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22. VAIN
arrogant, haughty,
(Adj) घमंडी
supercilious, on high horse
17 AMBIDEXTROUS(A) जो दोनों हाथों से निपुण हो one who can use both hands
equally well
24 BURN A HOLE IN वह पैसा जो हम तुरंत खर्च money that one is eager to spend
THE POCKET करना चाहते है
25 TO DRAW THE बढ़ा-चढ़ा कर बताना to exaggerate in telling stories
LONGBOW
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29 LIVE FROM HAND TO सिर्फ गुजारा भर कमा पाना to spend all the money you earn
MOUTH on basic needs
37 BLUE HEART गहरा और लम्बे समय तक symbolizes deep and stable love
टिकने वाला प्यार
10. Viviparous(Adj) जो प्रज कत कििु िो जन्म दे ती है species that give birth to young ones
15. Aphorism(N) सुक्ति, एि छोट ि क्य जो a short phrase that expresses in a clever
किसी सत्य िो प्रिीण way something that is true
तरीिे से व्यि िरे
17. Podiatrist पै रो ि डॉक्टर a person who treats the feet and their
ailments
18. Chiropodist(N) (old पै रो ि डॉक्टर a person who treats the feet and their
term) ailments
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25. Chivalry(N) क्तियों िे प्रकत पु रूषो ि polite and kind behaviour by men
सम्म नजनि ि नम्र आचरण which shows respect toward women
27. Dutch courage(N) कहम्मत जो िर ब पीने िे ब द आये a feeling of courage that a person gets
from drinking alcohol
28. Bravado(N) झठ
ू ी िीरत false bravery
29. Cynical(Adj) सभी िो स्व थी समझने ि ल one who thinks all are selfish
36. Bury the Hatchet झगड़ खत्म िरन ि ि ंकत बह ल end a quarrel, make peace
िरन
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37. Beat the air कनष्फल िोकिि िरन to make futile attempts
38. Flog a dead Horse बेि र ि मेहनत िरन to waste one's effort
39. Plough the Sands बेि र ि मेहनत िरन to waste one's effort
1. Celibate(N/Adj) ब्रह्मचारी, ब्रह्मचारी संबंधित one who is not married and have no
sexual relation, relating to celibary
2. Spinster(N) अवििाहित महिला an unmarried woman
6. Maiden name(N) महिला का वििाि के पिले का the surname or birth name of a woman
कलनाम that she has before marriage
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एक िैश्या a prostitute
9. Casanova(N) हिलफेंक एिं अय्याश परूष a man who has sexual relationships
with many women, philanderer
11. Vamp(N) आकषषक महिला जो अपने an attractive woman who uses her
आकषषण का प्रयोग अपने ननजी sexual attractiveness to get what she
स्िार्ष के ललए करती िै । wants
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22. Corvine(Adj) कोए की तरि खास कर रं ग में like a crow especially in colour
27. Murine(Adj) चि
ू े की तरि like a mouse
42. Clip one’s wings ककसी की शक्तत को कम करना to curtail one's power
43. Come to a standstill रूक जाना to slow down and stop completely
44. Cross one’s mind हिमाग में आना to come in one's thought
31 Bamboozle (V) िख
ू ा बनाना to cheat or fool
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जो औपचाररक रूप से
not officially recognized but that
38 In all but name िान्य नहीं हो पर हकीकत
exists
िें हो
Inability or understand or
13 APHASIA(Adj) बोलने में अक्षमता
produce speech
15 PANOPTIC(A) वह्
ृ त निर Wide view
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LET THE CAT OUT लापरवाही से राि उिागर to reveal a secret carelessly or
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OF THE BAG कर दे ना by mistake
A WILD GOOSE मख
ू त
ण ापूर्ण व तनरथणक
30 a foolish and hopeless search
CHASE खोि
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32 A BIRD’S EYE VIEW ऊपर से सरसरी तनगाह a view from a high angle
to have strong
29 HAVE AN IRON WILL दृढ़ इच्छाशक्क्त होना
determination
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THE OX IS IN THE
गिंभीर क्स्त्र्घत क्जस में the situation that is dire and
DITCH
35 तत्काल ध्यान दे ने की requires urgent and undivided
आवश्यकता ह। attention to resolve it
गड्ढ़ा
स्त्पष्ट्टीकरण के बबना to stay away from school or
36 TO PLAY TRUANT स्त्कूल या काम से work without leave or
