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1. Become less intense or widespread
Answer and Explanation:
The correct answer is Abate: Become less intense or widespread.
(Hindi: कम होना, हल्का पड़ना)
2. A place where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food
The correct answer is Abattoir: A place where animals are slaughtered for food.
(Hindi: कत्लखाना)
3. The superior of a monastery
The correct answer is Abbot: The superior of a monastery.
(Hindi: मठ का प्रमुख)
4. To reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole
The correct answer is Abbreviation: To reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole.
(Hindi: संक्षिप्त रूप)
5. To give up one’s authority or throne
The correct answer is Abdicate: To give up one’s authority or throne.
(Hindi: अपना पद (त्याग देना)
6. Act of giving up (renouncing) the throne
The correct answer is Abdication: The act of giving up (renouncing) the throne.
(Hindi: अपने अधिकार त्याग देना)
7. Deviation from the right course
(Hindi: असामान्यता)
The correct answer is Aberration: Deviation from the right course.
8. The act of washing oneself
(Hindi: धुलना/शुद्धिकरण)
The correct answer is Ablution: The act of washing oneself.
9. To refuse or deny oneself
The correct answer is Abnegate: To refuse or deny oneself.
(Hindi: त्यागना)
10. Formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution
The correct answer is Abolish: Formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution.
(Hindi: किसी व्यवस्था को समाप्त करना)
11. Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists
The correct answer is Aboriginal: Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.
(Hindi: किसी देश के मूल निवासी)
12. The original inhabitants/natives of a country
The correct answer is Aborigines: The original inhabitants/natives of a country.
13. To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense
The correct answer is Abridge: To shorten a piece of writing without losing the sense.
(Hindi: छोटा कर देना)
14. A shortened version of a larger work
The correct answer is Abridgement: A shortened version of a larger work.
(Hindi: संक्षिप्त संस्करण)
15. Cancel or do away with (a law or agreement)
The correct answer is Abrogate: Cancel or do away with (a law or agreement).
(Hindi: निरस्त या रद्द कर देना)
16. To go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere
The correct answer is Abscond: To go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere.
(Hindi: फरार होना)
17. Formal forgiveness of a person’s sins
(Hindi: पापमुक्ति, अभिमोचन)
The correct answer is Absolution: Formal forgiveness of a person’s sins.
18. Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or ridiculous
(Hindi: हास्यास्पद)
The correct answer is Absurd: Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or ridiculous.
19. To increase the speed
The correct answer is Accelerate: To increase the speed.
(Hindi: गति बढ़ाना)
20. Any award, honour, or laudatory notice
The correct answer is Accolade: Any award, honour, or laudatory notice.
21. A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something morally wrong // A partner in crime
The correct answer is Accomplice: A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something morally wrong.
22. Be harmonious or consistent with
(Hindi: अनुकूल होना)
The correct answer is Accord: Be harmonious or consistent with.
23. A person whose profession is to keep accounts
(Hindi: मुनीम/लेखाकार)
The correct answer is Accountant: A person whose profession is to keep accounts.
24. Sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper, language, etc.
(Hindi: तीखा)
The correct answer is Acerbic: Sharp, bitter, or harsh in temper, language, etc.
25. The scientific study of sound
(Hindi: ध्वि-विज्ञान)
The correct answer is Acoustics: The scientific study of sound.
26. To decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime
(Hindi: बरी (दोषमुक्त) करना)
The correct answer is Acquit: To decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime.
27. An entertainer who performs difficult physical feats
(Hindi: नट)
The correct answer is Acrobat: An entertainer who performs difficult physical feats.
28. An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
(Hindi: शब्दों के प्रारंभ अक्षरों से बना शब्द)
The correct answer is Acronym: An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.
29. Fear of great heights
(Hindi: ऊँचाई का डर)
The correct answer is Acrophobia: Fear of great heights.
30. To do something // to behave in a particular way // to perform a part in a play/film/function
(Hindi: कार्य करना, अभिनय करना)
The correct answer is Act: To do something // to behave in a particular way // to perform a part in a play/film/function.
31. Giving cause for legal action
(Hindi: कानूनी कार्यवाही योग्य)
The correct answer is Actionable: Giving cause for legal action.
32. Make a machine active or operative
(Hindi: सक्रिय करना)
The correct answer is Activate: Make a machine active or operative.
33. The ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions // Sharpness and accuracy of judgment
(Hindi: सूझबूझ)
The correct answer is Acumen: The ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions // Sharpness and accuracy of judgment.
34. A person who is physically dependent on a substance/harmful drugs
(Hindi: नशेड़ी)
The correct answer is Addict: A person who is physically dependent on a substance/harmful drugs.
