (1. रोज़ की प्रार्थनाओं की पुस्तक (breviary) · 2. किसी विषय का संक्षिप्त सार)
• Canon — 1. a law or decree of the Church; a general principle · 2. a body of works accepted as genuine or important (1. चर्च का क़ानून; मान्य सिद्धांत · 2. मान्य ग्रंथों/रचनाओं की सूची)
• Cardinal — 1. a senior official of the Roman Catholic Church · 2. of the greatest importance; chief · 3. a red North American songbird (1. चर्च का उच्च पदाधिकारी · 2. मुख्य, सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण · 3. एक लाल पक्षी)
• Chalice — 1. the consecrated cup used for wine at Mass · 2. a goblet; 'a poisoned chalice' = an attractive-looking but harmful task or post (1. Mass में वाइन का पवित्र प्याला · 2. प्याला; 'poisoned chalice' = ऊपर से अच्छा पर नुक़सानदेह काम या पद)
• Chancel — the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir (चर्च में वेदी (altar) के पास का भाग, जो पादरियों और गायक-मंडली के लिए होता है)
• Chantry — a small chapel endowed for priests to sing Masses for the soul of the founder (दिवंगत की आत्मा की शांति के लिए प्रार्थना वाला छोटा चैपल)
• Chapter — 1. the governing body of the clergy (canons) of a cathedral, or of a monastery; its meeting · 2. a main division of a book (1. cathedral या मठ के पादरियों (canons) की सभा · 2. पुस्तक का अध्याय)
• Chasuble — the sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest celebrating Mass (Mass के समय पादरी द्वारा पहना जाने वाला बिना आस्तीन का बाहरी वस्त्र)
• Ciborium — 1. a covered, cup-shaped vessel for holding the consecrated hosts · 2. a canopy over an altar, standing on columns (1. पवित्र रोटी (host) रखने का ढक्कनदार पात्र · 2. वेदी के ऊपर खंभों पर टिका छत्र)
• Cope — 1. a long cloak, open at the front, worn by a priest in processions · 2. (verb) to deal effectively with something difficult (1. पादरी का लंबा लबादा (procession में) · 2. (verb) सामना करना, निपटना)
• Crosier — 1. the hooked staff carried by a bishop as a symbol of office · 2. the curled tip of a young fern frond (1. बिशप की ऊपर से मुड़ी हुई छड़ी · 2. fern की मुड़ी हुई नई पत्ती)
• Crypt — 1. an underground room or vault beneath a church, often used for burial · 2. (anatomy) a small pit or tube-shaped gland, as in the lining of the intestine (1. चर्च के नीचे का तहख़ाना · 2. (शरीर-रचना) आँत आदि की परत में छोटा गड्ढा या ग्रंथि)
• Font — 1. a basin in a church that holds water for baptism · 2. a set of printed letters of one design (typeface) (1. बपतिस्मा (baptism) का जल-पात्र · 2. अक्षरों की शैली (typeface))
• Galloon — a narrow ornamental braid or lace of gold, silver or silk, used to trim clothes and cloth (कपड़े की सजावटी पट्टी या गोटा (gold/silver lace border))

Group 22

Group 22 · Habit – Simony

• Habit — 1. the long, loose garment worn by a monk or nun · 2. a settled tendency or regular practice (1. भिक्षु या नन का वस्त्र · 2. आदत)
• Host — 1. the consecrated bread of the Eucharist (Mass) · 2. a person who receives or entertains guests (1. Mass की पवित्र रोटी (Eucharist) · 2. मेज़बान)
• Introit — a psalm or chant sung or said at the beginning of Mass as the priest approaches the altar (Mass की शुरुआत में गाया जाने वाला प्रवेश-भजन)
• Lectern — a tall stand with a sloping top that holds a book or notes for someone reading aloud or giving a speech (पढ़ने का ढलवाँ स्टैंड (जिस पर किताब रखकर पाठ या भाषण दिया जाता है))
• Mass — 1. the main service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church (usually Mass) · 2. the quantity of matter in a body; a large number or crowd (1. चर्च की मुख्य प्रार्थना-सभा (Eucharist) · 2. द्रव्यमान; भीड़)
• Matins — the early-morning (or night) service of prayer in the Christian Church (प्रातः-प्रार्थना (सुबह या रात की प्रार्थना-सभा))
• Missal — a book containing the prayers and readings for celebrating Mass throughout the year (Mass की प्रार्थनाओं और पाठों की पुस्तक)
• Mitre — 1. the tall, pointed headdress worn by a bishop · 2. a joint made by cutting two pieces at an angle (usually 45°) to form a corner (1. बिशप की ऊँची नुकीली टोपी · 2. लकड़ी/धातु का 45° कोण वाला जोड़)
• Monstrance — an ornamental vessel, usually with a glass centre, in which the consecrated host is displayed for adoration (पवित्र रोटी (host) को श्रद्धालुओं को दिखाने का सजावटी पात्र)
• Narthex — an entrance hall or porch at the western end of a church, before the nave (चर्च का प्रवेश-कक्ष (nave से पहले))
• Nave — 1. the long central part of a church, where the congregation sits · 2. the hub of a wheel (1. चर्च का मुख्य भाग, जहाँ लोग बैठते हैं · 2. पहिए की नाभि (hub))
• Office — 1. a service of prayer said at fixed times of day (the Divine Office) · 2. a room or building where people work (1. नियत समय पर किया जाने वाला प्रार्थना-पाठ (Divine Office) · 2. दफ़्तर)
• Oratory — 1. a small chapel or room for private prayer · 2. the art of public speaking (1. छोटा निजी प्रार्थना-कक्ष · 2. भाषण देने की कला)
• Paten — a shallow plate, usually of gold or silver, on which the bread is placed at the Eucharist (प्रसाद की रोटी रखने की धातु की छोटी थाली)
• Prelate — a high-ranking member of the clergy, such as a bishop or archbishop (उच्च पादरी (जैसे bishop, archbishop))
• Psalter — a book containing the Psalms, often used in worship (भजनों (Psalms) की पुस्तक)
• Reliquary — a container in which holy relics, such as a saint's bones, are kept and displayed (संत के अवशेष (relics) रखने का पात्र)
• Rood — 1. a crucifix, especially a large one set above the screen between the nave and the chancel · 2. (historical) a measure of land equal to a quarter of an acre (1. बड़ा क्रॉस (nave और chancel के बीच की screen पर) · 2. (पुराना) ज़मीन की इकाई, एक-चौथाई एकड़)
• Sacristy — a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and the clergy prepare for services (चर्च का वह कमरा जहाँ पवित्र वस्तुएँ और वस्त्र रखे जाते हैं)
• See — 1. the district or office of a bishop · 2. to perceive with the eyes (1. बिशप का पद/क्षेत्र · 2. देखना)
• Simony — the buying or selling of church offices or sacred things (धार्मिक पद या पवित्र वस्तुएँ पैसों से ख़रीदना-बेचना)

Group 23

Group 23 · Bailey – Machicolation

• Bailey — 1. the courtyard of a castle enclosed by its outer wall · 2. (Bailey bridge) a portable prefabricated steel bridge (1. किले की दीवार के भीतर का आँगन · 2. (Bailey bridge) जल्दी जोड़ा जाने वाला स्टील का पुल)
• Barbican — an outer fortified gateway or tower guarding the entrance to a castle or town (किले का बाहरी रक्षा-द्वार)
• Bastion — 1. a projecting part of a fort wall · 2. a stronghold of an idea or way of life (1. किले का उभरा हुआ भाग · 2. किसी विचार का गढ़)
• Battlement — a parapet at the top of a wall with regular gaps through which soldiers could shoot (दीवार पर दाँतेदार मुंडेर)
• Buckler — 1. a small round shield held by a handle · 2. (literary) a protector or defence (1. छोटी गोल ढाल · 2. (साहित्यिक) रक्षक, सहारा)
• Buttress — 1. a projecting support built against a wall · 2. (v) to support or strengthen an argument or claim (1. दीवार को सहारा देने वाला ढाँचा · 2. (तर्क का) समर्थन करना)
• Capital — 1. the decorated top part of a column · 2. the seat of government of a country; money or wealth used to start or run a business (1. स्तंभ का ऊपरी भाग · 2. राजधानी; पूँजी)
• Corbel — a stone or timber bracket jutting out from a wall to carry a weight above it (दीवार से बाहर निकला पत्थर का सहारा)
• Cornice — 1. a decorative moulding along the top of a wall or building · 2. an overhanging ledge of snow on a mountain ridge (1. छत के किनारे का सजावटी उभार · 2. पहाड़ की धार पर लटकती बर्फ़ की परत)
• Cuirass — 1. a piece of armour made of a breastplate and backplate fastened together · 2. (medicine) a shell worn over the chest to help a patient breathe (cuirass ventilator) (1. छाती-पीठ का कवच · 2. (चिकित्सा) छाती पर पहना जाने वाला श्वसन-सहायक खोल)
• Cupola — 1. a small dome on a roof · 2. a furnace for melting metal (cupola furnace) (1. छोटा गुंबद · 2. धातु पिघलाने की भट्ठी)
• Curtain — 1. (curtain wall) the main wall of a castle linking two towers · 2. a piece of cloth hung to cover a window or stage (1. किले की मुख्य दीवार (curtain wall) · 2. पर्दा)
• Embrasure — 1. an opening in a wall through which guns or arrows are fired · 2. the bevelled inner opening of a window or door (1. दीवार में तीर/तोप चलाने का खुला खाँचा · 2. खिड़की/दरवाज़े के किनारे का तिरछा भाग)
• Frieze — 1. a broad horizontal band of carved or painted decoration, especially along a wall above columns · 2. a heavy, coarse woollen cloth (1. स्तंभों के ऊपर सजावटी पट्टी · 2. मोटा खुरदरा ऊनी कपड़ा)
• Garderobe — 1. a toilet in a medieval castle · 2. a wardrobe, or a small room for storing clothes (1. किले का शौचालय · 2. अलमारी/कपड़े रखने का कमरा)
• Gargoyle — 1. a carved monster-faced spout that carries rainwater away from a roof · 2. an ugly or grotesque-looking person (1. पानी निकालने वाली राक्षस-मुखी नाली · 2. कुरूप/डरावनी शक्ल वाला व्यक्ति)
• Keep — 1. the strongest central tower of a castle · 2. (v) to have or hold on to something (1. किले का मुख्य मज़बूत टावर · 2. रखना)
• Keystone — 1. the central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch · 2. the central part on which everything else depends (1. मेहराब का बीच का पत्थर · 2. सबसे अहम हिस्सा)
• Lintel — a horizontal beam of stone, wood or concrete across the top of a door or window (दरवाज़े या खिड़की के ऊपर की बीम)
• Machicolation — an opening in the floor of a projecting parapet, through which stones or burning liquids were dropped on attackers (दीवार के ऊपर का खुला हिस्सा जहाँ से हमलावरों पर पत्थर गिराये जाते थे)

Group 24

Group 24 · Merlon – Vestry

• Merlon — the solid raised part of a battlement between two openings (दीवार की मुंडेर का ठोस उभरा हिस्सा)
• Moat — 1. a deep, wide ditch, usually filled with water, around a castle · 2. a lasting advantage that protects a business from rivals (1. किले के चारों ओर खाई · 2. व्यापार की प्रतिस्पर्धियों से बचाने वाली स्थायी बढ़त)
• Motte — 1. a steep mound of earth on which a castle keep stood · 2. (US, Texas) a small grove or clump of trees on open prairie (1. किले का मिट्टी का टीला · 2. (US) खुले घास के मैदान में पेड़ों का झुरमुट)
• Oriel — a bay window that projects from an upper storey, supported by brackets (दीवार से बाहर निकली ऊपरी मंज़िल की खिड़की)
• Parapet — 1. a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge or balcony · 2. (idiom 'put one's head above the parapet') to speak out and risk criticism (1. छत/पुल की छोटी दीवार (मुँडेर) · 2. (idiom) खुलकर बोलकर आलोचना का जोखिम उठाना)
• Pilaster — a flat rectangular column that projects slightly from a wall, mainly for decoration (दीवार से सटा चपटा स्तंभ)
• Plinth — 1. a heavy base or block on which a statue or column stands · 2. a padded couch on which a physiotherapist treats a patient (1. स्तंभ/मूर्ति का आधार · 2. फ़िज़ियोथेरेपी की उपचार-मेज़)
• Portcullis — a heavy iron or wooden grating that slides down to block a castle gateway (ऊपर-नीचे होने वाला लोहे का फाटक)
• Postern — a back or side gate, especially a hidden one in a castle or town wall (पीछे का गुप्त दरवाज़ा)
• Rampart — 1. a broad defensive wall or bank of earth around a fort or city · 2. (figurative) a defence or safeguard (1. रक्षा-दीवार, परकोटा · 2. (लाक्षणिक) बचाव, सुरक्षा-कवच)
• Sconce — 1. a bracket fixed to a wall for holding a candle or torch · 2. (old Oxford custom, verb) to fine or penalise a student for a breach of etiquette (1. दीवार पर लगा दीया/मशाल-स्टैंड · 2. (Oxford परंपरा) शिष्टाचार तोड़ने पर दंड देना)
• Stole — 1. a long scarf-like band worn by a priest over the shoulders · 2. a woman's long scarf or wrap · 3. past tense of steal (1. पादरी के गले का लंबा पट्टा · 2. महिलाओं का लंबा स्कार्फ़ · 3. चुराया (steal का past))
• Tabernacle — 1. a box on a church altar in which the consecrated bread is kept · 2. a portable sacred tent used for worship (1. पवित्र रोटी रखने का सन्दूक · 2. अस्थायी पवित्र तम्बू)
• Thurible — a metal container hung on chains, in which incense is burnt during church services (धूप जलाने का लटकने वाला पात्र)
• Tonsure — the shaving of the head, or of its crown, as a religious rite; the shaved patch itself (धार्मिक मुंडन)
• Transept — either of the two side arms of a cross-shaped church, crossing the main body (nave) (चर्च का आड़ा भाग)
• Trisagion — a hymn with the threefold call 'Holy, Holy, Holy', sung especially in Eastern churches ('पवित्र, पवित्र, पवित्र' वाला भजन)
• Turret — 1. a small tower on top of a larger building or wall · 2. a rotating armoured structure on a tank or warship that carries a gun (1. छोटा टावर (मीनार) · 2. टैंक/युद्धपोत की घूमने वाली तोप-मीनार)
• Vault — 1. an arched roof or ceiling; also an underground chamber or strongroom · 2. a leap over an object using the hands or a pole (gymnastics) (1. मेहराबदार छत या तहख़ाना · 2. छलाँग (gymnastics, pole vault))
• Vespers — 1. an evening prayer service · 2. (vesper, literary) evening; the evening star (1. संध्या-प्रार्थना · 2. (vesper) संध्या; साँझ का तारा)
• Vestry — 1. a room in a church where robes are kept and the clergy change · 2. a committee that manages a parish's affairs (1. चर्च में वस्त्र बदलने का कमरा · 2. चर्च की प्रबंधन समिति)

Group 25

Group 25 · Argent – Visor

• Argent — 1. silver or white, as a colour in heraldry · 2. (literary, adjective) silvery (1. heraldry में चाँदी/सफ़ेद रंग · 2. (काव्य में) चाँदी जैसा)
• Azure — 1. (heraldry) the colour blue on a coat of arms · 2. bright sky-blue (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न में नीला रंग · 2. आसमानी नीला)
• Bend — 1. (heraldry) a diagonal band across a shield · 2. a curve or turn; to curve or bow (1. (heraldry) ढाल पर तिरछी पट्टी · 2. मोड़; झुकना)
• Blazon — 1. (heraldry) a formal description of a coat of arms · 2. to display or proclaim widely (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न का औपचारिक वर्णन · 2. ज़ोर-शोर से प्रचारित करना)
• Canton — 1. (heraldry) a small square in the upper corner of a shield or flag · 2. a district or state of a country, as in Switzerland (1. (heraldry) ढाल या झंडे के ऊपरी कोने का चौकोर भाग · 2. देश का प्रांत/ज़िला (जैसे Switzerland के cantons))
• Cuisse — a piece of armour protecting the thigh (जाँघ का कवच)
• Fief — 1. land granted by a lord to a vassal in return for loyal service (feudal system) · 2. (figurative) an area or organisation under one person's control (1. सामंत को दी गई जागीर · 2. (लाक्षणिक) किसी व्यक्ति का निजी अधिकार-क्षेत्र)
• Gauntlet — 1. an armoured glove · 2. (in 'throw down the gauntlet') a challenge; 'run the gauntlet' = face criticism or attack from many sides (1. कवच वाला दस्ताना · 2. चुनौती (throw down the gauntlet = चुनौती देना))
• Gorget — 1. a piece of armour protecting the throat · 2. (zoology) a patch of bright colour on the throat of a bird, such as a hummingbird (1. गले का कवच · 2. (पक्षी) गले पर चमकीले रंग का धब्बा)
• Greave — 1. a piece of armour protecting the shin · 2. (greaves, plural) the residue left after animal fat is melted down; cracklings (1. पिंडली का कवच · 2. (बहुवचन greaves) चर्बी पिघलाने के बाद बचा अवशेष)
• Halberd — a long-handled weapon with an axe blade and a spear point at the top (कुल्हाड़ी-भाला (लंबे डंडे पर भाला और कुल्हाड़ी))
• Hauberk — a long tunic or shirt of chain mail (लोहे की कड़ियों वाला लंबा कुर्ता (कवच))
• Lance — 1. a long spear used by a knight on horseback · 2. (verb) to prick or cut open a boil or wound with a sharp instrument (1. घुड़सवार का लंबा भाला · 2. (verb) फोड़ा चीरना)
• Mail — 1. armour made of small interlinked metal rings (chain mail) · 2. letters and parcels sent by post (1. लोहे की कड़ियों का कवच (chain mail) · 2. डाक)
• Morion — 1. an open helmet of the 16th–17th centuries with a high crest and a curved brim · 2. (mineral) a very dark brown to black variety of smoky quartz (1. ऊँची कलगी और मुड़े किनारे वाला हेलमेट · 2. (खनिज) गहरे काले रंग का धुएँदार quartz)
• Pauldron — a piece of plate armour covering the shoulder (कंधे का कवच)
• Pike — 1. a very long spear once carried by foot soldiers · 2. a large, long-bodied freshwater fish with sharp teeth (1. लंबा भाला · 2. पाइक मछली)
• Quiver — 1. a case for carrying arrows · 2. (verb) to tremble or shake slightly (1. तरकश · 2. काँपना)
• Sabaton — a piece of armour covering the foot (पैर का कवच (लोहे का जूता))
• Vambrace — a piece of armour protecting the forearm (बाँह (कलाई से कोहनी तक) का कवच)
• Visor — 1. the movable front part of a helmet that covers the face · 2. a stiff peak at the front of a cap, or a flap in a car that shields the eyes from the sun (1. हेलमेट का आगे का (चेहरा ढकने वाला) हिस्सा · 2. टोपी का छज्जा / गाड़ी का sun visor)

