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abacus
n. पेट manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
abase
v. शरमाना humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
abash
v. लज्जित करना embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
abate
v. अपमानित करना abate subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate
v. संक्षिप्त make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
abbreviation
n. संक्षिप्त shortening something by omitting parts of it
abdicate
v. बच give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
aberrant
n. न्यायपालिका abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
abet
v. abet aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
abeyance
n. प्रास्थगित suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
abhor
v. घृणा fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
abjure
v. त्यागना renounce upon oath; abandon forever
ablaze
a. जलता हुआ burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color
ablution
n. स्नान washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
abnegate
v. अस्वीकार करना give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
abnegation
n. अस्वीकार repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
abode
n. निवास act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
abolish
v. समाप्त cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
abolitionist
n. उन्मूलनवाद a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
abominable
a. घृणित detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
aboriginal
a. आदिवासी being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
abortive
a. नष्ट करना unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
abound
v. घर्षण be full of; be plentiful
abrade
v. नष्ट करना wear away by friction; scrape; erode
abrasion
n. घर्षण scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
abridge
v. संक्षेपण condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abrogate
a. रद्द abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
abrupt
a. अचानक broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
abscond
v. उग्र leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
absorb
v. अवशोषित assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
abstain
v. बचना refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
abstemious
a. संयमी sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
abstruse
a. गूढ़ obscure; profound; difficult to understand
absurdity
n. मूर्खता quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
abundant
a. प्रचुर plentiful; possessing riches or resources
abut
v. abut border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
abysmal
a. abysmal bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
academician
n. शिक्षाविद् a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
accede
v. मान लेना agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
accentuate
v. दबाव का चिह्न करना emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
accessibility
n. पहुँच क्षमता the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
accessory
n. सहायक additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
acclaim
v. प्रशंसा applaud; announce with great approval
acclimate
v. acclimate accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
acclivity
n. चढ़ाना upward slope, as of hill
accolade
n. accolade award of merit; expression of approval; praise
accompaniment
n. संगत act of accompanying someone or something
accompanying
a. साथ attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else
accomplishment
n. सिद्धि achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
accordion
n. aria a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
accost
v. संभाषण करना approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
accouter
v. accouter equip; provide with military equipment
accredit
v. सच मानना authorize; commission; give credit for
accretion
n. अभिवृद्धि growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
accrue
v. एकत्रित increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
accumulate
v. लाजिमी जमा pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
accuse
v. आरोप blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
acerbity
n. तीक्ष्णता the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
acetic
a. एसिटिक having properties of vinegar; sour
acidulous
a. थोड़ा अम्ल slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
acorn
n. शाहबलूतिक fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
acoustics
n. ध्वनिकी science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
acquiesce
v. acquiesce assent; agree without protesting
acquisition
n. अधिग्रहण act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
acrid
a. उग्र unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
acrimonious
a. उग्र bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
acronym
n. परिचित करा an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something
acrophobia
n. acrophobia fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
actuarial
a. तीखा बीमांकिक calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
actuate
v. अत्यधिक put into motion or action; activate
acuity
n. तीक्ष्णता sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
acumen
n. कुशाग्र बुद्धि mental keenness; quickness of perception
adage
n. कहावत wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
adaptable
a. अनुकूलनीय flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
addendum
n. परिशिष्ट something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
addict
v. लत cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
addictive
a. लत something you cannot stop taking once you have started
addle
v. सड़ा muddle; drive crazy; become confused
adept
a. निपुण expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adherent
n. पक्षपाती a person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
adjacent
a. आसन्न adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
adjoin
v. सटना be next to; be contiguous to; border on
adjudicate
v. निर्णय करना hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
adjunct
n. सहायक something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
adjure
v. शपथ लेकर कहना appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
adjust
v. समायोजित change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
admonish
v. धिक्कारना warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
admonition
n. चेतावनी gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
adobe
n. एडोब clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
adolescent
n. किशोर a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
adopt
v. अपनाने accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
adoption
n. अपनाने act of accepting with approval
adoration
n. आराधना act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
adorn
v. सजाना enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
adornment
n. एकत्रीकरण embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
adroit
a. निपुण skillful and adept under pressing conditions
adulation
n. खुशामद excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
adulterate
