Vocabulary - 1

Word	Meaning	Meaning
Abbreviation	A shortened form of a word or phrase	Sankshipt rup, laghu rup
Abdication	Voluntary renouncing throne	Sinhansan tyag, raj tyag
Abolish	Do away with wholly	Unmulan karna, mita dena
Abridged	An edition a book in which it has been condensed.	Sanshipt
Acclimatize	To accustom oneself in new climate	Adi hona, naye vatavaran kay anukul hona
Acquaint	Make oneself familiar with a person or a thing .	Parichit karaana, Jankaari prapt karna
Acquittal	The act of freeing a person from a charge by verdict.	Dosh rahit, Rihayee
Actuary	One who calculates premium	Bimankak, bimankik
Adulteration	To falsify a thing by admixture or baser ingredients.	Apmishrit, Milavat
Aggravate	To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease	Aur bigad dena, tivra karna
Agnostic	One who doubts the existence of god	Nastik. Sanshayavadi
Alienate	To turn friends in enemies	Virodhi banana, dur kar dena
Alimony	Allowance paid to wife on legal separation	Partyakta patni kay liye varity ya jivika ya nirvah vyay
Ambiguous	A sentence whose meaning is unclear	Aspasht, duvidhapurn
Ambivalent	Having opposing feelings	Milay julay bhavvala
Amnesia	Loss of memory	Yadadasht kho jana, smarity lop
Amnesty	General pardon	Raj-kshama, kshamadaan
Amphibian	A land animal that breeds in water	Jal tatha sthal main rehnaywala jantu/jalthali
Antidote	A medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine	Vish nashak, vishharan aushdhi
Aphasia	Loss of speech	Awaaj bund ho jana, vachaghat
Apostate	One who abandons his religious faith.	Dharmtyagi, Vishvaasghati
Aquatic	Animals live in water.	Jalachar, Jaleeya
Arbitrator	A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them	Madhyasth, panch
Aristocracy	A Government by the Nobles	Abhijat varg
Armistice	The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed.	Youdh veeram, Sandhi
Arsenal	A place where weapons and ammunitions are stored	Shastragaar
Audiology	The study of hearing, especially hearing defects and their treatment.	Shravan vigyaan
Aurist	A specialist with regard to ear	Karna visheshagya
Autocracy	A Government by one	Tanashahi
Avaricious	Of a person extremely desirous of money	Lalchi
Bachelorhood	State of being unmarried	Kunvarapan
Behead	Cut off the head	Sir katna
Bellicose	One who is fond of fighting	Laddaku
Belligerents	Nations engaged in war.	Yuddhkari, Yuddhratt
Bibliophile	A great lover of books	Pustaka premi
Biennial	Happening every second year	Dvivarshik, har dusray saal honay vala
Bigot	One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views	Kattar, Dharmaandh
Bilingual	A person who speaks two languages	Dvibhashi
Biped	Animal having two feet.	Do per vala janwar
Blasphemy	Speaking disrespectfully about sacred or religious things.	Ishvar ninda
Bookworm	One who devotes full time in studying course books	Kitabi kidaa
Brigand	A bandit or robber, [esp.] One of a band living by pillage and ransom.	Dakoo, dakait
Bullion	Gold or Silver before using for manufacturing ornaments	Chandi sonay ki eent
Caducity	The infirmity of old age.	Nashavarta
Calligraphy	The art of beautiful hand writing. Elegant penmanship.	Sulekhan,
Callous	A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy	Kathor,Nishthur
Cannibal	Of a man or animal that feeds on its own species	Swajatibhakshak pashu, narbhakshi
Celibacy	Abstinence from sex	Bhramcharya
Celibate	One who is unmarried	Bhramchari
Cemetery	A place for burial of dead bodies.	Kabrastaan
Centenarian	A person who is above hundred years	Shataayu
Centenary	Celebration of a hundredth year, once –a-century	Shatabdi, shatvarshiya utsava
Compatriot	Belong to same country.	Ek deshvasi, hum vatan
Congenital	Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth	Janmajaat
Congregation	An assembly of worshippers.	Sabha, Bhakt Manadali, Dharmasangh
Conscription	Compulsory enlistment for military or i\other service	Sena main jabarjasti bharti karna