Group 26

Group 26 · Anaphora – Incunabulum

• Anaphora — 1. repetition of a word at the start of successive clauses · 2. (grammar) use of a word, such as a pronoun, that refers back to an earlier word (1. वाक्यों की शुरुआत में शब्द दोहराना · 2. (व्याकरण) पूर्व-संदर्भ)
• Aporia — 1. an unresolvable puzzle or contradiction in an argument · 2. (rhetoric) a speaker's expression of doubt about what to say (1. तर्क में न सुलझने वाली उलझन · 2. (वाक्-कला) वक्ता द्वारा जताया गया संशय)
• Cartouche — 1. an oval frame enclosing the name of an Egyptian ruler in hieroglyphs · 2. an ornamental frame or tablet, as on a map or building (1. मिस्र के राजा के नाम के चारों ओर बना अंडाकार घेरा · 2. नक्शे या इमारत पर बना सजावटी फ़्रेम)
• Chevron — 1. (heraldry) an inverted V-shaped band on a shield · 2. a V-shaped stripe on a sleeve showing military rank; any V-shaped mark (1. (heraldry) ढाल पर उल्टे V जैसी पट्टी · 2. आस्तीन पर V आकार का पद-चिह्न; कोई भी V आकार का निशान)
• Codex — 1. an ancient handwritten book with bound pages · 2. an official list or collection, as of medicines or laws (1. प्राचीन हस्तलिखित ग्रंथ (जुड़े हुए पन्नों वाला) · 2. दवाओं या क़ानूनों की आधिकारिक सूची)
• Codicil — 1. a supplement to a will that adds to or changes it · 2. any appendix or supplement to a document or agreement (1. वसीयत में बाद में जोड़ा गया भाग · 2. किसी दस्तावेज़ या समझौते का परिशिष्ट)
• Colophon — 1. a note at the end of a book or manuscript giving the scribe, printer, place or date · 2. a publisher's emblem on a book (1. पुस्तक/पांडुलिपि के अंत में लेखक, प्रकाशक, स्थान या तिथि का विवरण · 2. प्रकाशक का प्रतीक-चिह्न (logo))
• Crest — 1. (heraldry) an emblem set above the helmet on a coat of arms; a family emblem · 2. the top of a wave, hill or ridge (1. (heraldry) हेलमेट के ऊपर का चिह्न; कुल का प्रतीक-चिह्न · 2. लहर/पहाड़ की चोटी)
• Deixis — the use of words such as this, that, here, now, I and you, whose meaning depends on the context (this/that/here/now जैसे संदर्भ पर निर्भर शब्दों का प्रयोग)
• Digest — 1. a compilation or summary of laws, rulings or writings · 2. (verb) to break down food in the body; to take in and understand (1. क़ानूनों या लेखों का सार-संग्रह · 2. (verb) भोजन पचाना; बात को समझकर आत्मसात करना)
• Episteme — a system of knowledge; the framework of thought that decides what counts as knowledge in an age (ज्ञान की व्यवस्था; किसी युग की ज्ञान-संरचना)
• Escutcheon — 1. (heraldry) a shield on which a coat of arms is shown · 2. a protective metal plate around a keyhole or door handle (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न की ढाल · 2. चाबी के छेद या हैंडल के चारों ओर लगी धातु की प्लेट)
• Ethos — 1. the characteristic spirit and values of a community or institution · 2. (rhetoric) a speaker's character and credibility as a means of persuasion (1. किसी समुदाय या संस्था का मूल चरित्र और मूल्य · 2. (वाक्-कला) वक्ता की विश्वसनीयता)
• Fess — 1. (heraldry) a broad horizontal band across the middle of a shield · 2. (informal, 'fess up') to confess (1. (heraldry) ढाल के बीच में आड़ी पट्टी · 2. (बोलचाल, 'fess up') मान लेना, क़बूल करना)
• Folio — 1. a large sheet folded once; a leaf of a manuscript; a large-sized book · 2. a page number; (in finance) a numbered account, as a mutual-fund folio (1. एक बार मोड़ी गई बड़ी शीट; पांडुलिपि का पन्ना; बड़े आकार की पुस्तक · 2. पृष्ठ-संख्या; (निवेश में) खाता संख्या, जैसे mutual fund का folio)
• Frontispiece — 1. an illustration facing the title page of a book · 2. the main front or decorated façade of a building (1. पुस्तक के शीर्षक-पृष्ठ के सामने वाला चित्र · 2. इमारत का मुख्य सजा हुआ अग्रभाग)
• Gloss — 1. a note in the margin or between the lines explaining a word · 2. a shine on a smooth surface (1. हाशिये या पंक्तियों के बीच शब्द की व्याख्या · 2. चमक)
• Gules — 1. (heraldry) the colour red · 2. (poetic) red light or colour (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न में लाल रंग · 2. (काव्य में) लाल रंग या लाल रोशनी)
• Illumination — 1. decoration of a manuscript with gold, silver and bright colours · 2. lighting or light; also clarification (1. पांडुलिपि की सुनहरी और रंगीन सजावट · 2. रोशनी, प्रकाश; स्पष्टीकरण)
• Incipit — 1. the opening words of a text or manuscript, often used as its title · 2. (music) the opening notes of a piece, used to identify it (1. ग्रंथ या पांडुलिपि के शुरुआती शब्द (जो अक्सर शीर्षक का काम करते हैं) · 2. (संगीत) किसी रचना के शुरुआती सुर)
• Incunabulum — 1. a book printed before 1501, in the earliest days of printing · 2. (plural incunabula) the earliest stages of anything (1. 1501 से पहले छपी पुस्तक · 2. (बहुवचन incunabula) किसी चीज़ की शुरुआती अवस्था)

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Group 27

Group 27 · Lexeme – Vert

• Lexeme — 1. a basic unit of vocabulary that covers all the forms of a word (run, ran, running) · 2. (computing) a sequence of characters read as one token (1. शब्द-इकाई (एक शब्द के सभी रूपों का मूल रूप) · 2. (computing) एक token के रूप में पढ़ा गया अक्षर-समूह)
• Logos — 1. (rhetoric) an appeal to logic and reason · 2. the plural of logo (emblems) (1. तर्क द्वारा अपील; तर्क · 2. logo (चिह्न) का बहुवचन)
• Marginalia — 1. notes written in the margins of a book or manuscript · 2. minor or non-essential matters (1. हाशिये पर लिखी टिप्पणियाँ · 2. गौण या कम महत्त्व की बातें)
• Morpheme — the smallest unit of meaning in a language, such as un-, -ed or cat (अर्थ की सबसे छोटी इकाई)
• Pale — 1. (heraldry) a broad vertical band down the middle of a shield · 2. light in colour; having little colour in the face (1. (heraldry) ढाल पर खड़ी पट्टी · 2. फीका, पीला (चेहरे का रंग उड़ा हुआ))
• Pathos — a quality in speech, writing or art that arouses pity or sadness; (rhetoric) an appeal to emotion (करुणा जगाने का गुण; भावनात्मक अपील)
• Phoneme — the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another, as /p/ and /b/ in pat and bat (ध्वनि की सबसे छोटी (अर्थ-भेदक) इकाई)
• Purpure — 1. (heraldry) the colour purple · 2. (archaic, poetic) purple, especially royal purple cloth (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न में बैंगनी रंग · 2. (पुराना, काव्य में) बैंगनी रंग, विशेषकर शाही बैंगनी वस्त्र)
• Qualia — the subjective qualities of conscious experience, such as how red looks or how pain feels (singular: quale) (व्यक्तिगत अनुभव की गुणवत्ता (जैसे लाल रंग का अनुभव))
• Quire — 1. a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a gathering of folded leaves in a book · 2. (archaic) a choir (1. काग़ज़ के 24–25 पन्नों का बंडल; पुस्तक में मोड़े गए पन्नों का समूह · 2. (पुराना प्रयोग) गायक-मंडली (choir))
• Recto — 1. the right-hand page of an open book · 2. the front side of a loose sheet, as of a drawing or document (1. खुली पुस्तक का दाहिना पृष्ठ · 2. किसी अकेली शीट (चित्र या दस्तावेज़) का सामने वाला भाग)
• Rubric — 1. a heading or instruction written in red in a manuscript · 2. a set of scoring guidelines for marking; a heading or category (1. पांडुलिपि में लाल स्याही से लिखा शीर्षक या निर्देश · 2. अंक देने के मानदंड; शीर्षक या श्रेणी)
• Sable — 1. (heraldry) the colour black · 2. a small dark-furred animal of northern Asia; its fur (1. (heraldry) काला रंग · 2. उत्तरी एशिया का गहरे फ़र वाला एक छोटा जानवर; उसका फ़र)
• Saltire — (heraldry) a diagonal cross shaped like the letter X on a shield or flag, as on the flag of Scotland ((heraldry) ढाल या झंडे पर X आकार का तिरछा क्रॉस, जैसे Scotland के झंडे पर)
• Scriptorium — a room in a monastery where monks copied manuscripts (मठ का लेखन-कक्ष (जहाँ पांडुलिपियाँ लिखी जाती थीं))
• Tableau — 1. a striking scene, or a group of still figures representing one · 2. (in patience) the layout of cards (1. स्थिर दृश्य, झाँकी · 2. (ताश) पत्तों की बिछावट)
• Tincture — 1. (heraldry) any of the colours, metals or furs used on a coat of arms · 2. a medicine dissolved in alcohol · 3. a slight trace (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न में प्रयुक्त रंग, धातु या फ़र · 2. alcohol में घुली दवा का घोल · 3. हल्की झलक)
• Tripos — 1. the final honours examination for a BA degree at Cambridge University · 2. (old use) a three-legged stool (1. Cambridge की honours परीक्षा · 2. (पुराना अर्थ) तिपाई, स्टूल)
• Vellum — 1. fine parchment made from calfskin, used for writing · 2. smooth, high-quality paper made to look like it (1. बछड़े की खाल का लेखन-पत्र (चर्मपत्र) · 2. उसी जैसा चिकना, उच्च कोटि का कागज़)
• Verso — 1. the left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a leaf · 2. the reverse side of a coin or medal (1. बायाँ पृष्ठ; पन्ने का पिछला भाग · 2. सिक्के या पदक का पिछला पहलू)
• Vert — 1. (heraldry) the colour green · 2. (old English forest law) green trees and undergrowth in a forest that shelter deer (1. (heraldry) कुल-चिह्न में हरा रंग · 2. (पुराना वन-क़ानून) जंगल के हरे पेड़-पौधे, जिनमें हिरण छिपते हैं)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. She looked pale after recovering from Covid-19.

Group 28

Group 28 · Address – Desert

• Address — 1. the place where someone lives · 2. (v) to speak to; to deal with a problem (1. पता · 2. संबोधित करना; (समस्या से) निपटना)
• Arms — 1. the upper limbs of the body · 2. weapons (1. भुजाएँ · 2. हथियार)
• Bank — 1. a financial institution · 2. the side of a river · 3. (v) to rely on (bank on) (1. बैंक · 2. (नदी का) किनारा · 3. भरोसा करना)
• Bark — 1. the outer covering of a tree · 2. (v) the sound a dog makes (1. छाल · 2. भौंकना)
• Bat — 1. a flying mammal active at night · 2. a club used to hit the ball in games such as cricket (1. चमगादड़ · 2. बल्ला)
• Bear — 1. a large, heavy wild animal · 2. (v) to tolerate · 3. (v) to carry or pay for (1. भालू · 2. सहना · 3. उठाना, वहन करना)
• Bill — 1. a statement of money owed · 2. a draft of a proposed law · 3. a bird's beak (1. बिल · 2. विधेयक · 3. चोंच)
• Blow — 1. to push out air · 2. (n) a hard hit; a sudden shock or setback (1. फूँकना · 2. प्रहार; झटका)
• Board — 1. a flat piece of wood; a surface for writing or notices · 2. a group of directors · 3. (v) to get on a train, ship or plane (1. तख़्ता, बोर्ड · 2. निदेशक मंडल · 3. सवार होना)
• Bolt — 1. a metal pin or bar that fastens a door · 2. (v) to run away suddenly · 3. a flash of lightning (1. बोल्ट, चिटकनी · 2. भाग निकलना · 3. बिजली की कड़क)
• Bow — 1. a weapon for shooting arrows · 2. to bend the head or body in respect · 3. the front part of a ship (1. धनुष · 2. सम्मान में झुकना · 3. जहाज़ का अगला भाग)
• Can — 1. a sealed metal container · 2. to be able to (1. डिब्बा, टिन · 2. सकना)
• Cast — 1. to throw · 2. the actors in a film or play (1. फेंकना · 2. कलाकार-मंडली)
• Change — 1. to make or become different · 2. money returned when you pay more than the price (1. बदलना · 2. छुट्टे पैसे (बचे हुए पैसे))
• Charge — 1. a price asked for a service · 2. an accusation · 3. to fill a battery with electricity (1. शुल्क · 2. आरोप · 3. चार्ज करना (बैटरी में बिजली भरना))
• Close — 1. to shut · 2. near (1. बंद करना · 2. पास, नज़दीक)
• Club — 1. an association of people with a shared interest · 2. a heavy stick used as a weapon (1. क्लब, संघ · 2. मोटा डंडा, गदा)
• Compact — 1. small and neatly arranged · 2. a formal agreement (1. छोटा, सुगठित · 2. समझौता)
• Compound — 1. a substance made of two or more elements · 2. an enclosed area around a building · 3. to make a problem worse (1. यौगिक · 2. परिसर, अहाता · 3. (समस्या को) और बढ़ाना)
• Content — 1. satisfied · 2. what is inside something; its subject matter (1. संतुष्ट · 2. विषय-वस्तु, सामग्री)
• Contract — 1. a legal agreement · 2. to become smaller · 3. to catch (a disease) (1. अनुबंध · 2. सिकुड़ना · 3. (बीमारी) लग जाना)
• Count — 1. to find the total number · 2. to matter, be important · 3. a European nobleman (1. गिनना · 2. मायने रखना · 3. काउंट (यूरोपीय सामंत की उपाधि))
• Court — 1. a court of law · 2. an area marked out for a game · 3. to try to win the favour of; to invite (danger) (1. अदालत · 2. खेल का मैदान (court) · 3. रिझाना; (ख़तरा) मोल लेना)
• Current — 1. a flow of water, air or electricity · 2. of the present time (1. धारा · 2. वर्तमान)
• Date — 1. a day of the month · 2. the sweet fruit of the date palm · 3. a romantic meeting (1. तारीख़ · 2. खजूर · 3. मुलाक़ात (रोमांटिक))
• Desert — 1. a large dry, sandy region · 2. to abandon (1. मरुस्थल · 2. छोड़ देना, त्याग देना)

Group 29

Group 29 · Draft – Object

• Draft — 1. a first, rough version of a piece of writing · 2. a written order for a bank to pay money (1. मसौदा, प्रारूप · 2. ड्राफ़्ट (बैंक ड्राफ़्ट))
• Express — 1. to show a thought or feeling in words or actions · 2. fast, with few stops (1. व्यक्त करना · 2. तेज़ (गाड़ी/सेवा))
• Fair — 1. just, impartial · 2. a public event with stalls and amusements · 3. light in colour (of skin or hair) (1. निष्पक्ष · 2. मेला · 3. हल्के रंग का, गोरा)
• Fan — 1. a device for moving air · 2. an enthusiastic supporter or admirer (1. पंखा · 2. प्रशंसक)
• Fast — 1. quick · 2. to go without food · 3. firmly fixed; (of colours) not fading (1. तेज़ · 2. उपवास रखना · 3. पक्का, मज़बूती से जमा हुआ)
• Figure — 1. a number or amount · 2. the shape of the body · 3. to understand (figure out) (1. अंक, आँकड़ा · 2. शरीर की बनावट · 3. समझना (figure out))
• File — 1. a folder or cover for keeping papers · 2. a tool with a rough surface for smoothing · 3. a line of people one behind another (1. फ़ाइल · 2. रेती · 3. पंक्ति, क़तार)
• Fine — 1. good, pleasant; very thin · 2. money paid as a penalty (1. बढ़िया, अच्छा; महीन · 2. जुर्माना)
• Flat — 1. level and smooth · 2. an apartment · 3. (of a tyre) without enough air (1. समतल · 2. फ़्लैट (रहने का मकान) · 3. पंक्चर, हवा निकला हुआ)
• Fly — 1. to move through the air · 2. a small winged insect (1. उड़ना · 2. मक्खी)
• Grave — 1. a place where a dead body is buried · 2. very serious (1. कब्र · 2. गंभीर)
• Hide — 1. to keep out of sight · 2. the skin of an animal (1. छिपाना · 2. (जानवर की) खाल)
• Interest — 1. a feeling of wanting to know about something · 2. money paid for the use of borrowed money (1. रुचि · 2. ब्याज)
• Jam — 1. a sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar · 2. a crowd of vehicles or people blocking movement (1. जैम, मुरब्बा · 2. जाम, भीड़ से रुकावट)
• Kind — 1. caring and gentle · 2. a type or sort (1. दयालु · 2. प्रकार)
• Last — 1. final; coming at the end · 2. to continue or endure (1. अंतिम · 2. टिकना)
• Lead — 1. to guide or be in charge of · 2. a soft, heavy grey metal (pronounced 'led') (1. नेतृत्व करना · 2. सीसा)
• Letter — 1. a written message sent to someone · 2. a symbol of the alphabet (1. पत्र · 2. अक्षर)
• Lie — 1. to say something false · 2. to rest flat on a surface (1. झूठ बोलना · 2. लेटना)
• Light — 1. brightness that lets us see · 2. not heavy · 3. to set burning (1. रोशनी · 2. हल्का · 3. जलाना)
• Match — 1. a game or contest · 2. a small stick used to light a fire · 3. to go well with (1. मुकाबला · 2. माचिस की तीली · 3. मेल खाना)
• Mean — 1. to signify; to have as a meaning · 2. unkind; stingy · 3. the average of a set of numbers (1. अर्थ होना · 2. नीच; कंजूस · 3. औसत)
• Mine — 1. belonging to me · 2. a pit from which minerals are dug · 3. a hidden explosive device (1. मेरा · 2. खान · 3. बारूदी सुरंग)
• Minute — 1. a unit of time equal to sixty seconds · 2. very small (pronounced 'my-nyoot') (1. मिनट · 2. अत्यंत छोटा)
• Novel — 1. a long fictional story in book form · 2. new and original (1. उपन्यास · 2. नया, अनोखा)
• Object — 1. a thing that can be seen or touched · 2. to oppose; to express disapproval (1. वस्तु · 2. आपत्ति करना)

• Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. Temperature is a measure of internal energy of an object…