v. मिलावट make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
adumbrate
v. adumbrate give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
advent
n. आगमन coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
adventitious
a. आकस्मिक accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
advocacy
n. वकालत support; active pleading on behalf of something
aerie
n. फरार Aerie nest of a bird, such as an eagle, built on a cliff or other high place
affable
a. मिलनसार easily approachable; warmly friendly
affiliate
v. सहबद्ध associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
affinity
n. आकर्षण natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
affirm
v. वाणी state something as true; assert; confirm
affirmation
n. प्रतिज्ञान positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
affix
v. प्रत्यय fasten; append; add on; secure to something
affliction
n. दु: ख cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
affluence
n. संपन्नता abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
affordable
a. सस्ती able to pay for
affront
n. अपमान insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
aftermath
n. बाद outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
agglomeration
n. ढेर collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
aggrandize
v. शक्ति अथवा प्रतिक्षा में बढ़ाना increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
aggravate
v. बढ़ worsen; make worse or more troublesome
aggregate
v. कुल gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aggregation
n. एकत्रीकरण several things grouped together or considered as a whole
aghast
a. भौचक्का struck by shock, terror, or amazement
agility
n. चपलता mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
agitate
v. उत्तेजित करना cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
agitation
n. आंदोलन anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
agnostic
n. नास्तिक one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
agrarian
a. कृषि pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
ailment
n. बीमारी sickness;a slight but often persistent illness 
air
v. हवाई be broadcast on television or radio
airborne
a. अलंकरण हवाई aloft; flying; in the air
alacrity
n. तत्परता cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
alchemy
n. कीमिया medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
alcove
n. alcove प्राप्त nook; small, recessed section of a room
algorithm
n. एल्गोरिथ्म established procedure for solving problem
alignment
n. संरेखण arrangement; association; alliance
alimentary
a. पाचन providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
alkali
n. क्षार soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
allay
v. दूर calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
allegation
n. आरोप suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
allege
v. आरोप state without proof; assert to be true
allegory
n. रूपक symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
alliteration
n. अनुप्रास repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
allocate
v. आवंटित assign; distribute according to plan
alloy
v. मिश्र combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
allude
v. संकेत करना refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
allure
v. आकर्षण attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
allurement
n. प्रलोभन temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth or operating, as a motive to action
allusion
n. संकेत indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
ally
n. मित्र confederate; partner; collaborator
aloft
ad. ऊपर in or into a high place; high or higher up
aloof
a. अलग apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
alteration
n. परिवर्तन a passage from one form or state to another; change
altruistic
a. परोपकारी unselfishly generous; concerned for others
amalgamate
v. मिलाना combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury
amass
v. एकत्र करना collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
amaze
v. विस्मित astonish; affect with wonder
amazing
a. अद्भुत awesome; astounding; surprising
ambidextrous
a. कपटी capable of using either hand with equal ease
ambience
n. माहौल particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment
ambiguity
n. अस्पष्टता state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
ambiguous
a. अस्पष्ट unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambition
n. महत्वाकांक्षा aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
ambitious
a. महत्वाकांक्षी aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
ambivalence
n. ambivalence state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
ambivalent
a. ambivalent mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
amble
n. टहलना moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
ambulatory
a. चल able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
ameliorate
v. उन्नति make or become better; improve; grow better
amenable
a. उत्तरदायी responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
amend
v. संशोधन change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
amendment
n. संशोधन a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
amenities
n. सुविधाएं convenient features; courtesies
amenity
n. सुविधा pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
amiable
a. मिलनसार good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable
a. सौहार्दपूर्ण exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
amity
n. सौहार्द friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
amorous
a. कामुक moved by sexual love; loving
amorphous
a. अनाकार formless; lacking shape or definition
amphibian
a. उभयचर able to live both on land and in water
amphitheater
n. अखाड़ा oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
amplification
n. प्रवर्धन addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
amplify
v. बढ़ाना broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
amputate
v. काटना cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
anachronistic
a. anachronistic having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time
analgesic
a. एनाल्जेसिक serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
analogous
a. अनुरूप comparable; similar or alike
analyze
v. विश्लेषण diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
anarchist
n. अराजकतावादी a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
anathema
n. अभिशाप solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
anatomy
n. शरीर रचना विज्ञान detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
ancestral
a. पैतृक inherited or inheritable by established rules
ancestry
n. वंश family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
ancillary
a. सहायक serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
anguished
a. दुखी experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent; feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish
angular
a. कोणीय sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
animus
n. विरोध the feeling of enmity or ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
annals
n. इतिहास a chronological record of the events of successive years
annex
