Monday, September 21, 2015

English - A click away....

-Apathetic (adj)( उदासीन,वेपरवाह ) Showing little or no emotion

Krishna was concerned about his usually cheerful brother's apatheticattitude.


-Appalling (adj)(घटिया,भयावह,डरावना) Inspiring dismay or disgust

Kumar found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floorappalling.

-Appraise (verb) (आंकना,मोल लगाना, मूल्यांकन करना)- To evaluate the worth of

Santosh, an expert in African sculpture, was asked to appraise the ambassador's collection of masks.

-Archaic (adj)(पुराना ,प्राचीन,अप्रचलित )- Characteristic of an earlier time

In the world of high fashion, two-year-old shoes are considered positivelyarchaic.

-Archetypal (adj) (आद्यप्ररुपिये)- Characteristic of the original model or perfect example

Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems

-Augment (verb) (आगम,व्रिधी)- To make greater

Ritu read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary.

-Authoritarian (adj) (अधिकारबादी दबंग,सत्ताबादी)- Favoring absolute obedience to authority

Kumar's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day.

-Avian (adj)( पक्षियों का,पक्षी सम्बंधी) - Relating to birds

The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends."

-Awe (noun) (आदर ,डर,भय) - Emotion combining dread and wonder

Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion.

-Belated (adj)( विलंबित) - Past the normal or proper time

Even though I forgot his birthday, I hoe my father accepts my belated card.

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