अनप ु क्स्त्र्त रहना explanation
to behave in a clever,
TO PLAY FAST AND बेईमान व गरक्जम्मेदाराना
37 dishonest and irresponsible
LOOSE व्यवहार करना
way
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9 CONFIDENT(ADJ) विश्िासपर्
ू ण full of conviction or faith
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31 MELODY(N) धन
ु , स्िर की मधरु ता a song or tune
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मतृ और दफनाया जा
43 SIX FEET UNDER dead and buried
चुका
1. SUPERSEDE(V) to repeal and take its take निरस्त करके उसका स्थाि लेिा
23. SOMNAMBULIST(N) one who walks in sleep िींद में िलिे वाला
30 BODY AND SOUL(Adv) पूर तरह से, पूर ऊजाव with complete faith, with all
और उत्साह के साथ your energy and enthusiasm,
whole-heartedly
31 BY FITS AND अननयभमत रूप से at irregular intervals
STARTS
13. DABBLER(N) one who is not deeply engaged in an art र्शौक़ीि (जकसी कला का) पर दक्ष
but has some interest in it नहीं
14. DILETTANTE(N) one who is not deeply engaged in an art र्शौक़ीि, कलाप्रेमी (पर दक्ष नहीं)
but has some interest in it
15. NARCISSIST(N) one who admires oneself खुद को पसदं करने वाला
17. CRESCENDO(N) a gradual increase in the loudness of a उत्तरोत्तर उच्च होिा स्वर
sound or section of music
18. HERCULEAN(ADJ) requiring great strength or effort जिसको करने के जलए काफी क्षमिा की
िरूरि है।
20. MYOPIC(ADJ) can't see objects that are far away; one अदूरदर्शी
who is not farsighted
21. ESOTERIC(ADJ) hard to understand as it is meant for गुप्त, गूढ़
people with special knowledge or
interest, abstruse, incomprehensible
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17. CRESCENDO(N) a gradual increase in the loudness of a उत्तरोत्तर उच्च होिा स्वर
sound or section of music
18. HERCULEAN(ADJ) requiring great strength or effort जिसको करने के जलए काफी क्षमिा की
िरूरि है।
20. MYOPIC(ADJ) can't see objects that are far away; one अदूरदर्शी
who is not farsighted
21. ESOTERIC(ADJ) hard to understand as it is meant for गुप्त, गूढ़
people with special knowledge or
interest, abstruse, incomprehensible
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22. HYPERBOLE(N) language that describes something as अजिर्शयोजि, जकसी बाि को बढ़ा-चढ़ा
better or worse than it really is कर कहना
23. INCORRIGIBLE(ADJ) not able to be corrected or changed असर्श
ं ोधनीय, िो सध
ु ारा ना िा सकिा
24. INFALLIBLE(ADJ) not capable of being wrong or making कभी गलिी न करने वाला
mistakes
26. SCURRILOUS(ADJ) Unfair and false that is likely to damage गंदा, अभद्र
someone's reputation, derogatory,
demeaning
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29. IN THE SAME BOAT in the same situation जकसी जवर्शेष अनभु व या पररजस्थजि को जकसी
और के साथ साझा करना
30. THE BALL IS IN It is now your/ one's turn अब िुम्हारी बारी है
YOUR/ONE’S COURT
31. KEEP SOMEONE ON A to restrain, to control सख्ि जनयंत्रि बनाए रखना, लगाम लगाना
TIGHT LEASH
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29. IN THE SAME BOAT in the same situation जकसी जवर्शेष अनभु व या पररजस्थजि को जकसी
और के साथ साझा करना
30. THE BALL IS IN It is now your/ one's turn अब िुम्हारी बारी है
YOUR/ONE’S COURT
31. KEEP SOMEONE ON A to restrain, to control सख्ि जनयंत्रि बनाए रखना, लगाम लगाना
TIGHT LEASH
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34. A TROJAN HORSE someone or something intended जिसका प्रयोग धोखा देने के जलए हो, िो
to defeat from within usually by हाजनकारक प्रिीि ना हो परन्िु बाद में अत्यन्ि
deceptive means, घािक जसद्ध हो
39. HORSE TRADING Hard and shrewd bargaining िबरदस्ि सौदेबािी (खास कर रािनीजि में)
especially in politics
40. LOOK A GIFT HORSE To criticize a gift उपहार में खाजमयााँ जनकालना
IN THE MOUTH
41. TILL THE COW for a very long time एक बहुि लंबे समय के जलए
COMES HOME
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43. A CASH COW a business or investment that एक ऐसा व्यवसाय/ जनवेर्श जिसमें लाभ
generates a large or consistent सजु नजिि है
profit.