Group 30

Group 30 · Palm – Shed

• Palm — 1. the inner surface of the hand · 2. a tall tree with large leaves at the top (1. हथेली · 2. ताड़ का पेड़)
• Park — 1. a public garden for recreation · 2. to leave a vehicle in a place (1. उद्यान · 2. गाड़ी खड़ी करना)
• Patient — 1. able to wait calmly without complaining · 2. a person receiving medical treatment (1. धैर्यवान · 2. मरीज़)
• Pitch — 1. a playing ground, especially the strip in cricket · 2. how high or low a sound is · 3. to set up (a tent); to present (an idea) (1. मैदान/पिच · 2. स्वर · 3. लगाना; पेश करना)
• Plant — 1. a living green thing that grows in soil · 2. a factory or industrial unit · 3. to put something secretly to mislead (1. पौधा · 2. संयंत्र · 3. चुपके से रखना)
• Pound — 1. a unit of money or of weight · 2. to hit or beat repeatedly · 3. a place where stray animals are kept (1. पाउंड · 2. कूटना, पीटना · 3. बाड़ा)
• Present — 1. a gift · 2. being here; existing now · 3. to show or give formally (1. उपहार · 2. उपस्थित; वर्तमान · 3. प्रस्तुत करना)
• Press — 1. to push firmly · 2. newspapers and journalists · 3. to iron clothes (1. दबाना · 2. प्रेस · 3. इस्त्री करना)
• Project — 1. a planned piece of work · 2. to stick out beyond a surface · 3. to estimate or forecast (1. परियोजना · 2. बाहर निकलना · 3. अनुमान लगाना)
• Pupil — 1. a student, especially a school student · 2. the dark round opening at the centre of the eye (1. छात्र · 2. पुतली)
• Race — 1. a contest of speed · 2. a large group of people of common descent (1. दौड़ · 2. नस्ल)
• Rare — 1. not found or seen often; uncommon · 2. lightly cooked (of meat) (1. दुर्लभ · 2. अधपका)
• Rash — 1. acting too quickly without thinking · 2. red patches on the skin (1. जल्दबाज़ · 2. चकत्ते)
• Recess — 1. a short break from work or school · 2. a hollow space set back in a wall · 3. a hidden or inner place (1. अवकाश · 2. आला · 3. भीतरी भाग)
• Refuse — 1. to say no; to decline · 2. rubbish or waste (pronounced 'ref-yoos') (1. मना करना · 2. कूड़ा)
• Resort — 1. a place people visit for holidays · 2. to turn to something, often as a last option (1. विश्राम-स्थल · 2. सहारा लेना)
• Rest — 1. relaxation or sleep after activity · 2. the remaining part; the others (1. आराम · 2. बाकी हिस्सा)
• Rheme — the part of a sentence that gives new information about its theme (topic) (वाक्य का वह भाग जो नई जानकारी देता है)
• Ring — 1. a circular band, often worn on a finger · 2. to make the sound of a bell (1. अँगूठी · 2. बजना)
• Rock — 1. a stone · 2. to move gently · 3. a music genre (1. चट्टान · 2. झुलाना · 3. रॉक संगीत)
• Row — 1. a line · 2. to paddle a boat · 3. a quarrel (rhymes with cow) (1. पंक्ति · 2. नाव खेना · 3. झगड़ा)
• Ruler — 1. a king or leader · 2. a measuring strip (1. शासक · 2. पैमाना)
• Scale — 1. a system of measuring; proportion · 2. fish skin plate · 3. to climb (1. पैमाना · 2. शल्क · 3. चढ़ना)
• Seal — 1. a sea animal · 2. an official stamp · 3. to close tightly (1. सील (एक समुद्री स्तनधारी जीव) · 2. मुहर · 3. बंद करना)
• Sentence — 1. group of words · 2. punishment by court (1. वाक्य · 2. सज़ा)
• Shed — 1. a simple hut · 2. to let fall (1. छप्पर · 2. गिराना, त्यागना)

Group 31

Group 31 · Sole – Yard

• Sole — 1. bottom of a shoe · 2. only · 3. a flat fish (1. जूते का तला · 2. एकमात्र · 3. एक चपटी मछली)
• Spell — 1. to write letters of a word · 2. a magic charm · 3. a short period (1. हिज्जे करना · 2. जादू-टोना · 3. थोड़ा समय)
• Spring — 1. a season · 2. a coil · 3. water source (1. वसंत · 2. स्प्रिंग · 3. झरना)
• Square — 1. a four-sided shape · 2. an open public place · 3. fair, honest (1. वर्ग · 2. चौक · 3. खरा)
• Stamp — 1. postage label · 2. to hit the foot down · 3. an official seal (1. डाक टिकट · 2. पैर पटकना · 3. मुहर)
• Stern — 1. strict · 2. back of a ship (1. कठोर · 2. जहाज़ का पिछला भाग)
• Stick — 1. a thin piece of wood · 2. to fix with glue (1. छड़ी · 2. चिपकाना)
• Story — 1. a narrative · 2. a floor of a building (British spelling: storey) (1. कहानी · 2. मंज़िल)
• Strike — 1. to hit · 2. refusal to work (1. मारना · 2. हड़ताल)
• Suit — 1. formal clothes · 2. a lawsuit · 3. to be convenient (1. सूट · 2. मुक़दमा · 3. अनुकूल होना)
• Syllogism — a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two premises (दो कथनों (premises) से निष्कर्ष निकालने का तर्क)
• Tear — 1. a drop from the eye · 2. to rip (1. आँसू · 2. फाड़ना)
• Telos — the ultimate aim or purpose of something (अंतिम उद्देश्य, परम लक्ष्य)
• Temple — 1. place of worship · 2. side of the forehead (1. मंदिर · 2. कनपटी)
• Tender — 1. soft, gentle · 2. a formal offer · 3. to offer formally (1. कोमल · 2. निविदा · 3. पेश करना)
• Tenure — 1. period of holding an office · 2. right to hold land or property (1. कार्यकाल · 2. भू-धारण अधिकार)
• Theme — 1. (linguistics) the part of a sentence that states what it is about, usually known information · 2. the subject or main idea of a talk, book or event (1. वाक्य का वह भाग जो ज्ञात जानकारी देता है (rheme का जोड़ा) · 2. विषय, मुख्य विचार)
• Tie — 1. to fasten · 2. a necktie · 3. an equal score (1. बाँधना · 2. टाई · 3. बराबरी)
• Tip — 1. the pointed end · 2. money for service · 3. useful advice (1. सिरा · 2. बख़्शीश · 3. सुझाव)
• Train — 1. a railway vehicle · 2. to teach a skill (1. रेलगाड़ी · 2. प्रशिक्षण देना)
• Trunk — 1. main stem of a tree · 2. elephant's nose · 3. a large box (1. तना · 2. सूँड · 3. संदूक)
• Watch — 1. to look at attentively · 2. a small clock (1. देखना, निगरानी करना · 2. घड़ी)
• Well — 1. in a good way · 2. a water source (1. अच्छी तरह · 2. कुआँ)
• Wind — 1. moving air · 2. to turn / coil (1. हवा · 2. लपेटना; चाबी भरना)
• Wound — 1. an injury · 2. past of wind (1. घाव · 2. लपेटा)
• Yard — 1. an open area near a house · 2. a unit of length (1. आँगन · 2. गज़)

Group 32

Group 32 · Abash – Airless

• Abash — to make somebody feel embarrassed and ashamed (लज्जित करना, शर्मिंदा करना, झेंपाना)
• Abecedarian — a person who is learning the alphabet (वर्णमाला सीखने वाला, नौसिखिया)
• Abettor — a person who helps or encourages somebody to commit a crime (दुष्प्रेरक, अपराध में सहायता या उकसावा देने वाला)
• Abiding — (of a feeling or belief) lasting for a long time and not changing (स्थायी, अटल, चिरस्थायी)
• Acculturate — to take on, or make somebody take on, the customs, beliefs and behaviour of another culture, especially one that you have come to live in (दूसरी संस्कृति को अपनाना, (किसी को) दूसरी संस्कृति में ढालना)
• Accursed — used to show that you are very annoyed with somebody or something (कमबख़्त, मनहूस)
• Accusatory — suggesting that you think somebody has done something wrong (दोषारोपण भरा, आरोप लगाने वाला)
• Acedia — a state of not caring about anything or not wanting to do anything (उदासीनता, आलस्य, अकर्मण्यता)
• Acolyte — a person who follows and helps a leader, often admiring them too much (अनुयायी, चेला, पिछलग्गू)
• Actualize — to make a plan, an idea or a hope really happen (साकार करना, वास्तविक रूप देना)
• Addle — to make somebody unable to think clearly (दिमाग़ चकरा देना, भ्रमित करना, बुद्धि भ्रष्ट करना)
• Adduce — to give reasons or facts in order to support an argument or prove something ((तर्क या प्रमाण) प्रस्तुत करना, साक्ष्य के रूप में देना)
• Admonishment — a warning or criticism given to somebody about their behaviour (फटकार, चेतावनी, भर्त्सना)
• Adulatory — praising or admiring somebody too much (अत्यधिक प्रशंसा वाला, चाटुकारितापूर्ण, खुशामदी)
• Adventitious — happening by chance (आकस्मिक, संयोगवश, अप्रत्याशित)
• Adventuresome — willing to take risks or try new and exciting things (साहसी, जोखिम उठाने वाला, साहसिक)
• Advisability — the quality of being sensible and suitable for a particular situation (उचितता, औचित्य, बुद्धिमानी (किसी कदम की))
• Aforethought — planned or considered in advance, used especially in the phrase 'malice aforethought' (पूर्व-नियोजित, पहले से सोचा हुआ)
• Afterword — a section at the end of a book that says something about the main text, sometimes written by a different author (उपसंहार, पश्च-लेख, (पुस्तक के अंत में) टिप्पणी)
• Agglomerate — to collect things into an untidy mass (ढेर बनाना, पिंड के रूप में इकट्ठा होना या करना)
• Agglomeration — a group of different things put together in no particular order or arrangement (ढेर, जमघट, संग्रह (बिना क्रम का))
• Aggregation — the act of collecting things together into one group or total (एकत्रीकरण, संग्रह, समुच्चयन)
• Aglow — shining with warmth and colour (दमकता हुआ, जगमगाता हुआ)
• Agog — very excited and eager to find out more about something (उत्सुक, बेचैन (जानने को), उत्कंठित)
• Airless — not having any fresh air, so that it is unpleasant (घुटन भरा, हवा रहित)

Group 33

Group 33 · Albatross – Avuncular

• Albatross — a very large white seabird with long wings that lives in the Pacific and Southern Oceans (अल्बाट्रॉस (एक बहुत बड़ा समुद्री पक्षी))
• Ambivalence — the state of having or showing both good and bad feelings about somebody or something (दुविधा, उभयभाव, (किसी के प्रति) मिली-जुली भावनाएँ)
• Analogue — (of an electronic process) using a continuously changing range of physical quantities to measure or store data (एनालॉग)
• Anathematise — to strongly criticise or condemn sb/sth, or (of a church) to officially curse sb (घोर निंदा करना, धर्म-बहिष्कृत करके शाप देना)
• Anchorite — (especially in the past) a religious person who chose to live alone, away from other people, in order to pray (एकांतवासी संन्यासी, वैरागी, तपस्वी)
• Angst — a feeling of anxiety and worry about a situation, or about your life (व्यथा, बेचैनी, मानसिक पीड़ा)
• Animadversion — criticism or a critical comment (आलोचना, निंदा, प्रतिकूल टिप्पणी)
• Animadvert — to criticise sb/sth or comment on them in a critical way (आलोचना करना, निंदात्मक टिप्पणी करना)
• Annihilation — the complete destruction of something or somebody (पूर्ण विनाश, सर्वनाश, संहार)
• Anticlimax — a situation that is disappointing because it happens at the end of something that was much more exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you… (निराशाजनक अंत, अपेक्षा से फीका परिणाम)
• Antipathetic — strongly opposed to or disliking somebody or something (विरोधी, प्रतिकूल, अरुचि रखने वाला)
• Apoplexy — the sudden loss of the ability to move, feel or think, caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain (मस्तिष्काघात, लकवे का दौरा, स्ट्रोक)
• Appreciable — large enough to be noticed or thought important (उल्लेखनीय, पर्याप्त, महसूस होने लायक)
• Arbiter — a person with the power or influence to make judgements and decide what will be done or accepted (निर्णायक, फ़ैसला करने वाला, (रुचि आदि का) मानदंड तय करने वाला)
• Arguable — that you can give good reasons for (तर्कसंगत, जिसके पक्ष में तर्क दिया जा सके)
• Arresting — attracting a lot of attention (ध्यान खींचने वाला, आकर्षक, प्रभावशाली)
• Asseverate — to state something firmly and seriously (दृढ़तापूर्वक कहना, ज़ोर देकर घोषित करना)
• Assiduity — the quality of working hard and giving careful attention to what you are doing (लगन, अध्यवसाय, परिश्रमशीलता, तत्परता)
• Astounding — so surprising that it is difficult to believe (आश्चर्यजनक, हैरान कर देने वाला, अद्भुत)
• Authorisation — official permission or power to do something (प्राधिकार, अनुमति, अधिकार-पत्र)
• Authoritarianism — a system or attitude in which people must obey a leader or authority completely and are not allowed freedom to act or think as they wish (सत्तावाद, अधिनायकवाद, निरंकुशता)
• Autochthonous — (of people, plants or animals) living in the place where they originally came from (मूल निवासी, देशज, स्वदेशी)
• Aver — to say firmly that something is true (दृढ़तापूर्वक कहना, ज़ोर देकर कहना, दावा करना)
• Avowal — a public statement about something that you believe or feel strongly (स्वीकारोक्ति, खुली घोषणा, प्रकट स्वीकार)
• Avuncular — behaving in a kind and friendly way towards younger people, like an uncle (चाचा या मामा जैसा स्नेही, स्नेहपूर्ण (बड़ों जैसा))

Group 34

Group 34 · Backbite – Bloody-minded

• Backbite — to say unkind or unpleasant things about somebody who is not present (पीठ पीछे बुराई करना, चुगली करना, निंदा करना)
• Backwoods — a place in the country that is far from towns and where few people live (सुदूर ग्रामीण क्षेत्र, बीहड़ इलाका)
• Bad-mouth — to say unkind or critical things about somebody, especially when they are not there (बुराई करना, पीठ पीछे निंदा करना)
• Balletic — smooth, graceful and controlled, like the movements of a ballet dancer (बैले नृत्य जैसा सुंदर और लयबद्ध, नर्तक जैसी लचक वाला)
• Bananas — crazy or very silly (पागल, सनकी)
• Bankable — (especially of a film actor or director) likely to make a profit, because people will pay to see them ((कलाकार का) कमाऊ, जिससे मुनाफ़ा पक्का हो)
• Barb — the point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out (काँटा, (तीर या हुक की) उल्टी नोक)
• Barrack — a large building or group of buildings where soldiers live (बैरक, सैनिक-आवास, छावनी)
• Bastardize — to spoil something, especially a style of art or language, by changing it and making it worse (विकृत करना, भ्रष्ट करना, बिगाड़ देना)
• Baulk — to be unwilling to do something or become involved in something because it is difficult, dangerous or unpleasant (हिचकिचाना, आनाकानी करना, कतराना)
• Beauteous — beautiful (सुंदर, मनोहर, रूपवान)
• Bedlam — a scene full of noise and confusion (हंगामा, कोलाहल, अफ़रा-तफ़री)
• Bedraggled — made wet, dirty or untidy by rain, mud or other things (भीगा और मैला-कुचैला, अस्त-व्यस्त)
• Belie — to give a false impression of somebody or something ((किसी चीज़ की) गलत छवि प्रस्तुत करना, वास्तविकता छिपाना)
• Bendable — that can be bent without breaking (मोड़ने योग्य, लचीला)
• Benumbed — (of a part of the body) unable to feel anything, especially because of cold (सुन्न, ठिठुरा हुआ)
• Big-hearted — very kind and generous (उदार, दरियादिल, बड़े दिल वाला)
• Bile — the greenish-brown liquid with a bitter taste that is produced by the liver and helps the body to digest fats (पित्त, पित्त रस)
• Blacken — to make something black (काला करना, काला पड़ जाना)
• Blandish — to try to persuade somebody to do something by flattering them or saying pleasant things to them (चापलूसी से फुसलाना, मीठी बातों से मनाना)
• Blasé — not impressed, worried or excited by something because you have seen or experienced it many times before (उदासीन, बेपरवाह, (बार-बार देखने से) जिसे उत्साह न हो)
• Blessedness — the state of being holy or of enjoying great happiness, especially happiness that comes from God (धन्यता, परम सुख, आनंद, पवित्रता)
• Blighted — (of a place) ugly and in bad condition, especially because buildings have been neglected or there is no work (उजड़ा हुआ, बदहाल, बर्बाद)
• Bloat — to swell or make something swell, especially in an unpleasant way (फूलना, फुलाना, सूजना)
• Bloody-minded — deliberately difficult and unwilling to help or cooperate (ज़िद्दी, जानबूझकर अड़ंगा डालने वाला)

Group 35

Group 35 · Bludgeon – Bumptious

• Bludgeon — a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon (लट्ठ, सोंटा, मुगदर)
• Blue-chip — (of shares or a company) considered safe to invest in, because the company is large, well established and likely to make a profit (विश्वसनीय और प्रतिष्ठित (कंपनी या उसके शेयर), ब्लू-चिप)
• Bluster — to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect (डींग मारना, गीदड़-भभकी देना, शेखी बघारना)
• Bolshie — (of a person) difficult to deal with because they do not want to obey or be helpful (अड़ियल, विद्रोही स्वभाव का, ज़िद्दी)
• Boneheaded — very stupid (मूर्खतापूर्ण, बेवकूफ़ी भरा, अक्ल का दुश्मन)
• Bonkers — completely crazy or very silly (पागल, सनकी, खिसका हुआ)
• Bootless — bringing no advantage or success (व्यर्थ, निष्फल, बेकार)
• Bosom — a woman's chest or breasts (छाती, वक्ष, सीना)
• Braggadocio — loud proud talk or behaviour that is intended to impress other people but has little truth behind it (डींग, शेखी, बड़बोलापन, आत्म-प्रशंसा)
• Brainy — very intelligent and good at studying (तेज़ दिमाग वाला, बुद्धिमान, होशियार)
• Brash — confident in a rude or aggressive way, and too loud (धृष्ट, ढीठ, अक्खड़, उद्धत)
• Bravado — a confident way of behaving that is intended to impress people, sometimes as a way of hiding fear (दिखावटी बहादुरी, शेखी, डींग)
• Bravura — great skill and enthusiasm in doing something artistic (कलात्मक कौशल, उत्कृष्ट प्रदर्शन, ज़ोरदार कारीगरी)
• Brawn — physical strength, especially when compared with intelligence (शारीरिक बल, ताक़त, मांसलता)
• Breakneck — very fast and dangerous (अत्यधिक तेज़, जानलेवा रफ़्तार वाला)
• Breastwork — a low wall, usually built quickly, that soldiers stand behind to protect themselves when fighting ((सैनिकों की) कच्ची रक्षा-दीवार, मोर्चाबंदी)
• Brickbat — a remark that criticises somebody or something severely (कड़ी आलोचना, निंदा)
• Brouhaha — a lot of noisy excitement or argument about sth that is not very important (हंगामा, शोर-शराबा, बेवजह का बवाल)
• Buccaneering — willing to take risks, especially in business, sometimes in a way that is not completely honest (दुस्साहसी, जोखिम उठाने वाला (कभी-कभी बेईमानी से))
• Buffoonish — behaving in a silly but amusing way, like a buffoon (मसख़रा, विदूषक जैसा, हास्यास्पद)
• Bugbear — a thing that annoys or worries people a great deal, often for a long time (सिरदर्द, परेशानी का कारण, हौवा)
• Bullish — feeling confident and positive about the future (आशावादी, आत्मविश्वासी)
• Bumbler — a person who behaves in a confused, careless or clumsy way and makes many mistakes (अनाड़ी, बेढंगा या गड़बड़ करने वाला व्यक्ति)
• Bumbling — behaving in an awkward or confused way, and often making mistakes (अनाड़ी, बौखलाया हुआ, गड़बड़ करने वाला)
• Bumptious — showing that you think you are very important, in a way that annoys other people (घमंडी, अकड़ू, दंभी, अपने को बड़ा समझने वाला)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Bumptious