v. चयक append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
annihilate
v. सफाया destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
annotate
v. टिप्पणी comment; make explanatory notes
annoying
a. कष्टप्रद bothersome; troublesome; irritating
annuity
n. वार्षिकी annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
annul
v. रद्द make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
anodyne
n. पीड़ा - नाशक source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
anoint
v. अभिषेक apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
anomalous
a. विषम deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
antagonism
n. विरोध active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
antecede
v. antecede precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
antecedents
n. पूर्ववृत्त preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
antedate
v. समय से पूर्व घटित होना be earlier in time; go back further
antediluvian
a. पुराना antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
anthology
n. संकलन book of literary selections by various authors
anthropocentric
a. anthropocentric regarding human beings as the center of the universe
anthropoid
a. मानवाकार manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
anthropomorphic
a. anthropomorphic having human form or characteristics
antibiotic
n. एंटीबायोटिक any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms
anticipate
v. आशा act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
anticlimax
n. अवनति the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise
antipathy
n. घृणा strong feeling of aversion; dislike
antique
n. प्राचीन any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
antithesis
n. प्रतिपक्षता contrast; direct contrast; opposition
antler
n. antler entire horn, or any branch of the horn
anvil
n. निहाई a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
apathetic
a. उदासीन feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
apathy
n. उदासीनता lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
aperitif
n. aperitif alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
aperture
n. एपर्चर opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
apex
n. शीर्ष highest point; vertex; summit; climax
aphasia
n. वाचाघात loss of speech due to injury or illness
aphorism
n. सूत्र definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
apiary
n. apiary a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
aplomb
n. अभिमान poise; self-confident assurance
apocryphal
a. मनगढ़ंत untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
apogee
n. apogee the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited
apolitical
a. अराजनैतिक having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
apologetic
a. क्षमाप्रार्थी offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
apologist
n. apologist a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution
apologize
v. माफी माँगता हूँ beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
apostate
n. स्वधर्मत्यागी one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
apostrophe
n. apostrophe text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
apotheosis
n. apotheosis elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
appall
v. भयभीत करना depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak
apparition
n. प्रेत ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
appeal
n. अपील attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
appealing
a. अपील attractive or interesting; charming
appellation
n. पदवी name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
append
v. जोड़ attach; add as supplement or appendix
appendage
n. उपांग something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
appetite
n. भूख instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
applaud
v. सराहना acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
applicable
a. लागू capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
applicant
n. आवेदक candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
application
n. आवेदन close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
appoint
v. नियुक्ति designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
apposite
a. apposite strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
appraisal
n. मूल्यांकन assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
appraise
v. मूल्यांकन estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
appreciable
a. प्रशंसनीय large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
appreciate
v. सराहना be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
apprehension
n. आशंका fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding
apprehensive
a. आशंकित capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive
apprenticeship
n. शिक्षुता the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
apprise
v. अवगत कराया inform; give notice to; make aware
approach
n. दृष्टिकोण a way of considering or doing something
approbation
n. अनुमोदन expression of warm approval; praise
appropriate
v. उचित acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
approximate
v. लगभग come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
approximately
ad. लगभग very similarly; roughly
apropos
a. योग्यता with reference or regard; in respect
aquatic
a. जलीय consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
aquiline
a. गस्र्ड��वत curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
arable
a. कृषि योग्य fit for growing crops, as by plowing
arbiter
n. मध्यस्थ person with power to decide a dispute; judge
arboreal
a. वृक्षवासी tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
arboretum
n. arboretum a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
arc
n. चाप the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
arcane
a. रहस्यमय secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
archaeology
n. पुरातत्व study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
archaic
a. पुराने अनुरूप no longer current or applicable; antiquated
archetype
n. मूलरूप आदर्श prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
archipelago
n. द्वीपसमूह group of closely located islands
ardent
a. प्रबल displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
arduous
a. कठिन demanding great effort or labor; difficult
arid
a. शुष्क dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
aristocracy
n. शिष्टजन hereditary nobility; privileged class
aristocrat
n. अभिजात one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
arithmetic
n. अंकगणित theory of numerical calculations
armada
n. armada a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
armory
n. शस्त्रागार arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
aromatic
a. सुरभित fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
arousal
n. arousal act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep
arraign
v. दोष लगाना officially charge someone in a court of law
arrangement
n. व्यवस्था composition; a plan for how something will happen
arrears
n. बकाया being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation
arrogate
v. हथियाना claim without justification; claim for oneself without the right
arroyo
