List (41-50)
41. Antithesis
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally denoting the substitution of one grammatical case for another): from late Latin, from Greek antitithenai ‘set against’, from anti ‘against’ + tithenai ‘to place’. The earliest current sense, denoting a rhetorical or literary device, dates from the early 16th cent.
Meaning in
English: contrast, a person or thing direct opposite to someone or
something, contrast or opposition between two things.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अन्तर, प्रतिपक्षता, विरोध, अलंकार
Usage in
Sentence:
"Love is antithesis of
selfishness."
Synonyms:
converse, reverse, contrast, opposition, contradictory, inverse, counter.
Antonyms:
same, similarity.
Mnemonic:
Anti means opposite and thesis means description of idea. So Antithesis means
opposite to idea.
42. Antler
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally denoting the
lowest (forward-directed) branch of the antler): from Anglo-Norman French,
variant of Old French antoillier, of unknown origin.
Meaning in English: bony growth on the head of deer.
Meaning in Hindi: - बारहसिंगे की सींग की एक शाखा
Usage in Sentence:
"a stag’s antler."
Synonyms:
horn, spike, rack.
Mnemonic:
Its like antenna which have horns of antenna.
43. Anvil
Etymology:
Old English anfilte, from the Germanic base
of on + a verbal stem meaning ‘beat’.
Meaning in
English: Iron block used in hammering out.
Meaning in
Hindi: - निहाई
Usage in
Sentence:
"Anvil clouds."
Synonyms:
horseshoer, plover, smith.
Mnemonic:
Anvil = An + Vil (Wheel). An wheel is made of iron.
44. Apathy
Etymology:
early 17th cent.: from French apathie, via
Latin from Greek apatheia, from apathēs ‘without feeling’, from a- ‘without’ +
pathos ‘suffering’.
Meaning in
English: lack of caring, indifference, absence of passion/emotion, lack
of interest.
Meaning in Hindi: - उदासीनता
Usage in
Sentence:
"Widespread apathy among
students."
Synonyms:
lack of interest, impassivity, dispassion, passiveness, coolness, unconcern.
Antonyms:
enthusiasm, interest, passion.
Mnemonic:
Apathy is opposite to sympathy.
45. Ape
Etymology:
Old English apa, of Germanic origin; related
to Dutch aap and German Affe .
Meaning in
English: an imitator or mimic, any monkey like.
Meaning in
Hindi: - बन्दर, वानर
Usage in
Sentence:
"Man evolved from apes."
46. Aperture
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin apertura,
from apert- ‘opened’, from aperire ‘to open’.
Meaning in
English: an opening, hole, a slick, crack
Meaning in
Hindi: - द्वार, छेद, मुख
Usage in Sentence:
"A telescope with 3
inches of aperture."
Synonyms:
opening, hole, gap, space, slot, vent, passage, pinhole.
Antonyms:
closure, closing, juncture.
Mnemonic:
Aperture sounds like puncture. Puncture means hole in tyre.
47. Apex
Etymology:
early 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘peak, tip’.
Meaning in
English: highest point, climax, summit, highest point of achievement.
Meaning in
Hindi: - चोटी, सिरा
Usage in
Sentence:
"Apex point in Ganguly’s
career was when he scored 183 against Srilanka."
Synonyms:
peak, top, crest, vertex, zenith.
Antonyms:
base, bottom.
48. Aphasia
Etymology:
mid 19th cent.: from Greek,
from aphatos ‘speechless’, from a- ‘not’ + phanai ‘speak’.
Meaning in
English: inability to understand or produce speech, loss of speech due
to injury.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अस्वरता, स्वरलोप
Usage in
Sentence:
"Mohit is aphasiac due
to accident."
Mnemonic:
Aphasia sounds like amnesia. Amnesia mean loss of memory so Aphasia means loss
of speech.
49. Aphorism
Etymology:
early 16th cent.: from French
aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition’, from
aphorizein ‘define’.
Meaning in
English: a pithy observation which contains general truth, pithy saying.
Meaning in
Hindi: - कहावत
Usage in
Sentence:
"An old aphorism is ‘necessity
is mother of invention’."
Synonyms: proverb, moral, axiom, maxim.
Mnemonic:
Aphorism = A + phrase.
50. Apiarist
Etymology:
Came from word apiary.
Meaning in
English: person who keeps bees.
Usage in
Sentence:
"He is an apiarist."
Mnemonic:
Apiarist sounds like A + Bee.
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