Group 36

Group 36 · Burnish – Clunky

• Burnish — to polish metal or another surface until it shines (चमकाना, पॉलिश करना, जिला देना)
• Cabalistic — having a secret or hidden meaning that only a few people can understand (गूढ़, रहस्यमय, गुप्त अर्थ वाला)
• Calculative — involving or connected with calculation (गणना-संबंधी, परिकलनात्मक)
• Capitulation — the act of accepting that you have been defeated and agreeing to stop fighting (आत्मसमर्पण, हथियार डालना)
• Careen — (of a person or vehicle) to move forward very quickly, especially in a dangerous and uncontrolled way (बेकाबू होकर तेज़ी से भागना, लड़खड़ाते हुए दौड़ना)
• Catacomb — a series of underground tunnels and rooms where people were buried in the past (भूमिगत क़ब्रिस्तान, तहख़ाने वाली क़ब्रगाह)
• Catalyse — to make a chemical reaction happen faster ((रासायनिक अभिक्रिया को) उत्प्रेरित करना)
• Catholic — including many or most things (व्यापक, विविधतापूर्ण, उदार (रुचि))
• Cavalcade — a line of people on horses or in vehicles forming part of a ceremony (शोभायात्रा, जुलूस, घुड़सवारों या गाड़ियों का काफ़िला)
• Ceremonious — behaving or done in an extremely formal way, with great attention to correct behaviour (औपचारिकतापूर्ण, तामझाम वाला, शिष्टाचार-प्रधान)
• Chancy — involving risks and uncertainty (जोखिम भरा, अनिश्चित, खतरे वाला)
• Changeless — never changing (अपरिवर्तनशील, सदा एक-सा, शाश्वत)
• Chastisement — severe criticism or punishment, especially physical punishment (दंड, ताड़ना, कड़ी फटकार)
• Chilled — (of food or drink) made cold (ठंडा किया हुआ)
• Chimera — a hope or an idea that is impossible to achieve or not likely to be true (कोरी कल्पना, मृगतृष्णा, असंभव आशा)
• Chinless — having a very small chin that slopes backwards (छोटी या पीछे की ओर झुकी ठोड़ी वाला)
• Choler — anger or bad temper (क्रोध, चिड़चिड़ापन)
• Chunky — thick and heavy (मोटा और भारी)
• Citified — having the habits, manners or appearance typical of people who live in a city (शहरी तौर-तरीकों वाला, शहरी रंग में रंगा हुआ)
• Clannish — (of members of a group) closely connected with each other and not showing interest in or friendliness towards other people (गुटबाज़, अपने ही लोगों तक सीमित रहने वाला)
• Classical — widely accepted and used for a long time (शास्त्रीय, प्राचीन)
• Cleave — to split or cut something into two parts, especially using something sharp and heavy (चीरना, फाड़ना, दो टुकड़े करना)
• Cliquish — (of a group of people) spending time only with each other and not friendly towards people outside the group (गुटबाज़, अपने ही गुट में सिमटा हुआ)
• Close-fisted — not willing to spend or give money (कंजूस, मक्खीचूस)
• Clunky — heavy, solid and old-fashioned in design (भारी-भरकम, बेढंगा, भद्दा)

Group 37

Group 37 · Cock-a-hoop – Concoction

• Cock-a-hoop — very pleased, especially about a success (फूला न समाना, अत्यंत प्रसन्न, बेहद खुश)
• Cock-and-bull — (of a story or an excuse) silly and unlikely to be true (मनगढ़ंत, बेसिर-पैर की)
• Cockiness — the quality of being too confident about yourself in a way that annoys other people (अकड़, घमंड, अति-आत्मविश्वास)
• Cocksure — too confident, in a way that annoys other people (अति-आत्मविश्वासी, घमंडी)
• Coded — written or sent using a code (कूट, गुप्त संकेतों में लिखा हुआ)
• Coercive — using force or the threat of force to make somebody do something they do not want to do (बलपूर्वक, ज़ोर-ज़बरदस्ती वाला, दमनकारी)
• Coexistence — the state of being together in the same place at the same time (सह-अस्तित्व, एक साथ अस्तित्व)
• Cognisance — knowledge or understanding of something (जानकारी, ज्ञान, संज्ञान)
• Cognizant — having knowledge or understanding of something (अवगत, जानकार, भिज्ञ)
• Cohere — (of ideas, arguments or parts) to fit together well so that they form a united whole that is clear and logical (सुसंगत होना, तर्कसंगत रूप से जुड़ना)
• Cold-blooded — (of animals) having a body temperature that changes with the temperature of the surroundings (असमतापी, ठंडे खून वाला (जीव))
• Cold-shoulder — to treat somebody in a deliberately unfriendly way, by ignoring them (जान-बूझकर रूखा व्यवहार करना, अनदेखा करना, उपेक्षा करना)
• Collaborationist — a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of their country (देशद्रोही सहयोगी, शत्रु का साथ देने वाला)
• Collate — to collect information together from different sources in order to examine and compare it (मिलान करना, संकलित करना)
• Comity — a friendly and polite relationship between people, groups or countries (सौहार्द, सद्भाव, मैत्रीपूर्ण शिष्टाचार)
• Commandeer — to officially take control of a vehicle, building or other property, especially for military or police use ((सरकारी या सैनिक उपयोग के लिए) अधिग्रहण करना, कब्ज़े में लेना)
• Commonsensical — having or showing common sense (व्यावहारिक, सूझ-बूझ भरा, समझदारी वाला)
• Compartmentalise — to divide something into separate sections or categories, often in a way that keeps them apart (अलग-अलग खानों में बाँटना, विभाजित करना)
• Compartmentalization — the act of dividing something into separate sections or categories, especially so that each part is kept apart from the others (विभाजन, खानों में बाँटना, अलग-अलग वर्गों में बाँटना)
• Compendious — containing all the necessary facts about something, in a form that is brief but complete (संक्षिप्त किंतु व्यापक, सारगर्भित)
• Compile — to produce a book, list, report by bringing together different items, articles (संकलित करना)
• Comport — to behave in a particular way (आचरण करना, (अपने आप को) सँभालकर पेश आना)
• Compulsive — (of behaviour) that is difficult to stop or control ((आदत का) जिसे रोकना कठिन हो, बाध्यकारी)
• Concatenate — to link things together in a series or chain (शृंखला में जोड़ना, एक के बाद एक जोड़ना)
• Concoction — a strange or unusual mixture of things, especially drinks or medicines (मिश्रण, घोल, काढ़ा)

Group 38

Group 38 · Concordat – Cracked

• Concordat — an official agreement, especially one between the Roman Catholic Church and a government about religious matters ((विशेषकर चर्च और सरकार के बीच) समझौता, संधि, करार)
• Condemnable — that deserves to be strongly criticized or condemned (निंदनीय, निंदा योग्य)
• Condemnatory — expressing strong disapproval of somebody or something (निंदात्मक, भर्त्सनापूर्ण)
• Conduce — to help to produce a particular result or situation (सहायक होना, (किसी परिणाम में) योगदान देना)
• Confrontational — tending to deal with people in an aggressive way that is likely to cause arguments, rather than discussing things with them (टकराव वाला, टकराव भरा, विरोधी)
• Congest — to block an area or a passage, especially with traffic or people (भीड़ से भर देना, जाम करना)
• Congruous — in agreement or harmony with something (अनुरूप, संगत, उपयुक्त)
• Conjoint — combining all or both people or things involved (संयुक्त, सम्मिलित, मिला-जुला)
• Consolatory — intended to make somebody who is sad or disappointed feel better (सांत्वनापूर्ण, ढाढ़स बँधाने वाला, दिलासा देने वाला)
• Contact — the act of communicating with somebody, especially regularly (संपर्क; स्पर्श)
• Contemn — to feel or show contempt for sb/sth (तिरस्कार करना, हेय समझना, घृणा करना)
• Contestation — the act or process of arguing about or disputing something, especially among people who strongly disagree (विवाद, प्रतिवाद, मतभेद, संघर्ष)
• Contrarian — a person who deliberately opposes or disagrees with what most people think or do (धारा के विरुद्ध चलने वाला, विपरीत मत रखने वाला)
• Contrivance — something that somebody has planned in a clever or dishonest way to achieve a result (चाल, तिकड़म, युक्ति, कृत्रिम योजना)
• Contumacy — stubborn refusal to obey or respect authority (अवज्ञा, हठपूर्ण अवहेलना)
• Corny — not original (घिसा-पिटा, बासी)
• Corral — (in North America) a fenced area on a farm in which horses or cattle are kept ((पशुओं का) बाड़ा)
• Correction — a change that makes something more accurate than it was before (सुधार, संशोधन, शुद्धि)
• Corrosive — tending to damage or destroy metal, stone or other materials slowly by chemical action (संक्षारक, क्षयकारी, गलाने वाला)
• Countermand — to cancel an order that has already been given, especially by giving a different order ((पहले दिया गया आदेश) रद्द करना, वापस लेना)
• Counterproductive — having the opposite effect to the one that was intended (उल्टा असर करने वाला, प्रतिकूल परिणाम देने वाला)
• Countrified — like the countryside or the people who live there (देहाती, गँवारू, ग्रामीण ढंग का)
• Covet — to want something very much, especially something that belongs to somebody else (लालच करना, लालायित होना)
• Crabbed — (of writing) small and difficult to read ((लिखावट) घिचपिच, टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी, कठिनाई से पढ़ी जाने वाली)
• Cracked — damaged with lines on the surface but not completely broken (चटका हुआ, दरार वाला)

Group 39

Group 39 · Cracking – Decentralize

• Cracking — excellent (बढ़िया, शानदार, ज़बरदस्त)
• Craft — an activity involving a special skill at making things with your hands (शिल्प, हस्तकला; कौशल; यान)
• Craggy — having a lot of high steep rough rocks (चट्टानी, ऊबड़-खाबड़, खड़ी चट्टानों वाला)
• Cramp — a sudden pain that you get when the muscles in a particular part of your body contract, usually caused by cold or too much exercise (ऐंठन, मरोड़)
• Crass — very stupid and showing no understanding of or sympathy for other people's feelings (भद्दा, असंवेदनशील, निरा मूर्खतापूर्ण)
• Creditworthy — (of a person or company) able to be trusted to pay back money that is lent to them (साखदार, ऋण-योग्य, जिसे भरोसे से कर्ज़ दिया जा सके)
• Creeping — happening or developing slowly but steadily, often in a way that is not noticed or not wanted (धीरे-धीरे बढ़ने या फैलने वाला)
• Criminalize — to make an activity illegal (अपराध घोषित करना, ग़ैर-क़ानूनी बनाना)
• Crony — a person that somebody spends a lot of time with, especially one who is helped or favoured unfairly ((स्वार्थ वाला) जिगरी यार, करीबी साथी, चहेता)
• Crucify — to kill somebody as a punishment by fixing them to a cross by the hands and feet (सूली पर चढ़ाना, क्रूस पर चढ़ाना)
• Crummy — of very bad quality (घटिया, बेकार, रद्दी)
• Crusader — a person who campaigns for a cause they believe strongly in (योद्धा, अभियानकर्ता, धर्मयोद्धा)
• Cull — to kill some of the animals in a group to reduce their numbers or to stop the spread of a disease ((पशुओं की संख्या घटाने के लिए) मारना, छँटाई करना)
• Culpability — the fact of being responsible for something wrong or bad (दोषिता, अपराध-भागिता, दोष)
• Curmudgeonly — (especially of an old person) bad-tempered and easily annoyed (खड़ूस, चिड़चिड़ा (बूढ़ा))
• Curtailment — the act of limiting or reducing sth (कटौती, कमी, प्रतिबंध)
• Cut-throat — (of an activity) in which people compete with each other in an aggressive and unfair way (गलाकाट, बेरहम (प्रतिस्पर्धा))
• Dastardly — wicked and cruel (नीच, कायरतापूर्ण, क्रूर)
• Deathless — that will never die or be forgotten (अमर, अविनाशी, चिरस्थायी)
• Debar — to officially prevent somebody from doing something or from taking part in something (वंचित करना, रोक लगाना, अयोग्य ठहराना)
• Debasement — the act of making something lower in quality, value or moral standard (अवमूल्यन, गिरावट, पतन)
• Debauch — to make somebody behave in an immoral way, especially by encouraging them to drink too much alcohol or have too much sex (चरित्र बिगाड़ना, भ्रष्ट करना, पथभ्रष्ट करना)
• Debility — physical weakness, especially as a result of illness (दुर्बलता, कमज़ोरी, अशक्तता)
• Decelerate — to reduce the speed at which a vehicle is travelling (गति धीमी करना, मंदन करना)
• Decentralize — to give some of the power of a central government, organization to smaller parts or organizations around the country (विकेंद्रीकरण करना)

Group 40

Group 40 · Declamatory – Diametric

• Declamatory — expressing feelings or opinions in a loud, forceful and dramatic way, as if speaking to an audience (भाषणबाज़ी वाला, आडंबरपूर्ण, जोशीले भाषण जैसा)
• Decontaminate — to remove harmful substances, such as chemicals, radiation or germs, from a place, an object or a person (विसंदूषित करना, संदूषण दूर करना, कीटाणुरहित करना)
• Deep-rooted — (of a feeling, belief or problem) strongly established and very difficult to change or remove (गहरी जड़ों वाला, बद्धमूल, गहराई से जमा हुआ)
• Defeatism — the attitude of expecting to fail and not trying hard enough to succeed (पराजयवाद, हार मान लेने की प्रवृत्ति, निराशावाद)
• Defeatist — expecting not to succeed, and showing it in a way that makes others lose hope (पराजयवादी, हार मान लेने वाला, निराशावादी)
• Degeneracy — behaviour that shows low moral standards (पतन, अधःपतन, नैतिक गिरावट)
• Deject — to make somebody feel sad and disappointed (उदास करना, हतोत्साहित करना)
• Delve — to try hard to find out more information about something (गहराई से छानबीन करना, गहराई में जाना)
• Demystify — to make a subject easier to understand by explaining it clearly and simply ((कठिन विषय को) सरल बनाकर समझाना, रहस्य हटाना)
• Denomination — a branch of a religion, especially of the Christian Church, whose members share particular beliefs and ways of worship (संप्रदाय, पंथ, मत)
• Denouement — the final part of a play, film or story, in which everything is explained or settled (उपसंहार, (कथा का) अंत, गुत्थी का सुलझना)
• Dent — a hollow place in a hard surface, usually caused by something hitting it (गड्ढा, पिचकन)
• Denude — to remove the covering, especially of trees or plants, from an area of land ((पेड़-पौधे या आवरण हटाकर) नंगा कर देना, उजाड़ देना)
• Dependency — the state of relying on somebody or something for help or support, often too much (निर्भरता, आश्रितता)
• Deprecation — strong disapproval of something (निंदा, अस्वीकृति)
• Deprecatory — showing disapproval or criticism of something (निंदात्मक, अस्वीकृति-सूचक, आलोचनात्मक)
• Desideratum — something that is wanted or needed (वांछित वस्तु, आवश्यक चीज़, अपेक्षा)
• Desperation — the state of being desperate, so that you are willing to take risks (हताशा, निराशा)
• Despoil — to steal something valuable from a place (लूटना, लूट-पाट करना)
• Determinate — fixed and definite, with exact limits (निश्चित, निर्धारित)
• Detestation — a very strong feeling of hating somebody or something (घोर घृणा, नफ़रत)
• Detraction — unfair criticism of somebody or something that is intended to make them seem less good or valuable (निंदा, बुराई, अवमूल्यन)
• Devalue — to give less importance or value to somebody or something than they deserve (महत्व कम करना, कम आँकना)
• Devil-may-care — cheerful and not worrying about the results of your actions (बेपरवाह, लापरवाह और मस्तमौला)
• Diametric — (also diametrical) completely different or opposite (पूर्णतः विपरीत, एकदम उलटा)

Group 41

Group 41 · Digressive – Dissidence

• Digressive — tending to move away from the main subject that you are talking or writing about (विषयांतर करने वाला, मुख्य विषय से भटकने वाला)
• Dilute — to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it (पतला करना, तनु करना)
• Disambiguate — to show clearly which meaning of a word or phrase is intended in a particular case (अस्पष्टता दूर करना, अर्थ स्पष्ट करना)
• Disapprobation — disapproval of somebody or something that you think is morally wrong (नापसंदगी, अस्वीकृति, निंदा)
• Discernible — that can be recognised or understood, often only with some difficulty (स्पष्ट दिखने वाला, पहचानने योग्य, बोधगम्य)
• Discomfit — to make somebody feel confused or embarrassed (परेशान करना, असहज करना, घबराहट में डालना)
• Discomfiture — a feeling of being embarrassed or confused, especially because things have gone wrong for you (परेशानी, घबराहट, झेंप, हताशा)
• Disconcert — to make somebody feel anxious, confused or embarrassed (परेशान करना, घबरा देना)
• Discordance — a lack of agreement or harmony between people or things (असंगति, असामंजस्य, विसंगति, मतभेद)
• Discredit — to make people stop respecting or trusting somebody or something (बदनाम करना, साख गिराना)
• Discreditable — bad or shameful, and likely to damage the good opinion that people have of somebody (लज्जाजनक, अपमानजनक, बदनामी लाने वाला)
• Discriminatory — unfair (भेदभावपूर्ण, पक्षपातपूर्ण)
• Discursive — (of a style of writing or speaking) moving from one subject to another in a free way, often without a clear structure (विषयांतरी, असंबद्ध, इधर-उधर भटकने वाला)
• Disequilibrium — a loss or lack of balance or stability, especially in economic matters (असंतुलन, अस्थिरता)
• Disgruntlement — a feeling of being annoyed or disappointed, especially because you think you have been treated unfairly (असंतोष, नाराज़गी, खिन्नता)
• Disharmonious — lacking agreement or harmony (असंगत, बेमेल, सामंजस्यहीन)
• Disinterested — not influenced by personal feelings or by the chance of getting some advantage for yourself (निष्पक्ष, निःस्वार्थ, तटस्थ)
• Dismantlement — the act of taking a machine or structure apart (विघटन, खोलना, पुर्ज़े-पुर्ज़े अलग करना)
• Disorganisation — a lack of careful planning and order (अव्यवस्था, कुप्रबंध, बदइंतज़ामी)
• Disorientated — confused about where you are or which direction to go in (दिशाभ्रमित, भटका हुआ, रास्ता भूला हुआ)
• Disparagement — the act of suggesting that somebody or something is not important or of no value (निंदा, अवमानना, तुच्छ बताना)
• Disputation — a discussion or argument about a subject, especially a formal one in which people try to prove their opinions (वाद-विवाद, शास्त्रार्थ, बहस)
• Disputatious — liking to argue (बहसबाज़, झगड़ालू, विवादप्रिय)
• Disservice — an action that is harmful or unfair to somebody or something, often one that was meant to help (अहित, नुक़सान, बुरी सेवा)
• Dissidence — strong public disagreement with official opinions, especially those of a government or political party (असहमति, विरोध, मतभेद (सरकार या सत्ता से))

Group 42

Group 42 · Dissonant – Elide

• Dissonant — (of a combination of musical notes) not pleasant to listen to because the notes do not sound well together (बेसुरा, असंगत (स्वर))
• Distil — to make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that form (आसवन करना, भभके से शुद्ध करना)
• Distinguishing — making somebody or something different from similar people or things, and making it easy to recognise them (पहचान कराने वाला, विशिष्ट, अलग पहचान देने वाला)
• Distraught — extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly (व्याकुल, बेचैन)
• Dividend — an amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company (लाभांश; भाज्य)
• Domination — the act of controlling somebody or something, or the fact of being controlled (प्रभुत्व, वर्चस्व, आधिपत्य)
• Dopey — sleepy and not able to think clearly, especially because of drugs, alcohol or lack of sleep (उनींदा, सुस्त, ऊँघता हुआ)
• Doughty — brave and strong (बहादुर, साहसी, जुझारू)
• Downbeat — not showing much hope or enthusiasm (निराशावादी, उदास, ठंडा)
• Downscale — to make something smaller in size, amount or level (आकार या स्तर घटाना, छोटा करना)
• Dragoon — in the past, a soldier who rode a horse and carried a gun (घुड़सवार सैनिक (पुराने समय का))
• Draughty — (of a room or building) uncomfortable because cold air is blowing through it (जिसमें ठंडी हवा के झोंके आते हों, हवादार (असुविधाजनक रूप से))
• Drear — dull and depressing (उदास, नीरस, सूना)
• Dumbfounded — so surprised that you are unable to speak (भौंचक्का, स्तब्ध, अवाक्, हक्का-बक्का)
• Dwarfish — much smaller than is usual, like a dwarf (बौना, ठिगना, बहुत छोटे क़द का)
• Dysfunctional — not working normally or properly (ठीक से काम न करने वाला, दोषपूर्ण)
• Dyspeptic — suffering from indigestion (अपच से पीड़ित, बदहज़मी वाला)
• Earthbound — unable to leave the surface of the earth (धरती से बँधा, ज़मीन पर रहने वाला (उड़ न सकने वाला))
• Effectuate — to make sth happen (कार्यान्वित करना, अमल में लाना)
• Effete — weak and without the power that it once had (निर्बल, शक्तिहीन, जर्जर, निस्तेज)
• Efflorescence — the most developed stage of something, especially art or culture, when it is at its most successful (उत्कर्ष, प्रस्फुटन, पल्लवन, फलना-फूलना)
• Egomaniac — a person who thinks only about himself or herself and is extremely selfish and proud (अहंकारी, आत्ममुग्ध व्यक्ति, घोर स्वार्थी)
• Élan — energy, enthusiasm and confidence in the way that somebody does something (जोश, उत्साह, ठसक, आत्मविश्वास भरी शैली)
• Elemental — basic and simple, but also powerful and important (मूलभूत, प्राथमिक, आदिम)
• Elide — to leave out the sound of part of a word when you are pronouncing it ((उच्चारण में) ध्वनि का लोप करना)