Convalescent	One who is recovering from illness	Swasthya laabhkari, swasthya laab sey sambandhit
Cosmology	Science of origin of universe	Bhramand vigyaan
Cosmopolitan	One who can make himself at home in all countries	Samast sansaar ka, sarv-vyapi
Cosmopolite	A citizen of the world	Aisa vyakti jisnay bahut desho ki yatra ki ho
Couplet	A stanza having two lines in verse.	Doha
Credulous	A person who readily believes whatever is told to him/her.	Sahaj vishvashi, bhola
Cynic	One who questions everything	Doshdarshi, nindak
Cytology	Study of cell	Koshika vigyaan
Dead letter	An unclaimed letter	Andhpatra, aprachlit kanun
Debar	Prevent a person from admission or a right.	Varjit karna, Rok dena
Declamation	Act or art of rhetorical exercise.	Bhashan, Ghoshana, Vyakhyaan
Delegate	To give one	Saupna, pratinidhitva karnay kay liyay bhejna
Dictatorship	Government carried on by an absolute ruler.	Nirankushata, Tanashahi, Dabang
Dipsomania	A strong desire to take liquor.	Madiraa ki latt, Sharaab ki tivra ichchha
Disenfranchisement	To take away some one	Vishesh vikraya adhikar ko vapas lena
Dotage	Extreme old age when one behaves like a child	Sathiyapa, vridhavastha ki matikshinta
Effeminate	Of a man showing feminine attributes	Nari jaisa purush, strain
Efficacious	Sure to produce desired results	Achuk, Prabhaavi
Elucidate	To explain something mysterious or difficult	Samjhana, spasht karna
Embezzlement	Misappropriation of money	Gaban
Emigrant	One who goes to live in a foreign country	Upravasi, pardesh main rehnay vala vyakti
Emissary	Q person sent on a mission.[usually official]	Doot, Guptchar, Jasoos
Emphasize	To lay special stress on	Mahatva dena
Endemic	A disease prevailing in a locality	Sthanik bimari
Entomology	Study of insects	Keet vidya
Epic	A long narrative poem	Mahakavya
Epicure	Somebody who has refined taste for food; somebody who loves sensual pleasure and luxury	Swaadlolup vyakti
Epidemic	A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area	Mahamaari
Epilogue	A speech given after conclusion of drama.	Upasanhaar
Epistle	Verse in form of a letter.	Kavya patra, Dharm patra
Epitaph	Inscription on a tombstone	Smarak, samadhi-lekh
Equestrian	A person who rides on horse-back	Ashvarohi, ghudsavar
Eradicate	Destroy or get rid of something completely; root out an evil or bad practice	Mita dena, unmulan karna
Ethnology	A study of races	Manav jaati adhyayan
Etiquette	Established rules of conduct; rules of acceptable behavior	Shishtachaar
Exile	Made to be absent for a long time from one's own country.	Desh nikaala, Nirvasan, Vanvas
Exonerate	Free somebody from blame or guilt	Dosh mukt karna
Expatriate	To send out of native country.	Pravaasi
Expurgate	To remove all objectionable matter.	Aapatti-jaak vishay ki Kaat-chhant karna
Extempore	A speech delivered without any previous preparation	Bina tayyari kay
Extradite	To send back the criminal to the country.	Bhagay huay videshi apradhi ko saupana, Pratyarpan karna
Facsimile	An exact copy	Pratikrati
Fanatic	A man who has too much enthusiasm for his own religion	Kattarpanthi, unmadi
Fastidious	A person difficult to please	Akaddu
Foregone	Something that has been determined beforehand	Purv nishchit
Foster child	Child brought by persons, Who are not his parents.	Kisi aur kay dwara poshit bachcha
Fratricide	The murder or murderer of brother or sister	Bhratra-hatya, swajano ki hatya/hatyara
Germicide	A medicine that kills germs	Roganu nashi, jivanu nashi
Glutton	One who eats too much	Petu, khau
Gratis	Without payment	Nishulk
Gregarious	Of animals living in flocks	Jhund main rehnayvala, milansaar
Gullible	One who is easily deceived	Bhola bhala
Harangue	A noisy and loud speech before a long gathering.	Ugra, Prabhaavshali bhashan
Hearse	Vehicle to carry dead bodies.	Shav vaahan
Homicide	Murder of a human being	Manav vadh, nar hatya