35. Believe in and follow the practices of
(Hindi: पालन करना)
The correct answer is Adhere: Believe in and follow the practices of.
36. The period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
(Hindi: किशोरावस्था)
The correct answer is Adolescence: The period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood.
37. An extremely beautiful young man
(Hindi: सुंदर युवक)
The correct answer is Adonis: An extremely beautiful young man.
38. Very attractive and easy to feel love for
(Hindi: मनमोहक)
The correct answer is Adorable: Very attractive and easy to feel love for.
39. Make impure by adding inferior substances
(Hindi: मिलावट करना)
The correct answer is Adulterate: Make impure by adding inferior substances.
40. Willing to take risks and try new ideas
(Hindi: साहसिक)
The correct answer is Adventurous: Willing to take risks and try new ideas.
41. A person who supports or speaks in favor of something
(Hindi: वकील/अधिवक्ता)
The correct answer is Advocate: A person who supports or speaks in favor of something.
42. Growing/existing/living in air
(Hindi: हवाई)
The correct answer is Aerial: Growing/existing/living in air.
43. Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
(Hindi: सौंदर्य संबंधी)
The correct answer is Aesthetic: Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
44. A list of items to be discussed at a meeting
(Hindi: कार्यसूची) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Agenda: A list of items to be discussed at a meeting.
45. To increase the importance, position, or wealth
(Hindi: गौरव बढ़ाना (शक्ति संपन्न बनाना)) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Aggrandize: To increase the importance, position, or wealth.
46. Always ready to attack or quarrel // One who is hostile and violent
(Hindi: आक्रामक) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Aggressive: Always ready to attack or quarrel // One who is hostile and violent.
47. One who is not sure about God’s existence
(Hindi: ईश्वर के बारे में संदिग्ध) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Agnostic: One who is not sure about God’s existence.
48. Extreme mental or physical suffering
(Hindi: पीड़ा) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Agony: Extreme mental or physical suffering.
49. A blank book for keeping a collection of photographs, stamps, or pictures
(Hindi: चित्र संग्रह की किताब) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Album: A blank book for keeping a collection of photographs, stamps, or pictures.
50. Study of chemistry in a medieval fashion
(Hindi: मध्ययुगीन रसायन विद्या) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alchemy: Study of chemistry in a medieval fashion.
51. A substance for killing algae
(Hindi: शैवालनाशी) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Algaecide: A substance for killing algae.
52. Fear of pain
(Hindi: शरीर में दर्द का डर) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Algophobia: Fear of pain.
53. A person belonging to a foreign country // Different from what you are used to // A fictional being from another world
(Hindi: अजनबी, विदेशी, अन्य ग्रहवासी) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alien: A person belonging to a foreign country // Different from what you are used to // A fictional being from another world.
54. The money paid to former wife, husband or partner when the marriage is ended
(Hindi: छूटे हुए साथी के लिए भत्ता) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alimony: The money paid to former wife, husband or partner when the marriage is ended.
55. A story, play, picture, etc. in which each character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.
(Hindi: रूपक कथा) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Allegory: A story, play, picture, etc. in which each character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality.
56. Words that begin with the same letter, syllable, or sound // Repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a line
(Hindi: अनुप्रास अलंकार) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alliteration: Words that begin with the same letter, syllable, or sound.
57. Soil deposited by flowing water
(Hindi: जलोढ़ मृदा) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alluvium: Soil deposited by flowing water.
58. The school or college in which one has been educated
(Hindi: जहाँ शिक्षा पाई वह संस्था) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alma Mater: The school or college in which one has been educated.
59. A publication containing astronomical or meteorological annual calendar that contains important dates and time
(Hindi: पंचांग) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Almanac: A publication containing astronomical or meteorological annual calendar that contains important dates and time.
60. Mountain climbing
(Hindi: पर्वतारोहण) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alpinism: Mountain climbing.
61. A table or flat surface where offerings are made to a deity
(Hindi: वेदी, पूजा करने की जगह) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Altar: A table or flat surface where offerings are made to a deity.
62. Instrument that measures the altitude of the land surface
(Hindi: ऊँचाई नापने का यंत्र) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Altimeter: an Instrument that measures the altitude of the land surface.
63. The height above sea level
(Hindi: ऊँचाई) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Altitude: The height above sea level.
64. Someone who makes charitable donations intended to the welfare of other people
(Hindi: परोपकारी) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Altruist: Someone who makes charitable donations intended to the welfare of other people.
65. A former student of a school, college or university
(Hindi: भूतपूर्व छात्र) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Alumnus: A former student of a school, college or university.