Group 43

Group 43 · Elitist – Escapist

• Elitist — believing that a society or system should be run by a small group of people who are thought to be better than others, or treating such a group as… (अभिजात्यवादी, कुलीनवादी)
• Elliptical — shaped like an ellipse (= an oval shape) (दीर्घवृत्ताकार, अंडाकार)
• Emancipated — free from legal, social or political restrictions, especially ones that are unfair or old-fashioned (मुक्त, स्वतंत्र, बंधनमुक्त)
• Emasculate — to make somebody or something weaker or less effective (शक्तिहीन करना, कमज़ोर कर देना, निष्प्रभावी बनाना)
• Emblazon — to put a design, a name or words on something so that they can be seen very clearly ((नाम, चिह्न आदि को) प्रमुखता से अंकित करना, उकेरना, सजाना)
• Enamour — to make somebody love or like somebody or something very much (मोहित करना, (किसी पर) फ़िदा होना)
• Encumber — to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen (बाधा डालना, अड़चन डालना, बोझ डालना)
• Encyclopaedic — having a lot of information about a wide variety of subjects or about one particular subject (विश्वकोशीय, व्यापक, सर्वांगीण)
• Enfranchise — to give somebody the right to vote in elections (मताधिकार देना)
• Enjoin — to order or strongly advise somebody to do something (आदेश देना, निर्देश देना, ज़ोर देकर कहना)
• Enkindle — to cause a feeling or an emotion to start, or to become stronger ((भावना) जगाना, प्रज्वलित करना, उत्तेजित करना)
• Enlightenment — knowledge about and understanding of something, or the process of understanding it or making somebody understand it (ज्ञान, समझ, जागरूकता)
• Enrapture — to give sb intense pleasure or joy (मंत्रमुग्ध कर देना, आनंदविभोर करना)
• Ensue — to happen after or as a result of another event (परिणामस्वरूप होना, बाद में होना)
• Enthral — if something enthrals you, it is so interesting, beautiful that you give it all your attention (मंत्रमुग्ध करना, मोहित करना)
• Enthrone — to put a king, queen or important religious leader on a throne in an official ceremony, to show that they have officially started their role (राजगद्दी पर बिठाना, सिंहासनारूढ़ करना, अभिषेक करना)
• Entrant — a person who has recently joined a profession, university or other organization (नया प्रवेशार्थी, नया सदस्य)
• Enunciation — the act of saying words clearly ((शब्दों का) स्पष्ट उच्चारण)
• Ephemerality — the quality of lasting or being used for only a short time (क्षणभंगुरता, अल्पकालिकता, नश्वरता)
• Epigrammatic — expressing an idea in a short and clever or amusing way (सूक्तिपूर्ण, सारगर्भित और चुटीला)
• Episodic — happening occasionally and not at regular intervals (रुक-रुककर होने वाला, कभी-कभार होने वाला)
• Equable — calm and not easily annoyed or made anxious (शांत स्वभाव का, धीर, संयत)
• Equipoise — a state of balance, especially between forces or ideas (संतुलन, समभार, साम्यावस्था)
• Ersatz — used instead of something else that is better or real, usually because the real thing is not available (नकली, कृत्रिम, घटिया विकल्प (असली के बदले))
• Escapist — helping you to forget unpleasant or boring things in real life by thinking about or doing something more enjoyable (पलायनवादी, वास्तविकता से दूर ले जाने वाला)

Group 44

Group 44 · Espousal – Far-reaching

• Espousal — the act of giving support to a belief, theory or cause (समर्थन, अंगीकार, (किसी विचार को) अपनाना)
• Espy — to see somebody or something suddenly (अचानक देख लेना, दूर से ताड़ लेना, नज़र पड़ना)
• Etiolated — (of a plant) pale and weak because it has not had enough light ((पौधा) पीला और कमज़ोर (प्रकाश न मिलने से), पांडुरित)
• Euphemistic — using a mild or indirect word or expression instead of one that might seem rude, unpleasant or too direct (मृदु या सौम्य शब्दों वाला, व्यंजनापूर्ण)
• Evangelize — to try to persuade people to become Christians ((ईसाई) धर्म का प्रचार करना)
• Eviscerate — to remove the inner organs of a person or an animal (अंतड़ियाँ निकालना, पेट चीरकर भीतरी अंग निकालना)
• Excoriation — very severe criticism of somebody or something (कटु आलोचना, कड़ी निंदा)
• Exculpation — the act of proving or stating officially that somebody is not guilty of something (दोषमुक्ति, निर्दोष ठहराना)
• Exercised — worried or annoyed about something (चिंतित, परेशान, उत्तेजित)
• Existent — existing or real (विद्यमान, मौजूद, अस्तित्व में)
• Expediency — the quality of being convenient or useful for a particular purpose, even if it is not morally right or fair (स्वार्थ-सिद्धि, सुविधावाद, अवसरवादिता)
• Expiration — the end of the period of time during which an official document or agreement is valid (British usually expiry) (समाप्ति, अवधि ख़त्म होना)
• Exponent — a small number or symbol written above and to the right of a number, showing how many times that number is to be multiplied by itself, for example… (घातांक)
• Exposition — a full and clear explanation of a theory, plan or idea (व्याख्या, विवेचन)
• Extraordinaire — very good at a particular activity (असाधारण, बेजोड़ (किसी काम में माहिर))
• Extremity — the furthest point, end or limit of something (छोर, सिरा, अंतिम सीमा)
• Eye-catching — immediately noticeable because it is particularly interesting, bright or attractive (आकर्षक, ध्यान खींचने वाला, आँखों को भाने वाला)
• Facet — a particular part or aspect of something (पहलू, पक्ष)
• Factious — divided into small groups that argue with each other, or causing such divisions (गुटबाज़, फूट डालने वाला, गुटों में बँटा)
• Fainthearted — lacking confidence and not brave (कायर, डरपोक, कमज़ोर दिल का)
• Fair-minded — judging people and situations fairly and without favouring anyone (निष्पक्ष, न्यायप्रिय, पक्षपात न करने वाला)
• Fair-weather — (of a friend or supporter) who is with you only when things are easy and leaves you when you have problems (मतलबी, सुख का साथी (जो मुसीबत में साथ छोड़ दे))
• Fantastical — strange and imaginative, and not related to real life (काल्पनिक, कल्पनालोक का, विचित्र)
• Far-flung — a long distance away (दूर-दराज़ का, सुदूर)
• Far-reaching — likely to have a lot of influence or many effects (दूरगामी, व्यापक प्रभाव वाला)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. The various facets of life can be found reflected in a…

Group 45

Group 45 · Fast-track – Foolhardiness

• Fast-track — to make something happen or be dealt with more quickly than usual (तेज़ी से निपटाना, प्राथमिकता देकर जल्दी करना)
• Fateful — having an important, often very bad, effect on future events (निर्णायक, भाग्य बदलने वाला, (प्रायः) दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण)
• Faze — to make somebody feel confused or shocked, so that they do not know what to do (घबरा देना, विचलित करना, हड़बड़ा देना)
• Fealty — a promise to be loyal to a king, queen or lord (स्वामिभक्ति, निष्ठा (राजा या सामंत के प्रति), वफ़ादारी)
• Febrile — full of nervous excitement or great activity (उत्तेजना से भरा, बेचैन, उन्मादी)
• Federate — (of states or organizations) to unite under a central government or organization while keeping some control over their own affairs (संघ बनाना, संघ में मिलना, संघबद्ध करना)
• Feeble-minded — having a very low level of intelligence (now considered offensive when used of people with learning disabilities) (मंदबुद्धि, कमअक़्ल)
• Ferocity — the quality of being violent, cruel or aggressive (क्रूरता, हिंसकता, ख़ूँख़ारपन)
• Festoon — to decorate somebody or something with flowers, coloured paper, ribbons or lights, often hanging in curves ((फूलों, झालरों, बत्तियों से) सजाना, बंदनवार लगाना)
• Fiat — an official order given by somebody in authority, often without asking anyone else (आदेश, फ़रमान, हुक्मनामा)
• Finesse — great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way (चतुराई, निपुणता, कौशल (नाज़ुक मामलों में))
• Fitful — happening only for short periods (रुक-रुककर होने वाला, अनियमित, उखड़ा-उखड़ा)
• Fizzle — to gradually become less successful and end in a disappointing way (फीका पड़ जाना, धीरे-धीरे समाप्त होना)
• Flail — to move your arms and legs about without control ((हाथ-पैर) बेतहाशा पटकना, छटपटाना)
• Flak — severe criticism (कड़ी आलोचना)
• Flaky — tending to break into small thin pieces (परतदार, पपड़ीदार, आसानी से परत-परत टूटने वाला)
• Flap — (of a bird) to move its wings quickly up and down ((पंख) फड़फड़ाना)
• Flatfooted — having feet that are flat on the ground, without the normal raised curve underneath (चपटे तलवों वाला)
• Flatulent — suffering from or causing too much gas in the stomach or bowels (पेट में गैस वाला, वातग्रस्त, अफारा करने वाला)
• Flavourful — having a lot of flavour (स्वादिष्ट, ज़ायकेदार, ज़ायके से भरपूर)
• Flimflam — nonsense, or talk that is intended to trick or deceive people (बकवास, झाँसा, धोखेबाज़ी की बातें)
• Flinty — showing no emotion or sympathy (कठोर, निष्ठुर, पत्थर-दिल)
• Flippancy — the quality of not showing enough respect for something serious, especially by joking about it (छिछोरापन, गंभीर बात को हल्के में लेना, गैर-संजीदगी)
• Flotilla — a group of boats or small ships sailing together (छोटा बेड़ा, नौकाओं का समूह)
• Foolhardiness — the quality of taking risks that are stupid and unnecessary (दुस्साहस, मूर्खतापूर्ण साहस, अविवेकपूर्ण जोखिम)

Group 46

Group 46 · Footling – Genuflection

• Footling — not important and likely to waste your time (मामूली, तुच्छ, बेकार की)
• Foray — an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession ((नए क्षेत्र में) पहला प्रयास, कदम)
• Forcible — involving the use of physical force (बलपूर्वक, ज़बरदस्ती किया गया)
• Forefather — a person (especially a man) in your family who lived a long time ago (पूर्वज, पुरखा, बाप-दादा)
• Forerunner — a person or thing that came before and influenced somebody or something else that is similar (अग्रदूत, पूर्वगामी, पूर्ववर्ती)
• Formalistic — paying too much attention to rules, forms and procedures rather than to the real meaning or purpose of something (औपचारिकतावादी, नियमों और रूप पर अधिक ज़ोर देने वाला)
• Fractional — very small (नगण्य, बहुत थोड़ा)
• Freakish — very strange, unusual or unexpected, and sometimes impossible to explain (अजीबोगरीब, असाधारण, विचित्र)
• Freethinking — forming your own ideas and opinions, especially about religion, instead of accepting what other people or official teaching say (स्वतंत्र विचारों वाला, स्वतंत्र चिंतन करने वाला)
• Freewheeling — not worried about rules or about the possible results of what you do (बेफ़िक्र, स्वच्छंद, बंधनमुक्त)
• Frenetic — involving a lot of energy and activity in a way that is not organized (उन्मत्त, बेहद हड़बड़ी भरा, अत्यधिक व्यस्त)
• Friable — easily broken up into small pieces or powder (भुरभुरा, आसानी से चूर होने वाला)
• Frolicsome — playful and full of fun and energy (चंचल, खिलंदड़ा, मौज-मस्ती भरा)
• Frontal — connected with the front of something (सामने का, सामने से)
• Frothy — (of liquids) having a mass of small bubbles on the surface (झागदार; हल्का-फुल्का)
• Froward — (of a person) difficult to deal with (हठी, अड़ियल, अवज्ञाकारी)
• Full-fledged — completely developed or trained (पूर्ण विकसित, पूर्णतः प्रशिक्षित, पूरी तरह से (बना हुआ))
• Fulminate — to criticize somebody or something angrily (गरजना, तीखी आलोचना करना, बरस पड़ना)
• Fundamentalist — a person who believes that the basic rules of a religion or political theory must be followed strictly and exactly (कट्टरपंथी, मूलतत्ववादी)
• Garner — to obtain or collect something such as information, support (एकत्र करना, जुटाना)
• Garret — a small room, often a dark and unpleasant one, at the top of a house, especially in the roof (अटारी, छत के नीचे की छोटी कोठरी)
• Gaucherie — awkward behaviour, especially in social situations (फूहड़पन, अनाड़ीपन, सामाजिक बेढंगापन)
• Generality — a statement that discusses general principles or ideas and not particular details or facts (सामान्य बात, आम कथन (जिसमें ब्योरा न हो))
• Generative — able to produce something new (सृजनात्मक, उत्पादक, उत्पन्न करने में सक्षम)
• Genuflection — the act of bending one knee or touching the ground with it as a sign of respect, especially in a church (घुटना टेककर प्रणाम, घुटने झुकाना)

Group 47

Group 47 · Gibe – Hardiness

• Gibe — an unkind or insulting remark about somebody (ताना, व्यंग्य, फब्ती, कटाक्ष)
• Gilt-edged — (of investments such as government bonds) very safe, because the government is unlikely to fail to pay them back (सुरक्षित (निवेश), सरकारी (प्रतिभूति))
• Glacial — connected with the ice age or with glaciers (हिमानी, हिमनदीय, हिमयुगीन)
• Glassy — looking like glass (काँच जैसा, चिकना और चमकदार)
• Glean — to obtain information or knowledge, often slowly and with difficulty, in small amounts from different places ((धीरे-धीरे थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके) जानकारी इकट्ठा करना, बटोरना)
• Gnarled — (of a tree) rough and twisted, especially because it is old (गाँठदार, टेढ़ा-मेढ़ा, ऐंठा हुआ (पुराना पेड़))
• Gnomic — expressed in short wise sayings that are often difficult to understand (सूक्तिपूर्ण, सूत्रात्मक, गूढ़)
• Goad — to keep annoying or encouraging somebody until they react, especially by doing something they did not want to do (उकसाना, भड़काना, प्रेरित करना)
• Godless — not believing in or respecting God, or not following religious rules (नास्तिक, अधर्मी, ईश्वर को न मानने वाला)
• Going — an act of leaving a place (जाना, प्रस्थान, विदाई)
• Goodish — fairly good, but not very good (ठीक-ठाक, काफ़ी हद तक अच्छा)
• Governing — having the right to control a country or an organization (शासी, शासक, प्रबंधक)
• Grainy — (of a photograph or film) not having clear images because it looks as if it is made of a lot of small spots ((फ़ोटो या वीडियो) दानेदार, धुँधला)
• Grandiosity — the quality of seeming very impressive or of trying to seem more important or impressive than you really are (भव्यता, आडंबर, बड़बोलापन)
• Gravitas — the quality of being serious and dignified, which makes people respect you (गंभीरता, गरिमा, प्रभावशाली व्यक्तित्व)
• Groundbreaking — making new discoveries (नई राह दिखाने वाला, क्रांतिकारी, अभूतपूर्व)
• Grouse — a fat brown bird with feathers on its legs, often shot for sport and food (ग्राउज़ (तीतर जैसा एक पक्षी))
• Guise — a way in which somebody or something appears, often hiding the truth (भेष, आड़, बहाना, आवरण)
• Hamstring — one of the five tendons at the back of the knee that connect the muscles of the upper leg to the bones of the lower leg (घुटने के पीछे की नस (कंडरा), हैमस्ट्रिंग)
• Hankering — a strong desire for something (तीव्र इच्छा, लालसा, ललक)
• Hard-bitten — (of a person) not easily shocked or upset, because they have had a lot of difficult experiences (कठिन अनुभवों से सख़्त बना हुआ, घाघ)
• Hardcore — having a belief or a way of behaving that will not change (कट्टर, पक्का)
• Hard-headed — practical and determined, and not allowing emotions to affect your decisions (व्यावहारिक, यथार्थवादी, भावुक न होने वाला)
• Hard-hitting — not afraid to criticise somebody or something, or to talk about difficult or unpleasant subjects in a strong and direct way (तीखा, ज़ोरदार, बेबाक)
• Hardiness — the ability to deal with difficult conditions, such as cold weather, hard work or lack of food (सहनशक्ति, कठोर परिस्थितियाँ सहने की क्षमता, जीवट)

Group 48

Group 48 · Hard-line – Homesick

• Hard-line — having very fixed beliefs and being unwilling to change them (कट्टर, कट्टरपंथी, अड़ियल)
• Harebrained — (of a plan or person) stupid and unlikely to succeed (मूर्खतापूर्ण, बेतुका, सनकी)
• Harry — to annoy or worry somebody by asking them questions or for something many times (परेशान करना, तंग करना)
• Hauteur — an unfriendly way of behaving towards other people, suggesting that you think you are better than they are (अहंकार, अकड़, दंभ, घमंड)
• Heady — having a strong effect on your senses (मदहोश करने वाला, रोमांचक, उत्तेजक)
• Hearken — to listen to somebody or something (सुनना, ध्यान देना)
• Heartfelt — showing strong feelings that are sincere (हार्दिक, सच्चे दिल से, दिल से निकला)
• Heartsick — very sad or disappointed (अत्यंत दुखी, उदास, निराश)
• Heavy-handed — using force or authority in a way that is too strong and does not show care for other people's feelings (सख़्त, कठोर, दमनकारी)
• Heavy-hearted — feeling sad or depressed (भारी मन वाला, उदास, दुखी)
• Hector — to try to make somebody do something by talking or behaving in a loud and aggressive way (धौंस जमाना, डराना-धमकाना, रौब दिखाकर दबाव डालना)
• Helter-skelter — in a hurried and disorganised way (हड़बड़ी में, अंधाधुंध, तितर-बितर)
• Herculean — needing a lot of strength, determination or effort (अत्यंत कठिन, भगीरथ (प्रयास), बहुत श्रमसाध्य)
• Hermetic — tightly closed so that no air can get in or out (वायुरोधी, पूरी तरह बंद)
• Hesitance — the state of being slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, nervous or unwilling (हिचकिचाहट, झिझक, संकोच)
• Heterogeneity — the quality of being made up of many different kinds of people or things (विविधता, विषमता, विषमांगता)
• Heyday — the time when somebody or something had the most power, success or popularity (उत्कर्ष-काल, स्वर्णिम काल, बुलंदी का दौर)
• Hidebound — having old-fashioned ideas and opinions and not willing to accept new ones (रूढ़िवादी, संकीर्ण विचारों वाला, लकीर का फ़कीर)
• Highfalutin — trying to seem important, serious or clever, but in a way that seems silly and false (आडंबरपूर्ण, दिखावटी, बड़बोला)
• High-handed — using power or authority more than is necessary, without considering the opinions of other people (मनमाना, स्वेच्छाचारी, दबंगई भरा)
• High-minded — (of people or ideas) having strong moral principles (उच्च विचारों वाला, सिद्धांतवादी, नेक)
• High-spirited — (of people) very lively and active and fond of fun (जोशीला, उत्साही, चंचल)
• Hilarity — a situation in which people laugh very loudly and find something very funny (ठहाके, हँसी-मज़ाक, ज़ोरदार हँसी)
• Hoary — (of hair) grey or white because a person is old (सफ़ेद बालों वाला, पके बालों वाला, वृद्ध)
• Homesick — sad because you are away from home and you miss your family and friends (घर की याद में व्याकुल)