Honorary	A position for which no salary is paid	Sammananiya, avaitnik, bina vetan ka pud
Horizon	The point where the earth and sky seem to meet.	Kshitij, Seema
Hostility	Intense aggression or anger state of antagonism	Dushmani, durbhavana
Iconoclast	Breaker of art and literature.	Murti puja virodhi, Rudhigat vichaaro ka virodhi
Idiosyncrasy	A person's peculiar habit	Sanak, avanchhaniya adat
Idolatry	Worship of idols	Murti puja
Illicit	That is prohibited by law	Niyam ya vyavhaar virudh, gair kanuni, avaidh
Imitable	Which can be imitated.	Nakal honay yogya
Immigrant	One who lives in a foreign country	Apravasi, videsh main basnayvala
Impenetrable	Incapable of being penetrated.	Abhaidhya, Jisko bheda na ja sakay, Agamya
Imperceptible	That which cannot be noticed	Atisukshm, alakshya
Impervious	A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, suggestions	Aprabhavit, avhedya
Imposter	One who assumes name or title or someone else for deceiving others.	Behrupiya, dhongi
Impracticable	That which cannot be practiced	Avyavharik
Improbable	That which is not likely to happen	Asambhavya
Inaccessible	Incapable of being reached.	Agamya, Pahunch sey bahar
Inanimate	Without life	Nirjeev, achetan
Inaudible	A sound that cannot be heard	Na sunaaye denay vala, ashravya
Indefatigable	One incapable of being tired	Athak, ashrant, na thaknay vala
Indefensible	That which cannot be defended	Asamarthaniya, arakshaniya
Indispensable	Something that is essential and cannot be dispensed with	Anivarya, jaroori
Inevitable	That which cannot be avoided	Nishchit, anivarya, apariharya
Inexcusable	Incapable of being justified.	Akshamy
Inexhaustible	Incapable of being tired out.	Anant
Inexplicable	That which cannot be explained	Duruh, jiski vyakhya na ki ja sakay
Inexplicit	Not definitely or clearly expressed.	Aspasht
Inexpressible	Incapable of being expressed in words.	Avarnaniya, Akathniya
Infallible	A remedy which never fails	Achuk, raambaan
Infanticide	The act of killing an infant	Shishuhatya
Infection	A disease spread by contact	Sankraman, bura asar, sankramak rog, bimari ki chhut
Inimitable	A method that cannot be imitated	Anokha, jiski nakal na ki ja sakay, ananukarniya
Insatiable	That which cannot be satisfied	Atripya, jo tript na ho sakay
Insurmountable	Incapable of being overcome.	Ajay, Jo praast na kiya ja sakay.
Interpolate	Inserting new matter in a book	Beech main dalna
Intervene	Anything pushed inside veins	Beech main aana, Hastakshep karna
Intestate	One who dies without a Will	Bina vasiyat, itchha patrahin
Introspection	The action of looking back on past time	Atmavishleshan
Invincible	That which cannot be conquered	Ajey, jisay jita na ja sakay
Irreconcilable	Incapable of being reconciled.	Kattar, mail na karnay wala
Kleptomania	An abnormal desire to steal	Chori karnay ki bimari
Locust	A kind of winged insect migrating in swarms and consuming vegetation.	Tiddi
Loquacious	A continuous talker.	Baatuni, vachaal
Manuscript	Handwritten book	Hastalikhit, pandulipi
Masochism	the tendency to derive sexual gratification from one’s own pain or humiliation	swapeedan kamukta, pidaa sukh
Matins	Morning prayer in Church	Pratah kaleen prarthana (church main)
Matricide	Killing of one’s own mother; killer of one’s own mother	Matarahatya, matrahatyara
Maxim	An establish principle	Neeti vachan, vachan, sookti
Meadow	A low level tract of uncultivated grassland	Ghas ka maidan
Melodrama	An extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization	Sansanikhej natak, Uttejnayukt natak
Mercenary	One who can do anything for money	Lobhi, kairaye ka sainik
Mesomorph	A person whose build is powerful, Compact and muscular.	Gatheela, Hatta katta insaan
Meticulous	Very particular even about small details	Atisavadhan, Chhoti chhoti cheejo ka bhi dhyan rakhnay vala
Mobocracy	Rule by the mob	Bhidd-tantra, bhidd ka raj
Monarchy	A Government by a king or queen	Raj tantra