66. One who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession // A person who is neither well experienced nor professional // A non-professional who is inept at a particular activity
(Hindi: शौकिया, अप्रशिक्षित) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amateur: One who plays for pleasure rather than as a profession // A non-professional.
67. Fear of riding in a car
(Hindi: वाहन का डर) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amaxophobia: Fear of riding in a car.
68. A diplomatic representative in another country
(Hindi: राजदूत) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ambassador: A diplomatic representative in another country.
69. Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well
(Hindi: दोनों हाथों से कार्य करने में सक्षम) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ambidextrous: Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well.
70. The character and atmosphere of a place
(Hindi: वातावरण, परिवेश) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ambience: The character and atmosphere of a place.
71. Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite
(Hindi: संदिग्ध/अस्पष्ट) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ambiguous: Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses.
72. Having or showing both good and bad feelings
(Hindi: उभयभावी (किसी चीज के प्रति दो तरह के विचार)) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ambivalent: Having or showing both good and bad feelings.
73. One who has the qualities like shyness and openness at the same time
(Hindi: अंतर्मुखी और बहिर्मुखी दोनों) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ambivert: One who has the qualities like shyness and openness at the same time.
74. Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace // To walk aimlessly
(Hindi: धीरे-धीरे टहलना) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amble: Walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace.
75. Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
(Hindi: बेहतर बनाने के लिए सुधार करना) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ameliorate: Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
76. Readily reacting to suggestions and influences // willing to be guided or controlled
(Hindi: आज्ञाकारी) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amenable: Readily reacting to suggestions and influences.
77. Someone who is friendly and good-natured
(Hindi: मैत्रीपूर्ण/सौहार्दपूर्ण) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amicable: Someone who is friendly and good-natured.
78. In a friendly and peaceable manner
(Hindi: मैत्रीपूर्ण तरीके से) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amicably: In a friendly and peaceable manner.
79. A partial or total loss of memory
(Hindi: स्मृति ह्रास/भूलने की बीमारी) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amnesia: A partial or total loss of memory.
80. An official pardon // the formal act of liberating someone
Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amnesty: An official pardon // the formal act of liberating someone. (Hindi: राज-क्षमा)
81. Not following any moral rules and not caring about right/wrong
(Hindi: नैतिकताहीन) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amoral: Not following any moral rules and not caring about right/wrong.
82. Animal that can live both on land and in water
(Hindi: उभयचर जन्तु (वह प्राणी जो जल और स्थल दोनों में रह सके)) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amphibians: Animal that can live both on land and in water.
83. A person who has had one or more limbs removed
(Hindi: अंगविहीन व्यक्ति) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Amputee: A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
84. A word or a phrase formed by rearranging a different word
(Hindi: शब्द बदलकर बना नया शब्द) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anagram: A word or a phrase formed by rearranging a different word.
85. A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
(Hindi: समानता) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Analogy: A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
86. Detailed examination of something complex
(Hindi: विश्लेषण) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Analysis: Detailed examination of something complex.
87. A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary // A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness
(Hindi: अराजकतावादी) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anarchist: A person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary.
88. A situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order, or control
(Hindi: अराजकता/अव्यवस्था) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anarchy: A situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order, or control.
89. The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms
(Hindi: शरीर रचना विज्ञान) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anatomy: The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms.
90. A person who presents a radio/television programme
(Hindi: प्रस्तोता/टेलीविजन कार्यक्रम प्रस्तुत करने वाला) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anchor: A person who presents a radio/television programme.
91. Belonging to the long past
(Hindi: प्राचीन) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Ancient: Belonging to the long past.
92. A short, interesting, or amusing story about a real person or an event
(Hindi: उपाख्यान/रोचक कथा) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anecdote: A short, interesting, or amusing story about a real person or an event.
93. A medical specialist who administers drugs for relieving pain during surgery
(Hindi: संवेदनाहारी दवा विशेषज्ञ) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anesthetist: A medical specialist who administers drugs for relieving pain during surgery.
94. Like a weak old woman
(Hindi: कमजोर वृद्ध महिला के समान) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anile: Like a weak old woman.
95. A strong dislike/hostility
(Hindi: शत्रुता) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Animosity: A strong dislike/hostility.
96. To destroy completely
(Hindi: नष्ट करना) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Annihilate: To destroy completely.
97. The date on which an event happened in some previous year
(Hindi: वर्षगांठ) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anniversary: The date on which an event happened in some previous year.
98. A fixed sum paid annually
(Hindi: वार्षिक वृत्ति) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Annuity: A fixed sum paid annually.
99. Departure from common rule
(Hindi: विषमता) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anomaly: Departure from common rule.
100. Whose names are not known // An unknown author
(Hindi: अज्ञातनाम) Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is Anonymous: Whose names are not known // An unknown author.
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