Group 49

Group 49 · Hone – Imponderable

• Hone — to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time (निखारना, तराशना, धार देना (कौशल को))
• Honeypot — a place, thing or opportunity that attracts a lot of people (आकर्षण का केंद्र, लोगों को खींचने वाली जगह)
• Hotfoot — quickly and eagerly, without any delay (फ़ौरन, तुरंत, तेज़ी से)
• Hubris — the fact of being too proud, especially when this leads to failure or punishment (अहंकार, घमंड, अति-आत्मविश्वास (जो पतन का कारण बने))
• Hubristic — showing too much pride and self-confidence, in a way that is likely to lead to failure (अति-अहंकारी, दंभपूर्ण, घमंड में चूर)
• Hulking — very large or heavy, often in a way that is frightening (भारी-भरकम, विशालकाय, लहीम-शहीम)
• Hullabaloo — a lot of loud noise, especially made by people who are excited or angry (शोर-शराबा, हंगामा, हो-हल्ला)
• Humbug — dishonest language or behaviour intended to deceive people (ढोंग, पाखंड, धोखा, बकवास)
• Hype — advertisements and discussion on television, radio and social media that tell the public about a product or event and make it seem better or more… (बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर किया गया प्रचार, हो-हल्ला, हाइप)
• Hyperbolic — (of language) deliberately exaggerated in order to have a strong effect (अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहा गया)
• Hypersensitive — very easily offended or upset (अति-संवेदनशील, बहुत जल्दी बुरा मानने वाला)
• Hypnotize — to produce a state of hypnosis in somebody, so that they seem asleep but can still see, hear or respond to things said to them (सम्मोहित करना, सम्मोहन में डालना)
• Idolization — the act of admiring or loving somebody very much, often too much (अंध-प्रशंसा, आराधना, (किसी को) पूजना)
• Ill-advised — not sensible (नासमझी भरा, अविवेकपूर्ण)
• Ill-gotten — obtained dishonestly or illegally (बेईमानी से कमाया हुआ, अवैध रूप से अर्जित)
• Illimitable — without any limit or end (असीम, अपार, अनंत)
• Ill-natured — unkind and easily made angry (बदमिज़ाज, चिड़चिड़ा, दुष्ट स्वभाव का)
• Ill-tempered — often in a bad mood and easily made angry (चिड़चिड़ा, बदमिज़ाज, ग़ुस्सैल)
• Illusionary — not real, although seeming to be (भ्रामक, मायावी, काल्पनिक)
• Immobilise — to prevent something from moving or working normally (निष्क्रिय कर देना, ठप कर देना, रोक देना)
• Immodesty — the quality of having or showing a very high opinion of yourself and your abilities (अहंकार, शेखी, आत्म-प्रशंसा)
• Impermanent — that will not last or stay the same for ever (अस्थायी, क्षणभंगुर, नश्वर)
• Implacability — the quality of being unwilling to stop being angry or to stop opposing sb (शांत न होने का स्वभाव, कठोर वैरभाव, अडिग विरोध)
• Impolitic — (of an action) not wise, because it is likely to cause problems or harm your interests (अविवेकपूर्ण, नासमझी भरा, (परिस्थिति के हिसाब से) अनुचित)
• Imponderable — something that is difficult to measure or estimate (अनिश्चित तत्व, जिसका अनुमान न लगाया जा सके (ऐसी बात))

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. All mortal elements are impermanent.

Group 50

Group 50 · Importunate – Inner

• Importunate — asking for things many times in a way that is annoying (बार-बार माँगने वाला, पीछा न छोड़ने वाला, हठी (माँग में))
• Inadvisable — not sensible or wise (अनुचित, बुद्धिमानी नहीं, अनुशंसा योग्य नहीं)
• Inauguration — a special ceremony to introduce a new public official, especially a president, to their job (पदग्रहण समारोह, शपथ-ग्रहण)
• Inauthentic — not real or genuine, or not what it claims to be (अप्रामाणिक, नकली, बनावटी)
• Incapability — the state of not being able to do something (अक्षमता, असमर्थता)
• Incapacity — lack of ability or skill to do something (अक्षमता, असमर्थता)
• Incautious — not thinking about the possible problems or dangers of what you are saying or doing (असावधान, लापरवाह, बिना सोचे-समझे)
• Incentivize — to encourage somebody to do something, especially to work harder or buy more, by offering them a reward (प्रोत्साहन देना, इनाम देकर प्रेरित करना)
• Incongruity — the fact of being strange or out of place because something does not fit with what is around it or with what is expected (बेमेलपन, असंगति, बेतुकापन)
• Inconsiderable — small in size or amount (नगण्य, मामूली (not inconsiderable = काफ़ी बड़ा))
• Incorporeal — without a body or physical form (अशरीरी, निराकार, अमूर्त)
• Incredulity — the state of not being able or willing to believe something (अविश्वास, यक़ीन न कर पाना, हैरानी भरा संदेह)
• Incremental — increasing or developing gradually, in a series of small amounts or stages (क्रमिक, क्रमशः बढ़ने वाला, धीरे-धीरे होने वाला)
• Incrimination — the act of making it seem that somebody has committed a crime, especially by giving evidence against them (दोषारोपण, अपराध में फँसाना)
• Indeterminacy — the state of not being certain, exact or clearly fixed (अनिश्चितता, अनिर्धार्यता)
• Indiscernible — that cannot be seen, heard or understood (अदृश्य, अगोचर, जो दिखाई या समझ में न आए)
• Indiscrete — not divided into separate parts (अविभाजित, अखंड, जो अलग-अलग भागों में न बँटा हो)
• Indisposed — slightly ill, so that you are unable to do something (अस्वस्थ, बीमार, तबीयत ख़राब)
• Indissoluble — (of a relationship or connection) that cannot be ended or broken (अटूट, अविच्छेद्य, अविघटनीय)
• Individualistic — having or showing ideas and opinions that are different from those of other people, and doing things in your own way (व्यक्तिवादी, अपने ढंग से चलने वाला)
• Induct — to formally give somebody a job or position of authority, especially at a special ceremony ((पद पर) विधिवत नियुक्त करना, शामिल करना)
• Ingenuousness — the quality of being honest, innocent and willing to trust people, sometimes too much (भोलापन, सरलता, निष्कपटता)
• Inhuman — lacking the qualities of kindness and pity (अमानवीय, निर्दयी, क्रूर)
• Inhumane — not caring about the suffering of other people or animals (अमानवीय, क्रूर, निर्दयी)
• Inner — inside (भीतरी, अंदरूनी)

Group 51

Group 51 · Inoperative – Jaundiced

• Inoperative — (of a machine) not working (निष्क्रिय, बंद पड़ा; (नियम) अप्रभावी)
• Inquietude — a feeling of anxiety and restlessness (बेचैनी, व्याकुलता, अशांति)
• Inrush — a sudden flow of something, or of a lot of people or things, into a place ((अचानक) भीतर की ओर बहाव, अंतर्प्रवाह)
• Insanitary — dirty and likely to cause disease (अस्वच्छ, गंदा, अस्वास्थ्यकर)
• Inscrutability — the quality of being impossible to understand or of not showing what you think or feel (दुर्बोधता, रहस्यमयता, अगम्यता)
• Insensate — not able to feel anything or to react to things (संवेदनाहीन, अचेत, निर्जीव)
• Insensible — unable to feel something or not aware of it (असंवेदनशील, बेख़बर, अनजान)
• Insertion — the act of putting something inside something else (प्रविष्टि, सम्मिलन)
• Insipidity — the quality of having almost no taste or flavour (फीकापन, बेस्वादपन)
• Insubordination — the refusal to obey orders or show respect for somebody who has a higher rank (अवज्ञा, आदेश न मानना, अनुशासनहीनता)
• Interconnected — having parts or aspects that are connected or related to each other (परस्पर जुड़ा हुआ, अंतर्संबंधित)
• Interlace — to twist things together over and under each other (गूँथना, आपस में बुनना)
• Intermingle — to mix people, ideas, colours together (आपस में मिलना, घुलमिल जाना)
• Intermission — a short period of time between the parts of a play, film or concert (मध्यांतर, इंटरवल)
• Internalize — to make a feeling, an attitude or a belief part of the way you think and behave (आत्मसात करना, मन में बैठा लेना)
• Interweave — to twist together two or more pieces of thread, wool or other material (आपस में बुनना, गूँथना)
• Intoxicate — (of alcohol or a drug) to make somebody lose control of their behaviour or their physical and mental abilities (नशे में करना, मदहोश करना)
• Intrepidity — great courage in difficult or dangerous situations (निर्भीकता, साहस, दिलेरी)
• Invariably — always (सदैव, हमेशा, निरपवाद रूप से)
• Inveigh — to criticize somebody or something strongly (कड़ी निंदा करना, (किसी के विरुद्ध) बरसना)
• Invest — to buy property, shares in order to sell them again and make a profit (निवेश करना)
• Irremovable — that cannot be removed or taken away (न हटाया जा सकने वाला, अमिट)
• Irreverence — a lack of respect for people or things that other people usually respect (अनादर, अश्रद्धा, बेअदबी)
• Jackboot — a tall leather boot that reaches up to the knee, worn especially by soldiers (घुटने तक का फ़ौजी जूता)
• Jaundiced — affected by bad experiences so that you are always ready to expect the worst of people or things (पूर्वाग्रह से भरा, शंकालु, कड़वाहट भरा)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. The inscrutability surrounding the incident remains…

Group 52

Group 52 · Jaunty – Legerdemain

• Jaunty — showing that you are cheerful and confident about yourself (ज़िंदादिल, खुशमिज़ाज, बेफ़िक्र और आत्मविश्वासी)
• Jocose — playful or humorous (विनोदी, हँसोड़, मज़ाकिया)
• Jocund — cheerful and full of fun (प्रसन्नचित्त, हँसमुख, आनंदित)
• Judiciousness — the quality of showing good judgement and good sense (विवेकशीलता, समझदारी, बुद्धिमत्ता)
• Kamikaze — (in the Second World War) a Japanese pilot who flew a plane full of explosives directly at an enemy target, knowing that he would be killed (कामिकाज़े (आत्मघाती जापानी पायलट))
• Keenness — the quality of wanting to do something very much, or of being very interested in something (उत्सुकता, उत्साह, लगन)
• Kempt — (of a person or place) kept neat, clean and tidy (साफ़-सुथरा, सँवरा हुआ, सुव्यवस्थित)
• Kindliness — the quality of being kind, gentle and caring towards people (दयालुता, स्नेहशीलता, कृपालुता)
• Kink — a bend or twist in something that is usually straight (मरोड़, बल, ऐंठन (सीधी चीज़ में))
• Kismet — the idea that everything that happens to you in your life is already decided and that you cannot change or control it (किस्मत, भाग्य, नियति)
• Kitsch — works of art or objects that are popular but that are considered to have no real artistic value and to be lacking in good taste, for example… (सस्ती, भड़कीली या फूहड़ कला, दिखावटी सजावटी सामान)
• Knavery — dishonest behaviour (धूर्तता, बेईमानी, कपट)
• Knockdown — (of prices) much lower than usual ((दाम) बहुत कम, बेहद सस्ता)
• Knockoff — a cheap copy of a well-known product, especially one made without permission (नकली माल, सस्ती नकल)
• Know-how — knowledge of how to do something and experience in doing it (व्यावहारिक जानकारी, तकनीकी ज्ञान, कौशल)
• Kudos — the admiration and respect that go with a particular achievement or position (प्रशंसा, वाहवाही, यश, सम्मान)
• Lambast — to attack or criticize somebody or something very severely, especially in public (कड़ी आलोचना करना, आड़े हाथों लेना, फटकारना)
• Lambent — (of light or fire) shining softly with a gentle movement ((प्रकाश या लौ का) हल्का टिमटिमाता, मंद-मंद झिलमिलाता)
• Law-abiding — obeying and respecting the law (क़ानून का पालन करने वाला, विधि-पालक)
• Lawless — (of a country or an area) where laws do not exist or are not obeyed (अराजक, जहाँ कानून का पालन न होता हो)
• Leaden — dull grey in colour, like lead (सीसे जैसा धूसर, मटमैला)
• Leathery — hard and tough like leather (चमड़े जैसा सख़्त, खुरदरा)
• Leery — cautious about something or somebody because you do not trust them (संदेह करने वाला, शंकित, सतर्क, चौकन्ना)
• Legalize — to make something legal (वैध बनाना, क़ानूनी मान्यता देना)
• Legerdemain — skilful use of the hands when performing tricks such as making things seem to disappear (हाथ की सफ़ाई, बाज़ीगरी, जादूगरी)

Group 53

Group 53 · Legitimize – Masterful

• Legitimize — to make something that is unfair or morally unacceptable seem acceptable ((गलत बात को) उचित या जायज़ ठहराना)
• Lenity — kindness and gentleness, especially in punishing somebody less severely than you could (नरमी, उदारता, दया)
• Lettered — well educated and having read a lot of literature (पढ़ा-लिखा, विद्वान, सुशिक्षित)
• Level-headed — calm and sensible, and able to make good decisions even in a difficult situation (संतुलित दिमाग वाला, विवेकशील, शांतचित्त)
• Liberalise — to make a law, a system or an economy less strict, especially by reducing government control (उदार बनाना, (नियमों या नियंत्रण में) ढील देना)
• Light-heartedness — the state of being cheerful and without problems or worries, or of being amusing and not serious (प्रसन्नचित्तता, बेफ़िक्री, हल्कापन)
• Lionise — to treat somebody as a famous or important person (सिर आँखों पर बिठाना, किसी को बड़ा आदमी बनाकर सम्मान देना)
• Lissom — (of a person or their body) thin and able to move gracefully (छरहरा, लचीला, फुर्तीला)
• Long-lasting — that lasts or continues for a long time (लंबे समय तक चलने वाला, टिकाऊ, स्थायी)
• Long-suffering — patiently accepting problems or other people's bad behaviour for a long time without complaining (सहनशील, धैर्य से कष्ट सहने वाला)
• Low-key — not intended to attract a lot of attention (सादा, बिना धूमधाम का, कम चर्चा वाला)
• Low-spirited — sad and without energy or hope (उदास, हताश, मन मारे हुए)
• Lubricate — to put oil or another substance on the parts of a machine so that they move smoothly (चिकनाई देना, तेल डालना, स्नेहन करना)
• Luxuriate — to relax while enjoying something very pleasant (आनंद लेना, मज़े से आराम करना)
• Machination — secret and complicated plans to harm somebody or to get an advantage (षड्यंत्र, साज़िश, कुचक्र)
• Madcap — (of people, plans or behaviour) crazy and not caring about danger (सनकी, उतावला, अटपटा, बेतुका)
• Maddening — making you feel very angry or annoyed (अत्यंत खिझाने वाला, पागल कर देने वाला)
• Magnetize — to make something magnetic (चुंबकित करना, चुंबक बनाना)
• Malaise — the general problems and lack of energy or confidence in a situation that are difficult to explain or describe ((अर्थव्यवस्था या समाज में) गिरावट, सुस्ती, अस्वस्थ स्थिति)
• Malformed — badly formed or shaped, especially as a result of a problem in growth (विकृत, कुरूप, ठीक से न बना हुआ)
• Mangle — to crush or twist something so that it is badly damaged (कुचलना, बिगाड़ देना)
• Manumit — to release somebody from slavery (दासता से मुक्त करना, गुलामी से आज़ाद करना)
• March — to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier, often together with others (कदम मिलाकर चलना, मार्च करना)
• Margin — the empty space at the side of a written or printed page (हाशिया; अंतर; मुनाफ़ा)
• Masterful — showing great skill or understanding (कुशल, उत्कृष्ट, निपुणता भरा)

Group 54

Group 54 · Materialization – Monastic

• Materialization — the fact of something that was expected or hoped for actually happening or becoming real (साकार होना, मूर्त रूप लेना, वास्तविकता में बदलना)
• Maunder — to talk in a slow, boring way for a long time without saying anything very clear or important (बेमतलब की लंबी बातें करना, बड़बड़ाना)
• Maven — a person who knows a lot about a particular subject (विशेषज्ञ, जानकार, उस्ताद)
• Measureless — having no limits (असीम, अपार, अमाप, अथाह)
• Meliorate — to make something better (सुधारना, बेहतर बनाना)
• Melodic — connected with the main tune in a piece of music (धुन-संबंधी, स्वर-संबंधी)
• Mendacity — the act of not telling the truth (झूठ, असत्यवादिता, मिथ्याचार)
• Menial — (of work) not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid (छोटा-मोटा, तुच्छ, निम्न स्तर का (काम))
• Mesmeric — having such a strong effect on you that you cannot give your attention to anything else (मंत्रमुग्ध करने वाला, सम्मोहक)
• Meteoric — achieving success very quickly (बहुत तेज़, धूमकेतु जैसा (उदय))
• Mettlesome — (of a person or an animal) full of energy, courage and determination (जोशीला, साहसी, दमदार)
• Militate — to make it difficult for something to happen or exist ((किसी बात के) प्रतिकूल होना, बाधा डालना, के विरुद्ध काम करना)
• Minatory — expressing a threat (धमकी भरा, भयसूचक)
• Mindless — done or acting without thought or a good reason, and often causing harm (बेमतलब, बिना सोचे-समझे किया गया, विवेकहीन)
• Minimalist — using very simple ideas or a very small number of simple elements to create a particular effect (न्यूनतमवादी, सादगीपूर्ण, बहुत कम चीज़ों वाला)
• Ministration — the act of helping or caring for somebody, especially somebody who is ill or in trouble (सेवा, देखभाल, सेवा-सुश्रूषा)
• Mirthless — (of a smile or laugh) showing no real amusement or happiness (फीका, बिना खुशी का, बेरौनक)
• Misapprehension — a wrong idea or understanding of something (गलतफ़हमी, भ्रम, गलत धारणा)
• Misguided — wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly (गुमराह, भटका हुआ, ग़लत सोच पर आधारित)
• Misrule — bad or unfair government of a country or people (कुशासन, बुरा शासन, कुप्रबंध)
• Mistrustful — not willing to trust somebody or something (अविश्वासी, शंकालु, संदेहशील)
• Modernistic — designed in a very modern style, especially one that is deliberately different from traditional styles (आधुनिक शैली वाला, आधुनिकतावादी)
• Modulate — to change the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect, by making it louder, softer, higher or lower ((आवाज़ का) उतार-चढ़ाव करना, स्वर बदलना)
• Mofussil — the areas of a country that are away from the big cities (क़स्बाई या ग्रामीण इलाक़ा, मुफ़स्सिल)
• Monastic — connected with monks or monasteries (मठ-संबंधी, मठवासी)