Muse	Goddess of learning and arts.	Prerak shakti, Dhyaan, Saraswati devi
Myth	Purely fictitious narrative usually involving supernatural being etc.	Pauranik katha, Jhoothi baat
Narcotic	Medicine which induces sleep.	Nasheeli dava, Neend laanay vali dava
Neologism	New word coined by an author.	Navshabd, Navnirmit shabd
Neophyte	One who is a newcomer	Nausikhiya, naya chela
Notary	Person publically authorized to draw up or attest contracts etc	Lekhya pramanak, Lekha-patra pramankari
Notorious	A person with an evil reputation	Badnaam, kukhyat
Novice	One who is new to a trade or profession	Nausikhiya, peshay dhanday main naya
Numismatics	Science of coins or medals	Mudra shastra
Nutritive	Article of food rich in nutrition.	Poshan sanbandhi
Obesity	Having lot of fat in one's body.	Motapa
Obituary	A notice of death in a newspaper.	Nidhan suchana, Mritvivaran
Obsolete	A thing no longer in use	Aprachlit
Oceanography	Study of ocean	Samundra vigyaan
Odontology	Study of Teeth	Dant vigyaan
Oligarchy	A Government by the few	Alpatantra, kul-tantra
Omnipotent	All-powerful; possessing complete power and authority	Sarva shaktiman
Omnipresent	One who is present everywhere	Sarvavyapi, sarvavyapak
Omniscient	A person who knows everything	Antaryaami, sarvagya
Omnivorous	An animal or a human being that eats any kind of food	Sarvabhakshi, sarvagrahi
Orator	One who makes an eloquent public speech.	Suvakta
Ordnance	A factory where military materials are produced.	Golabarood , yuddh samagri
Oriental	A person of Asian, especially East Asian, descent.	Purvi , Purv - vasi
Ornithology	A study of birds	Pakshivigyaan
Orography	Study of mountain	Parvat vigyaan, parvartiki
Orthography	Study of correct spelling of words	Vartani
Ostracize	To expel from society	Nishkasit karna, bahishkarat karna
Outcast	Cast out as useless.	Neervasit, Parityakt, Bahishkrut
Pacifist	One who believes in total abolition of war	Shantivadi
Paleontology	Study of fossils	Jivaashmiki
Pantisocracy	Government by all	Sarkaar jahaan sabko samaan adhikar aur sabki samaan jimmedari ho
Pantomime	A dumb show.	Mukabhinaya, bina bolay kewal sanketo dwara abhinaya
Parasol	A lady' s umbrella	Lady Chhatri
Patricide	Killing of one’s own father; killer of one’s own father	Pitrahatya, pitrahatyara
Patrimony	Properties inherited from one's father	Paitrak sampatti, virasat
Pauper	One who has no money	Kangaal, daridra
Pedagogy	Study of Art of teaching	Shiksha shastra
Pedantic	A style in which author displays his knowledge	Panditya pradarshak, panditaau
Pedestrian	One who goes on foot	Paidal chalnay vala, padyatri
Pessimist	One who looks on the dark side of things	Nirashavadi
Philanderer	One who enjoys by love making	Vyabhichaari
Philately	Study of stamp collection	Tikat sangarahan
Philistine	One who does not care for art, literature etc	Sanskrati vimukh, abauddhik vyakti
Philology	Study of words and their roots.	Bhasha shastr
Phobia	An extreme or irrational fear of something	Bhaya, dar
Phonetics, Acoustics	Study of sound.	Dhvani ka Addhyayan
Phrenology	Study of skull with regard to human character.	Kapaalvidhya
Plagiarist	One who copies from other writers	Chor lekhak
Polyglot	One who knows many languages	Bahubhashi
Posthumous	A book published after the death of its author	Marnoparant, marnoparant prakashit pustak
Prejudice	To form an opinion against anybody baselessly.	Purvagrah, Pakshpatpurn
Psephology	Systematic study of election trends	Chunav vishleshan
Pseudonym	To write under a different name	Chhadmanaam, dusray naam sey likhna
Pugnacity	Tendency to quarrel	Jhagadaalupan, kalah ki ichchha
Quack	One who pretends skill in medicine and surgery.	Neem hakim, Batakh ki boli
Quadruped	Animal having four foot.	Chaupaya, Char peir ka jaanavar
Quarantine	Isolation imposed on infected people.	Kinaray tak aanay jaanay ki roak, 40 din ka samay