n. अरोयो deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse
artifice
n. चालाकी subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity
artisan
n. कारीगर manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
artless
a. अकृत्रिम free of artificiality; natural; open and honest
ascend
v. चढ़ना move up or climb something; mount
ascendancy
n. प्रभुत्व superiority or decisive advantage; domination
ascent
n. चढ़ाई upward slope or grade; movement upward
ascetic
a. तपस्वी leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
ascribe
v. मानो inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
aseptic
a. सड़न रोकनेवाला preventing infection; having cleansing effect
ashen
a. भस्मवर्ण ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
asinine
a. गदहे utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
askance
a. askance with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
askew
ad. तिरछा turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
asperity
n. तीक्ष्णता the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
asphyxiate
v. गला घोंटना deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
aspirant
n. आकांक्षी one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
aspiration
n. आकांक्षा ambition; something that you hope to achieve
assail
v. आक्रमण करना assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
assault
n. हमला a violent attack; an onslaught
assay
v. परख analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
assemblage
n. जमावड़ा a group of persons together in one place
assent
v. जोर express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
assert
v. जोर declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
assertive
a. मुखर positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
assess
v. मूल्यांकन estimate  value; judge worth of something
assessment
n. मूल्यांकन act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
assiduous
a. परिश्रमी constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
assimilate
v. आत्मसात incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
assistance
n. सहायता help, especially money or resources that are given to people  
assuage
v. शांत कर लेता ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
assuredly
ad. विश्वासपूर्वक in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
astigmatism
n. दृष्टिवैषम्य सहमति eye defect that prevents proper focus
astonished
a. चकित amazed; very surprised
astound
v. चकित affect with wonder; surprise; shock
astringent
a. कसैले causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere
astronomer
n. खगोल विज्ञानी a physicist who studies astronomy
astronomy
n. खगोल विज्ञान branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
asunder
ad. asunder into separate parts or pieces; apart
asymmetric
a. असममित not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
atavism
n. atavism resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations
atavistic
a. atavistic displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form
atheistic
a. नास्तिक denying existence of God; godless
athletics
n. एथलेटिक्स art of training by athletic exercises; games and sports of athletes
atmosphere
n. माहौल air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
atom
n. परमाणु a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
atrocity
n. क्रूरता brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
atrophy
n. शोष wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
attachment
n. लगाव a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
attain
v. प्राप्त achieve or accomplish; gain
attainment
n. प्राप्ति something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
attend
v. भाग लेने के लिए be present at; go to; take care of; tend
attendance
n. उपस्थिति act of being present
attendant
n. परिचर aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
attention
n. ध्यान act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
attenuate
v. attenuate make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen the density of
attire
n. पोशाक clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
attraction
n. आकर्षण appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
attractive
a. आकर्षक appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
attribute
n. गुण essential quality; reputation; honor
attribute
v. गुण relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
attrition
n. संघर्षण a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment
atypical
a. atypical not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
audacious
a. दुस्साहसिक fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
auditorium
n. सभागार एटलस area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
auditory
a. श्रवण of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
auger
n. बरमा hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
augment
v. बढ़ाने make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
augury
n. भविष्यवाणी sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
aureole
n. किरणों का पुंज the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo
auroral
a. Auroral characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
auspicious
a. शुभ attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
austere
a. तपस्या strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
authenticate
v. प्रमाणित prove genuine; establish authenticity of
authoritarian
a. सत्तावादी expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will
authoritative
a. आधिकारिक weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
autobiography
n. Aviator biography or story written by yourself
autocrat
n. तानाशाह dictator; ruler having unlimited power
autocratic
a. निरंकुश having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
automaton
n. automaton the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
autonomous
a. स्वायत्त self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
autonomy
n. स्वायत्तता independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
available
a. उपलब्ध convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
avant-garde
n. accordion avant-garde radically new or original; cutting edge
avarice
n. लोभ greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
aver
v. सिद्ध करना declare to be true; affirm
averse
a. हिचकते reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
aviary
n. एवियरी large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
avid
a. attest गठरी greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
avocation
n. धन्धा activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
avow
v. खुलकर कहना declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly
avowal
n. घोषणा open declaration; frank acknowledgment
avuncular
a. avuncular in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant
awkward
a. अजीब difficult to handle or manage
awning
n. शामियाना roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
awry
ad. गड़बड़ा in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
axiom
n. स्वयंसिद्ध self-evident truth requiring no proof
axle
n. धुरा pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
azure
a. नीला sky blue; light purplish-blue