Group 55

Group 55 · Monied – Nonprofessional

• Monied — having a lot of money (धनी, अमीर, धनवान)
• Monumental — very important and having a great influence, especially as the result of years of work (ऐतिहासिक, महत्वपूर्ण, युगांतरकारी)
• Mould — a container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, which then becomes solid in the same shape as the container (साँचा, ढाँचा)
• Moulder — to decay slowly and steadily (धीरे-धीरे सड़ना, गलना, जर्जर होना)
• Mousy — (of hair) of a dull light brown colour ((बालों का) फीका भूरा)
• Multifarious — of many different kinds (विविध, बहुविध, अनेक प्रकार के)
• Murk — darkness or thick, dirty air or water that is difficult to see through (धुंधलापन, अँधेरा, गंदला धुंध)
• Mutable — that can change (परिवर्तनशील, बदलने वाला, अस्थिर)
• Mythological — connected with ancient myths or with mythology (पौराणिक, मिथकीय)
• Narcissistic — having too much interest in and admiration for yourself and your own appearance (आत्ममुग्ध, आत्मप्रेमी)
• Naturalistic — (of artists, writers or their work) showing things as they really are (यथार्थवादी, प्रकृतिवादी (कला या साहित्य में))
• Nauseate — to make somebody feel as if they want to vomit (मितली लाना, जी मिचलाना)
• Naysayer — a person who says that something will not happen or is not true, or who often criticizes or opposes plans and ideas (हर बात में नकारात्मकता दिखाने वाला, निराशावादी आलोचक, विरोध करने वाला)
• Needful — necessary (आवश्यक, ज़रूरी)
• Negate — to stop something from having any effect (निष्प्रभावी करना; नकारना)
• Nepotistic — giving unfair advantages, especially jobs, to your own family members or friends (भाई-भतीजावादी)
• Nervousness — the state of feeling anxious or slightly afraid about something that is going to happen (घबराहट, बेचैनी, उलझन)
• Nervy — anxious and nervous (घबराया हुआ, बेचैन)
• Nettle — a wild plant with leaves that have hairs on them that sting you when you touch them (बिच्छू-बूटी, बिछुआ (पौधा))
• Neutralise — to stop something from having any effect (निष्प्रभावी करना, बेअसर करना)
• Nigh — near in time or place (निकट, पास, नज़दीक)
• Non-committal — not giving an opinion or saying clearly what you are going to do (गोलमोल, स्पष्ट राय न देने वाला)
• Nonessential — not completely necessary (ग़ैर-ज़रूरी, अनावश्यक)
• Non-partisan — not supporting the ideas of any one political party or group (निष्पक्ष, दलगत भावना से रहित, ग़ैर-दलीय)
• Nonprofessional — not doing something as a paid job, or not having the training or qualifications of a profession (गैर-पेशेवर, शौकिया)

• Select the most appropriate antonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. The achievements of the team have been monumental in the…

Group 56

Group 56 · Non-specific – Palliative

• Non-specific — not exact, detailed or limited to one particular thing (अविशिष्ट, सामान्य, अस्पष्ट)
• Notability — the quality of being important or interesting enough to receive attention (उल्लेखनीयता, प्रसिद्धि, विशिष्टता)
• Nuanced — showing or expressing very small but important differences in meaning, feeling or opinion (सूक्ष्म भेदों वाला, बारीकियों को समझने वाला, सूक्ष्म)
• Nudge — to push somebody gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention ((कोहनी से) हल्का धक्का देना, कोहनी मारना)
• Numinous — having a strong religious or spiritual quality that makes you feel the presence of God or a god (दिव्य, अलौकिक, रहस्यमय रूप से पवित्र)
• Obscurantism — the practice of deliberately preventing people from understanding or knowing the facts, or of opposing new knowledge and reform (रूढ़िवाद, अंधविश्वास का समर्थन, ज्ञान-विरोध, प्रगति-विरोध)
• Obscurantist — a person who deliberately prevents facts or new ideas from becoming known, or who opposes progress and the spread of knowledge (रूढ़िवादी, ज्ञान-विरोधी, प्रगति-विरोधी)
• Obsequiousness — the quality of trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody important, by always agreeing with them or doing what they want (चापलूसी, जी-हुज़ूरी, चाटुकारिता)
• Oleaginous — containing or producing oil (तैलीय, तेल वाला, तेलयुक्त)
• Open-handed — generous and willing to give freely (उदार, दिलदार, खुले हाथ से देने वाला)
• Openhearted — kind, generous and willing to share your feelings honestly with others (उदार, खुले दिल का, निष्कपट)
• Ornery — bad-tempered and difficult to deal with (चिड़चिड़ा, अड़ियल, झगड़ालू)
• Orthogonal — (in geometry) at an angle of 90 degrees to something else (लांबिक, समकोणीय, लंबवत)
• Otiose — having no useful purpose (निरर्थक, अनावश्यक, बेकार, व्यर्थ)
• Outlying — far away from the cities or from the centre of a place (दूरस्थ, बाहरी (इलाका))
• Outright — complete and total (पूर्ण, पूरा, सरासर)
• Outsized — larger than the usual size (सामान्य से बड़ा, विशालकाय, बहुत बड़ा)
• Overambitious — (of a person) wanting too much success, power or money, often in a way that is not realistic (ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा महत्वाकांक्षी, अति-महत्वाकांक्षी)
• Overarching — very important, because it includes or affects many things (सर्वव्यापी, सबको समेटने वाला, प्रमुख)
• Overawe — to impress somebody so much that they feel nervous or are unable to speak or act normally ((किसी पर) रोब जमाना, आतंकित या अभिभूत कर देना, सहमा देना)
• Overbearing — trying to control other people in an unpleasant way (दबंग, रौब जमाने वाला, अहंकारी, हावी होने वाला)
• Overcautious — too careful, so that you miss chances or do not act when you should (ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा सावधान, अति-सतर्क)
• Overemotional — showing too much emotion, or showing feelings more strongly than is suitable (अत्यधिक भावुक, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा भावुक)
• Oversupply — more of something than is needed or wanted (अत्यधिक आपूर्ति, ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा आपूर्ति)
• Palliative — a medicine or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing the cause of the pain (दर्द कम करने वाली दवा या उपचार, उपशामक)

Group 57

Group 57 · Pander – Poky

• Pander — to do what somebody wants, or to try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable, reasonable or good for them ((अनुचित) इच्छाएँ पूरी करना, खुश करने के लिए झुकना, चाटुकारिता करना)
• Parlous — (of a situation) very bad and dangerous (संकटपूर्ण, खतरनाक, शोचनीय)
• Parry — to defend yourself against a blow by pushing it away with your arm or a weapon ((वार) रोकना, टालना)
• Pasquinade — a piece of writing that attacks or makes fun of somebody publicly, especially one displayed in a public place (व्यंग्य-लेख, निंदात्मक परचा, सार्वजनिक व्यंग्य)
• Patchy — existing or happening in some places and not others (असमान, कहीं-कहीं; अधूरा)
• Pathological — not reasonable or sensible (असामान्य, आदतन, जिस पर काबू न हो (बीमारी जैसी आदत))
• Peeve — something that annoys you (चिढ़, खीज का कारण)
• Peeved — annoyed (चिढ़ा हुआ, नाराज़, खिन्न)
• Penalization — the act of punishing somebody for breaking a rule or law, especially by making them pay money (दंडित करना, दंड, जुर्माना)
• Penetrable — that can be entered or passed through (भेद्य, जिसके भीतर जाया जा सके)
• Penetration — the act or process of making a way into or through something (प्रवेश, भेदन, घुसपैठ)
• Peppy — lively and full of energy (जोशीला, फुर्तीला)
• Periodical — a magazine or newspaper, especially one about a serious or academic subject, that is published regularly (पत्रिका, सामयिक पत्रिका)
• Perky — cheerful and full of energy (चुस्त, फुर्तीला, ज़िंदादिल, प्रसन्न)
• Pernickety — worrying too much about small and unimportant details (छोटी-छोटी बातों पर नुक्ताचीनी करने वाला, बाल की खाल निकालने वाला)
• Peroration — the last part of a speech, in which the speaker gives a summary of the main points ((भाषण का) उपसंहार, समापन-अंश)
• Personable — attractive to talk to or look at, and having a pleasant manner (मिलनसार, आकर्षक व्यक्तित्व वाला)
• Persuadable — able to be persuaded to do or believe something (जिसे मनाया जा सके, राज़ी हो जाने वाला)
• Pestilent — likely to cause death or a serious infectious disease (घातक, महामारी फैलाने वाला, संक्रामक)
• Pioneering — introducing ideas and methods that have never been used before (अग्रणी, पथ-प्रदर्शक, नई राह दिखाने वाला)
• Plainspoken — saying exactly what you think, in a direct and honest way, even if it may not please people (स्पष्टवादी, खरी बात कहने वाला, मुँहफट)
• Plaudit — praise and approval (प्रशंसा, सराहना, वाहवाही)
• Plenary — (of meetings) attended by everyone who has the right to attend (पूर्ण (सभी सदस्यों की उपस्थिति वाला))
• Pocket-sized — small enough to fit into your pocket (जेब में आने लायक, पॉकेट साइज़)
• Poky — (of a room or building) too small ((कमरा) तंग, छोटा, दड़बे जैसा)

Group 58

Group 58 · Polemic – Purposive

• Polemic — a speech or a piece of writing that argues very strongly for or against something or somebody (विवादात्मक लेख या भाषण, तीखा खंडन)
• Politic — (of actions) sensible and wise in the circumstances (विवेकपूर्ण, समझदारी भरा, व्यवहार-कुशल)
• Poverty-stricken — extremely poor (अत्यंत गरीब, दरिद्र, गरीबी से ग्रस्त)
• Predicate — the part of a sentence that contains the verb and says something about the subject (विधेय (वाक्य का वह भाग जो कर्ता के बारे में कुछ कहता है))
• Predisposed — likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease (प्रवृत्त, झुकाव वाला, (किसी रोग के प्रति) संवेदनशील)
• Pre-eminent — more important, more successful or of a higher standard than others (सर्वश्रेष्ठ, अग्रणी, सर्वोपरि)
• Prefatory — acting as an introduction to something that follows (प्रस्तावनात्मक, भूमिका-रूप, आरंभिक)
• Prejudicial — harming or likely to harm somebody or something (हानिकारक, अहितकर, नुकसानदेह)
• Preponderant — larger in number or more important than other people or things in a group (प्रबल, प्रधान, बहुसंख्यक)
• Prideful — having too high an opinion of yourself (घमंडी, अभिमानी)
• Proffer — to offer something to somebody, especially by holding it out to them (पेश करना, आगे बढ़ाकर देना)
• Profitless — producing no profit or financial gain (लाभहीन, जिसमें मुनाफ़ा न हो)
• Profligacy — the act of using money or resources carelessly and wastefully (फ़िज़ूलख़र्ची, अपव्यय)
• Progenitor — a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to (पूर्वज, पुरखा, आदि-पुरुष)
• Prohibitive — (of a price or a cost) so high that it prevents people from buying something or doing something ((क़ीमत) बहुत अधिक, पहुँच से बाहर)
• Promethean — showing great creativity, originality or boldness, especially in a way that challenges authority (अत्यंत सृजनशील, साहसिक और मौलिक)
• Prostration — the act of lying flat on the ground with your face downwards, especially to show respect or in worship (साष्टांग प्रणाम, दंडवत)
• Prototypical — being a typical example of its kind (आदर्श उदाहरण जैसा, प्रतिनिधि, ठेठ)
• Prudential — connected with or showing careful good judgement, especially in financial matters, so that risks are avoided (विवेकपूर्ण, सावधानीपूर्ण (विशेषकर वित्तीय मामलों में))
• Pugilistic — connected with boxing (मुक्केबाज़ी से संबंधित)
• Pukka — real or genuine (पक्का, असली, सच्चा)
• Pullback — an act of moving soldiers or military equipment back from a place ((सेनाओं की) वापसी, पीछे हटना)
• Pundit — a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who often talks about it in public (विशेषज्ञ, जानकार (जो सार्वजनिक रूप से राय दे))
• Puritan — a person who has very strict moral attitudes and who thinks that pleasure is wrong (अतिनैतिकतावादी, कट्टर शुद्धतावादी)
• Purposive — having or showing a definite aim or purpose (सोद्देश्य, उद्देश्यपूर्ण, प्रयोजनमूलक)

Group 59

Group 59 · Quietude – Rile

• Quietude — a state of stillness, calm and quiet (शांति, निस्तब्धता, स्थिरता)
• Racy — having a style that is exciting and amusing, sometimes in a way that is connected with sex (रोचक, चटपटा, उत्तेजक)
• Raging — (of a feeling) very strong (तीव्र, भयंकर (भावना))
• Ramshackle — (of buildings or vehicles) in very poor condition and needing repair (टूटा-फूटा, जर्जर, खस्ताहाल)
• Rarefied — understood or experienced by only a very small group of people who have special knowledge or are rich (विशिष्ट, केवल कुछ लोगों तक सीमित, आम लोगों से दूर)
• Realization — the process of becoming aware of something (बोध, एहसास, अनुभूति)
• Recapture — to win back control of a place that was taken by an enemy (फिर से कब्ज़ा करना, वापस जीतना)
• Recreant — not brave (कायर, विश्वासघाती, कर्तव्यच्युत)
• Recusant — a person who refuses to obey an authority or a rule (अवज्ञाकारी, आज्ञा न मानने वाला)
• Regale — to amuse or entertain somebody with stories, jokes and so on ((कहानियों या चुटकुलों से) मनोरंजन करना, खुश करना)
• Regenerate — to make an area, an institution or a system develop and grow strong again (पुनर्जीवित करना, नया जीवन देना)
• Reinvigorate — to give new energy or strength to somebody or something (नई ऊर्जा देना, फिर से सशक्त करना, पुनर्जीवित करना)
• Relent — to finally agree to something after refusing (नरम पड़ना, मान जाना, पसीजना)
• Remit — to send money to a person or place ((धन) भेजना; (दंड) माफ़ करना)
• Renege — to break a promise, an agreement or an arrangement ((वादे या समझौते से) मुकरना, पीछे हटना)
• Repetitious — involving something being said or done too many times, so that it becomes boring (बार-बार दोहराया जाने वाला, उबाऊ रूप से दोहराव भरा)
• Repetitive — saying or doing the same thing many times, so that it becomes boring (बार-बार दोहराया जाने वाला, उबाऊ)
• Repression — the use of force to control a group of people and limit their freedom (दमन, उत्पीड़न)
• Reprobation — strong disapproval of somebody's behaviour (घोर निंदा, भर्त्सना, कड़ी अस्वीकृति)
• Resuscitate — to make somebody start breathing again or become conscious again after they have almost died (होश में लाना, साँसें लौटाना, पुनर्जीवित करना)
• Retiring — preferring not to spend time with other people (संकोची, शर्मीला, एकांतप्रिय)
• Retrench — (of a business, government or person) to spend less money and reduce costs (खर्च घटाना, कटौती करना, मितव्ययिता बरतना)
• Revelry — noisy fun, usually involving a lot of eating and drinking, at a party or a public celebration (आमोद-प्रमोद, रंगरलियाँ, धूमधाम, जश्न)
• Reverential — showing great respect and admiration (श्रद्धापूर्ण, आदरपूर्ण, भक्तिभाव से भरा)
• Rile — to annoy somebody or make them angry (चिढ़ाना, खिजाना, गुस्सा दिलाना)

Group 60

Group 60 · Riotous – Self-conscious

• Riotous — noisy, violent and out of control (उपद्रवी, दंगाई, उच्छृंखल)
• Risqué — (of a joke, story or performance) slightly shocking, especially because it is connected with sex (अश्लीलता की ओर झुका, थोड़ा भद्दा, द्विअर्थी)
• Ritualistic — connected with the rituals performed as part of a ceremony (कर्मकांडीय, अनुष्ठान-संबंधी)
• Rivet — a metal pin used to fasten two pieces of leather, metal together (कीलक, रिवेट)
• Rocky — made of rock (पथरीला, चट्टानी)
• Roguish — (of a person's appearance or behaviour) suggesting that they like to have fun by playing tricks on people, but in a way that is attractive rather… (शरारती, नटखट)
• Roil — (of water or another liquid) to move quickly and violently (उफनना, खलबलाना)
• Ropy — not in good condition (घटिया, खराब, बेकार)
• Ruination — the act of ruining something or the state of being ruined (बरबादी, विनाश, सर्वनाश)
• Running — the action or sport of running (दौड़ना, दौड़)
• Sanctimony — the behaviour of a person who acts as if they are morally better than other people (पाखंडपूर्ण धर्मनिष्ठा, नैतिकता का दिखावा, ढोंग)
• Sapience — great wisdom or good sense, or the ability to think and reason (प्रज्ञा, बुद्धिमत्ता, विवेक)
• Sapient — having great intelligence or wisdom (बुद्धिमान, प्रज्ञावान, विवेकशील)
• Sassy — (especially of a young person) rude and showing a lack of respect (मुँहफट, ढीठ, बदतमीज़)
• Satirize — to use humour, exaggeration or irony to show the faults or foolishness of a person, an idea or an institution (व्यंग्य करना, व्यंग्य के माध्यम से (किसी की कमियों) का मज़ाक उड़ाना)
• Sciolist — a person who pretends to know a lot about a subject but really has only a little knowledge (अल्पज्ञ, अधकचरा ज्ञानी, ज्ञान का दिखावा करने वाला)
• Sclerotic — affected by sclerosis, a condition in which soft tissue in the body, such as the walls of the arteries, becomes hard ((ऊतक या धमनियों के) कठोर हो जाने से प्रभावित, काठिन्ययुक्त)
• Scour — to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find somebody or something (छान मारना, कोना-कोना खोजना)
• Scrumptious — tasting very good (बेहद स्वादिष्ट, लज़ीज़)
• Scupper — to cause a plan or a chance to fail or end completely ((योजना या संभावना पर) पानी फेरना, विफल कर देना, चौपट करना)
• Searching — (of a look or question) trying to find out the truth about something ((नज़र या प्रश्न) गहन, खोजी, पैनी)
• Secede — (of a state, country or region) to officially leave an organization of states or countries and become independent ((किसी संघ या देश से) अलग हो जाना, पृथक होना)
• Seductive — sexually attractive (मोहक, मादक, कामुक रूप से आकर्षक)
• Seismic — connected with or caused by earthquakes (भूकंपीय, भूकंप से संबंधित)
• Self-conscious — nervous or embarrassed about your appearance or what other people think of you (झेंपू, (दूसरों की राय को लेकर) संकोची, असहज)

• Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold in the given sentence. Guests visiting the professor are inevitably treated to a…

Group 61

Group 61 · Self-evident – Squally

• Self-evident — obvious and needing no further proof or explanation (स्वतःसिद्ध, स्वयंसिद्ध, स्पष्ट)
• Self-important — thinking that you are more important than other people (अपने को बड़ा समझने वाला, दंभी)
• Sempiternal — lasting for ever (शाश्वत, सनातन, चिरस्थायी)
• Sententious — trying to sound important or clever by expressing opinions about moral questions (उपदेशात्मक, नसीहत भरा, आडंबरपूर्ण)
• Sepulchral — looking or sounding sad and serious, and making you think of death (मनहूस, उदास और गंभीर, मातमी)
• Sequester — to take temporary control of somebody's property until they have paid a debt or obeyed a court order ((संपत्ति) कुर्क करना, अस्थायी रूप से ज़ब्त करना)
• Serviceable — suitable to be used (काम चलाने लायक, प्रयोग योग्य)
• Shambling — (of a way of walking) slow and awkward, dragging the feet (लड़खड़ाता, घिसटता हुआ (चाल))
• Shambolic — lacking order or organisation (अव्यवस्थित, बेतरतीब, गड़बड़)
• Shamefaced — feeling or looking ashamed or embarrassed because of something you have done (लज्जित, शर्मिंदा, झेंपा हुआ)
• Shiftless — lazy and without any ambition or purpose (निकम्मा, आलसी, कामचोर)
• Shopworn — (of goods) dirty or not in perfect condition because they have been in a shop for a long time (दुकान में पड़े-पड़े पुराना या मैला हुआ)
• Silken — soft, smooth and shiny like silk (रेशम जैसा मुलायम और चमकीला)
• Silky — soft, smooth and shiny, like silk (रेशमी, रेशम-जैसा मुलायम और चमकदार)
• Simulacrum — something that looks like or represents somebody or something, especially a copy that is not as good as the real thing (प्रतिरूप, नकल, छाया-प्रति)
• Sinewy — (of a person or an animal, or their body) having strong muscles and little fat (गठीला, मज़बूत (मांसपेशियों वाला), कसरती)
• Single-minded — only thinking about one particular aim or goal because you are determined to achieve something (एकाग्रचित्त, एक ही लक्ष्य पर केंद्रित, दृढ़-निश्चयी)
• Slipshod — done without care (लापरवाही से किया गया, बेढंगा, अस्त-व्यस्त)
• Snappy — (of a remark, title or phrase) short, clever and often amusing (चुटीला, संक्षिप्त और चतुर)
• Snobbishness — the attitude of a person who thinks they are better than other people because of their social class, education or taste (दंभ, अकड़, बड़प्पन का दिखावा, नकचढ़ापन)
• Sophomoric — silly and immature, although trying to seem clever and confident (बचकाना, अधकचरा (ज्ञान का दिखावा करने वाला))
• Spiffing — extremely good or pleasant (बढ़िया, शानदार, उम्दा)
• Spook — a ghost (भूत, प्रेत)
• Spurt — (of liquid or flames) to burst or pour out suddenly and with force (फूटकर (तेज़ धार में) निकलना, फ़व्वारे की तरह निकलना)
• Squally — (of weather) with sudden strong winds, often with rain or snow (तूफ़ानी, झंझावाती, आँधी वाला)