Quatrain	Stanza of four lines.	Chupaal,
Questionnaire	Formulated series of Questions.	Prashnavali
Quill	A feather used as a pen.	Pankh ki kalam, Pakshi ka pankh
Quorum	Fixed number of person that must be present to make proceedings valid.	Nirdisht sankhya, Karyavaah sankhya
Redtapism	Too much official formalities	Lalphitashahi
Referendum	Direct decision by a general vote on the single question.	Janmat sangrah
Regicide	Murder of the king	Rajhatya, rajhatyara
Retaliate	Give tit for tat	Baadla lena, Palat kar hamla karna
Reticent	One who speaks less	Kam bolnay vala, mit-bhashi
Reticule	A lady's purse.	Batuvaa
Retrospective	Which takes effect from some earlier date	Bhootlakshi, purvavyapi, beetay huay samay sey laagu
Sacrilege	Violating the sanctity of a church	Apavitrikaran
Samaritan	One who helps others	Nek aadmi, musibat main madad karnay vala
Sanatorium	Place of good climate where invalids are kept.	Aarogya niwas, Swasthyalaya
Sceptic	One who is given to questioning the truth of facts and the soundness of inferences.	Avishvashi, Shakki
Scribble	Write hurriedly or carelessly in regard to hand writing.	Ghaseetna, Ghaseet kar lekhanay wala, Ashpasht laikh
Sericulture	Breeding of silkworm for silk production.	Resham ke keedo ka palan, Resham utpadan
Sestet	A stanza of six lines.	6 panktiyo ki kavita, Chhand
Shrew	A woman with peevish nature	Jhagadaalu nari, kalahakarini
Simultaneous	Happening at the same time	Ek saath hua
Sinecure	An office with high salary but no work	Aram ki naukari, dayitvahin pad
Soliloquy	Speaking himself when alone	Akelay main apnay aap sey baat karna
Solo	A piece of music by one person.	Ekal Pradarshan, Ekal gayan ya Vadan
Somnambulism	Walking in sleep	Neend main chalna
Somniloquism	Talking in sleep	Neend main baatay karna/bolna
Soporific	A drug or other substance that induces sleep	Nidrajanak, alasyajanak
Sororicide	Killing of one's own sister.	Behan ki hatyaa
Spendthrift, Prodigal	A person who spends his money recklessly.	Fijul Kharchi, Kharchila
Stoic	One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain	Nirlipt, bhavhin
Teetotaler	One who does not take alcoholic drinks	Purnataya madyatyagi, sharaab na pinay vala
Teetotalers	One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks.	Purntaya madhyatyagi, Jo koi nashaa na karay
Telltale	One who enjoy talking about others private affairs	Chugalkhor, bhed kholnay vala
Theist	One who believes in God	Astik, ishvarvadi
Transmigration	Passing of soul from one body to another after death	Dehantaran, janmantar
Tripod	Having three legs.	Tipaayee, teen peir wala
Truant	A student left school or class without permission	Bina anumati liye anupasthit
Truism	An often repeated truth	swayam siddh
Turncoat	One who changes sides	Girgit, vishvasghati
Twins	Two children born together.	Judva
Ubiquitous	Found or present everywhere.	Sarwavyaapi, Deshvyaapi
Unanimous	All of one mind.	Ekmat, Sarvasammat, Ekchit
Usurer	One who lends money at higher rate of interest	Soodkhor
Utopia	A state of highest perfection	Adarsh lok, Ram rajya
Uxoricide	Murder of wife	Patni ki hatya, patni ka hatyara
Valetudinarian	One who always thinks himself to be ill	Bimar, jo apnay apko hamesh bimar samajhta ho.
Vandal	One who damages public property	Tod phod karnay vala, satyanashi, burbar
Venial	A pardonable offense	Kshamya, kshma yogya apraadh
Ventriloquist	One who can throw his voice	Tarah tarah ki awaj nikal saknay vala, pet bola
Verbatim	Repetition of word by word	Laphja-b-laphja, shabdasha
verbose	Style full of words	Shabd-adambarpurn,
Vertebrate	Animals having spinal column.	Reedh dhari
Vesper	Evening prayer in a church	Girjaghar main sanyakaal ki prarthana
Veteran	Somebody who is considerably experienced in something	Anubhavi
Weather-cock	A cock-shaped indicator on the building top to show the direction of air.	Mausam bataanay wala yantra
Widower	A man whose wife has died	Vidhur