Group 62

Group 62 · Stagnancy – Sure-footed

• Stagnancy — the state of not developing, growing or changing (गतिहीनता, ठहराव, जड़ता)
• Staid — serious, old-fashioned and boring in the way you behave or dress (गंभीर, संजीदा, परंपरावादी, नीरस)
• Standoffish — not friendly towards other people (रूखा, अलग-थलग रहने वाला, किसी से घुलने-मिलने वाला नहीं)
• Staple — a small piece of wire that is pushed through papers and bent over at the ends to fasten them together (स्टेपल, कागज़ जोड़ने की पिन)
• Starry-eyed — full of romantic dreams or hopes that are not practical or realistic (सपनों में खोया, ख़याली दुनिया में रहने वाला, भोला-भाला आशावादी)
• Stature — the importance and respect that a person has because of their ability and achievements (प्रतिष्ठा, कद, हैसियत)
• Steely — (of a person or their qualities) strong, hard and determined (फ़ौलादी, दृढ़, अटल)
• Stigmatize — to treat somebody in a way that makes them feel that they are very bad or unimportant (कलंकित करना, लांछित करना)
• Stint — a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity ((काम की) अवधि, कार्यकाल)
• Stodgy — (of food) heavy and making you feel very full (भारी, गरिष्ठ, पेट भारी करने वाला (भोजन))
• Stoke — to add fuel to a fire, especially in a large stove or furnace, and stir it to keep it burning strongly ((आग में) ईंधन डालना, आग को सुलगाना या भड़काना)
• Stonewall — to delay a discussion or decision by refusing to answer questions or by talking a lot (टालमटोल करना, जवाब देने से बचना, अड़ंगा डालना)
• Stout-hearted — brave and determined (बहादुर, दृढ़ हृदय वाला)
• Straggle — to grow, spread or move in an untidy way in different directions (बेतरतीब फैलना, इधर-उधर बिखरकर बढ़ना)
• Stricture — severe criticism, especially of somebody's behaviour (कड़ी आलोचना; प्रतिबंध)
• Stultify — to make somebody feel bored or unable to think, especially by making them do routine work (नीरस बना देना, कुंठित करना, विकास रोक देना)
• Stunt — a dangerous and difficult action that somebody does to entertain people, especially in a film (करतब; दिखावा)
• Subversive — trying or likely to destroy or damage a political system or an accepted belief (विध्वंसक, राजद्रोही, व्यवस्था-विरोधी)
• Suggestible — easily influenced by other people's ideas or opinions (आसानी से प्रभावित होने वाला, जल्दी बहकावे में आने वाला)
• Superabundance — much more of something than is needed or usual (अत्यधिक प्रचुरता, बहुतायत, भरमार)
• Superabundant — existing in very large amounts, more than is needed (अत्यधिक, आवश्यकता से कहीं अधिक, भरपूर)
• Superiority — the state or quality of being better, more skilful or more powerful than others (श्रेष्ठता, बढ़त)
• Supernal — connected with heaven or the sky (दिव्य, स्वर्गीय, अलौकिक)
• Supine — lying flat on your back, with your face upwards (पीठ के बल लेटा हुआ, चित)
• Sure-footed — not likely to fall when walking or climbing on rough ground (जिसके पैर न फिसलें, मज़बूती से पैर जमाने वाला)

Group 63

Group 63 · Swinish – Unafraid

• Swinish — very unpleasant, rude or greedy, like a pig (सूअर जैसा, घिनौना, भद्दा)
• Sympathiser — a person who supports or approves of somebody or something, especially a political cause or party (समर्थक, हमदर्द, हिमायती)
• Tangential — having only a slight or indirect connection with something (विषय से हटकर, अप्रासंगिक, सरसरी तौर पर जुड़ा)
• Tarry — to stay in a place longer than you intended (ठहरना, रुके रहना, देर करना)
• Tenuous — so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists (क्षीण, कमज़ोर, अस्पष्ट)
• Testing — difficult to deal with and needing particular strength or abilities (कठिन, परीक्षा लेने वाला, चुनौतीपूर्ण)
• Tether — to tie an animal to a post so that it cannot move very far ((पशु को) खूँटे से बाँधना)
• Thrall — the state of being controlled or strongly influenced by somebody or something (वश, अधीनता, मोहपाश)
• Threadbare — (of cloth, clothing or furniture) old and thin because it has been used a lot (घिसा-पिटा, जर्जर, फटा-पुराना (कपड़ा))
• Tiddly — slightly drunk (हल्के नशे में, सुरूर में)
• Time-honoured — respected because it has been used or done for a long time (परंपरागत, समय-सिद्ध, पुराना और प्रतिष्ठित)
• Toneless — (of a voice) not expressing any emotion (भावहीन, सपाट (आवाज़))
• Toothsome — (of food) tasting very good (स्वादिष्ट, ज़ायकेदार)
• Touch-and-go — (of a result or situation) uncertain, especially when there is a risk of something bad happening (अनिश्चित, नाज़ुक, जोखिम भरा)
• Tousled — (of hair) untidy, as if you have just got out of bed ((बालों का) बिखरा हुआ, अस्त-व्यस्त)
• Tract — a large area of land (भूभाग, भू-क्षेत्र, इलाका)
• Transcendental — going beyond the limits of human knowledge, experience or reason, especially in a religious or spiritual way (अलौकिक, इंद्रियातीत, पारलौकिक)
• Traumatize — to shock and upset somebody very much, often making them unable to think or work normally for a long time (गहरा सदमा पहुँचाना, आघात पहुँचाना)
• Tribune — (in ancient Rome) an official elected by the ordinary people to protect their interests ((प्राचीन रोम में) जन-प्रतिनिधि अधिकारी, ट्रिब्यून)
• Tricksy — clever in a way that is complicated or meant to impress, rather than clear and simple (चालाकी भरा, पेचीदा, दिखावटी (कलाकारी वाला))
• Trusty — that you have had a long time and have always been able to rely on (भरोसेमंद, विश्वसनीय, पुराना वफ़ादार)
• Trying — annoying or difficult to deal with (कठिन, परेशान करने वाला, थका देने वाला)
• Tyrannous — using power over people in a cruel and unfair way (अत्याचारी, निरंकुश, ज़ालिम, दमनकारी)
• Unadventurous — not willing to take risks or to try new and exciting things (जोखिम न लेने वाला, नीरस, लीक पर चलने वाला)
• Unafraid — not afraid or nervous (निडर, निर्भय, बेखौफ़)

Group 64

Group 64 · Unapproachable – Ungentlemanly

• Unapproachable — (of a person) unfriendly and not easy to talk to (अमिलनसार, जिससे बात करना कठिन हो, रूखा)
• Unassertive — not expressing your opinions or wishes strongly or confidently (संकोची, दब्बू, अपनी बात दृढ़ता से न कहने वाला)
• Unchain — to remove the chains from somebody or something (ज़ंजीर खोलना, मुक्त करना)
• Uncluttered — not containing too many objects or details, so that it is neat and simple (सुव्यवस्थित, साफ़-सुथरा, बिना ठसाठस भराव का)
• Unconfined — not kept within limits or restricted in any way (अबाध, असीमित, खुला)
• Unconscionable — (of behaviour) so unfair, unreasonable or morally wrong that it should not be accepted (अनुचित, अन्यायपूर्ण, अनैतिक, अक्षम्य)
• Unconsidered — said or done without careful thought (बिना सोचे-समझे कहा या किया गया)
• Uncontaminated — not damaged or made impure by dirt, chemicals, radiation or harmful substances (अदूषित, शुद्ध, साफ़)
• Unconvinced — not believing or not certain about something, despite what you have been told (असंतुष्ट, जिसे विश्वास न हुआ हो, आश्वस्त न होना)
• Uncoordinated — (of a person) not able to control the movements of their body well (शरीर पर नियंत्रण न रखने वाला, बेढंगा)
• Uncorrupted — still honest and with good moral standards (अभ्रष्ट, ईमानदार, निष्कलंक)
• Undeclared — not admitted or announced openly or officially (अघोषित, जिसकी खुली घोषणा न की गई हो)
• Undercut — to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors ((प्रतिस्पर्धी से) कम दाम पर बेचना)
• Undergird — to give support or a strong base to an idea, argument or system (आधार देना, मज़बूती देना, सहारा देना)
• Undetectable — impossible to see or find (जिसका पता न लगाया जा सके, अगोचर)
• Undeterred — continuing to do something even though there are problems or people trying to stop you (बेरोक, अडिग, (बाधाओं से) न रुकने वाला)
• Undifferentiated — having parts that you cannot distinguish between (अविभेदित, जिसमें अंतर न किया गया हो, एकरूप)
• Undistinguished — not very interesting, successful or attractive (साधारण, मामूली, उल्लेखनीय नहीं)
• Undying — lasting for ever (अमर, अटूट, चिरस्थायी, कभी न मिटने वाला)
• Unearthly — very strange and not natural, and therefore frightening (अलौकिक, अप्राकृतिक, डरावना)
• Unexceptional — not interesting or unusual in any way (साधारण, मामूली)
• Unfading — that does not lose its colour, strength or importance over time (कभी न मुरझाने वाला, अमिट, चिरस्थायी)
• Unflinching — remaining strong and determined, even when things are difficult or dangerous (अडिग, अविचल, दृढ़, निडर)
• Unfocused — not having a clear aim or purpose (लक्ष्यहीन, दिशाहीन, बिखरा हुआ)
• Ungentlemanly — not polite or fair, and not behaving in the way that a gentleman should (असभ्य, अशिष्ट, सज्जनता के विरुद्ध)

Group 65

Group 65 · Ungovernable – Unskilful

• Ungovernable — (of a country or region) impossible to govern or control (जिस पर शासन करना असंभव हो, अनियंत्रणीय)
• Unguarded — not protected or watched by anybody (अरक्षित, बिना पहरे का)
• Unhallowed — (of ground) not made holy by a religious ceremony (जिसे धार्मिक रूप से पवित्र न किया गया हो, अपवित्र)
• Unhand — to let go of somebody that you are holding ((पकड़े हुए व्यक्ति को) छोड़ देना)
• Unheralded — not previously known or praised, although deserving to be (अज्ञात, जिसकी पहले चर्चा न हुई हो)
• Unimpeachable — so good or reliable that it cannot be doubted or questioned (निर्विवाद, अकाट्य, बेदाग)
• Unintelligent — not intelligent (मंदबुद्धि, नासमझ, कम समझ वाला)
• Unlettered — not having had much education (अनपढ़, निरक्षर, अशिक्षित)
• Unmemorable — not special or interesting enough to be remembered (साधारण, याद न रहने वाला)
• Unmerciful — showing no kindness or pity (निर्दयी, क्रूर, बेरहम)
• Unmistakable — that cannot be confused with anything else (अचूक, स्पष्ट, जिसे पहचानने में भूल न हो)
• Unmotivated — not having any interest in or enthusiasm for something, especially work or study (उत्साहहीन, प्रेरणाहीन, अनिच्छुक)
• Unorganised — not arranged or planned in a clear or effective way (अव्यवस्थित, बेतरतीब)
• Unostentatious — simple and not trying to impress people with wealth, possessions or importance (आडंबरहीन, सादा, दिखावा न करने वाला)
• Unparliamentary — (of language or behaviour) not acceptable in a parliament because it is rude or offensive (असंसदीय, अशोभनीय)
• Unpleasing — not attractive or enjoyable (अप्रिय, जो अच्छा न लगे, अरुचिकर)
• Unpredicted — that was not predicted or expected before it happened (जिसकी भविष्यवाणी न की गई हो, अप्रत्याशित)
• Unpremeditated — not planned in advance (बिना पूर्व योजना के, अपूर्वनियोजित, आकस्मिक)
• Unprepossessing — not attractive (अनाकर्षक, जो पहली नज़र में प्रभावित न करे)
• Unreadable — (of writing or print) not clear enough to read (अपठनीय, जो पढ़ा न जा सके)
• Unreserved — complete and without any doubts (पूर्ण, बिना शर्त, निःसंकोच)
• Unrighteous — not morally right (अधर्मी, अन्यायी, पापी)
• Unschooled — having had no formal education (अशिक्षित, जिसने स्कूली शिक्षा न पाई हो)
• Unseeing — not noticing or really looking at anything although your eyes are open (शून्य दृष्टि वाला, खोया-खोया, देखकर भी अनदेखा करता)
• Unskilful — not good at doing something (अकुशल, अनाड़ी, फूहड़)

Group 66

Group 66 · Unspectacular – Vernacular

• Unspectacular — not exciting or special (साधारण, जिसमें कुछ खास न हो)
• Unstinting — given or giving generously and without limits (भरपूर, उदार, बिना कंजूसी के)
• Unsubstantial — not large, strong or important enough (कमज़ोर, निराधार, नगण्य)
• Unsubtle — not subtle (स्पष्ट, सीधा-सपाट, भोंडा)
• Unsupportable — that cannot be shown to be true or reasonable (निराधार, जिसका समर्थन न किया जा सके)
• Untaught — (of a person) not having been taught or educated (अशिक्षित, बिना पढ़ा-लिखा, अनपढ़)
• Untethered — (of an animal or object) not tied with a rope or chain (बिना बँधा हुआ, खुला (पशु या वस्तु))
• Unthankful — not showing or feeling thanks for something (कृतघ्न, नाशुक्रा)
• Untold — used to emphasize how bad or great something is (अनगिनत, बेहिसाब, अपार)
• Untouchable — in a position where somebody is unlikely to be punished or criticized ((सज़ा या आलोचना की) पहुँच से परे, जिसे कोई छू न सके)
• Untoward — unusual and unexpected, and usually unpleasant (अप्रिय, अनहोनी, अनुचित)
• Untraditional — not following the usual customs, methods or beliefs that have existed for a long time (अपारंपरिक, परंपरा से हटकर)
• Unvarying — never changing, and often therefore boring (एकरूप, अपरिवर्तनशील, एक जैसा रहने वाला)
• Unwary — not aware of the possible dangers or problems of a situation and therefore likely to be harmed by them (असावधान, बेख़बर, लापरवाह)
• Unwitting — not aware of what you are doing or of the situation that you are involved in (अनजाना, बेख़बर, अनजाने में शामिल)
• Unwonted — not usual or expected (असामान्य, अप्रत्याशित, जो आदत के विपरीत हो)
• Unworldly — not interested in money, possessions or the pleasures of ordinary life (सांसारिक मोह से दूर, विरक्त)
• Upfront — not trying to hide what you think or do (स्पष्टवादी, खरा, साफ़-साफ़ कहने वाला)
• Uppity — behaving as if you are more important than you really are (अकड़ू, घमंडी, खुद को बड़ा समझने वाला)
• Vainglory — too much pride in yourself and what you have done (मिथ्या अभिमान, दंभ, घमंड)
• Valorous — showing great courage, especially in war (वीर, पराक्रमी, बहादुर)
• Vaporous — full of vapour, or looking or feeling like vapour (वाष्पमय, भाप-जैसा, धुंधला)
• Venality — the quality of being willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes (भ्रष्टता, घूसख़ोरी, बिकाऊपन)
• Venturesome — (of a person) willing to take risks or try new things (साहसी, जोखिम उठाने वाला, दुस्साहसी)
• Vernacular — the language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people, especially one that is not the official or written language (स्थानीय भाषा, देशी भाषा, बोलचाल की भाषा)

Group 67

Group 67 · Verve – Zippy

• Verve — energy, excitement and enthusiasm (जोश, उत्साह, उमंग)
• Virginal — connected with or suitable for a virgin (कौमार्य संबंधी, निर्मल)
• Virtuosity — a very high degree of skill in performing or playing, especially music (असाधारण कौशल, कलात्मक निपुणता)
• Visitation — an official visit, especially to check that rules are being obeyed ((निरीक्षण के लिए) आधिकारिक दौरा)
• Vitriol — very cruel and bitter comments or criticism (कटुता, ज़हरीली आलोचना, तीखे कटु वचन)
• Voluptuary — a person who lives for pleasure and luxury, especially physical pleasure (विलासी, भोगी, ऐयाश)
• Votary — a person who strongly supports or believes in a particular person, idea or activity (उपासक, अनुयायी, भक्त, समर्थक)
• Warhorse — (in the past) a large strong horse used in battle (युद्ध का घोड़ा, जंगी घोड़ा)
• Warm-hearted — kind, friendly and showing sympathy and love for other people (दयालु, स्नेही, उदार-हृदय)
• Warp — to become, or make something become, bent or twisted out of its natural shape, often because of heat or water (टेढ़ा होना या करना, ऐंठ जाना)
• Weal — a red, swollen mark on the skin where somebody has been hit, for example with a stick or a whip ((मार का) उभरा हुआ लाल निशान, बद्धी, सूजन)
• Weedy — having a thin weak body (दुबला-पतला, कमज़ोर, मरियल)
• Well-adjusted — (of a person) able to deal with people, problems and life in general in a normal, sensible way (संतुलित, परिस्थितियों से अच्छी तरह तालमेल रखने वाला)
• Well-to-do — rich, and with a good position in society (धनी, संपन्न, खाते-पीते घर का)
• Whet — to increase somebody's desire for or interest in something ((इच्छा, भूख या रुचि) बढ़ाना, जगाना)
• Whizz — to move very quickly, making a high continuous sound (सर्र से निकलना, तेज़ी से गुज़रना)
• Wide-ranging — including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas (व्यापक, विस्तृत, अनेक विषयों को समेटने वाला)
• Wield — to have and use power, authority or influence ((शक्ति, प्रभाव, अधिकार का) प्रयोग करना, रखना)
• Wishy-washy — not having clear or firm ideas or beliefs (ढुलमुल, अनिश्चित, गोलमोल)
• Witless — silly or stupid (मूर्ख, नासमझ, बेवकूफ़)
• Wonted — usual (सामान्य, अभ्यस्त, सदा जैसा)
• Workaday — ordinary and everyday, and not very interesting (रोज़मर्रा का, साधारण, नीरस)
• World-weary — no longer interested in or excited by life, because you have experienced too much of it (दुनिया से ऊबा हुआ, जीवन से थका-हारा)
• Wretchedness — the state of being very unhappy or ill (दुर्दशा, दुःख, बदहाली)
• Zippy — able to move very quickly (फुर्तीला, तेज़ चलने वाला)