44. COME HELL OR HIGH used to say that something will चाहे कुि भी हो िाए
WATER definitely happen or be done
even though other events or
situations might make it
difficult
45. PAPER OVER THE to hide problems समस्याओ ं को जिपाना
CRACKS
TENSE
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15. REBELLION(N) open fighting against authority (as one's नवद्रोह, बगावत
own government)
18. NEONATAL(Adj) of, relating to, a new born baby नवजात नशशु सबां ध
ां ी
20. NEOLOGY(N) Coining of a new word or phrase नये शब्द बनाने की निया
26. PHILANDERER(N) a man who has sexual relations with नदलफें क, व्यनभिारी
many women, casanova
27. COQUETTE(N) a woman who likes to win the attention अपने सौंदयव से परुु षों को मोनहत करने
or admiration of men but does not have वाली
serious feelings for them
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42. BRING HOME THE to go out and earn a living or earn बाहर जाकर पररवार के नलए रोजी-
BACON money for the family रोटी कमाना
43. FOAM IN THE be extremely angry, furious, infuriated, अत्यांत िोनधत होना
MOUTH enraged
44. HAVE THE BALL AT to be in the best position to do अच्छी नस्थनत में होना; ननयांत्रर् होना
YOUR FEET something; to be in control of
46. TO GIRD UP THE to prepare oneself to face something सामना करने के नलए खदु को तैयार
LOINS करना
TENSE
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13. POLYDEMIC(Adj) कई स्थानों में पाए जाने िािा occurring in several regions
15. LINGUA FRANCA(N) टभन्न भािाएँ बोिने िािो की िहभागी a shared language of communication
भािा used by speakers of different
languages
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21. AMICUS CURIAE(N) न्यायािय टमत्र one who assists the court
28. VAGRANT(N) बेघर और टबना काम का बेिहारा व्यटि a person who has no work and no job
जो पैिे माँग कर गुजारा करता है। and who ask people for money
31. LEAP IN THE DARK टबना नतीजे के बारे में िोचे कुछ करना something you do without being
certain what will happen as a result
32. ALL IN ONE एक में िब कुछ all together or combined
33. BACK TO SQUARE टिर िे शुरूआती अिस्था में back to where one started, back to the
ONE drawing board
36. Cast the first stone इल्जाम िगाने में ििघप्रथम होना to be the first one to blame
37. Catch -22 मुटश्कि हािात, आगे कुआँ पीछे िाई a difficult situation or mutually
conflicting conditions, between the
devil and the deep blue sea
38. KICK ONE'S HEELS बेकार बैठ कर िमय बबाघद करना pass time idly, let the grass grow under
the feet
40. DAY IN, DAY OUT प्रटतटदन (टबना टकिी पररितघन के ) every day, without any change
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42. OVER THE EIGHT बहुत नशे में highly drunk, intoxicated, inebriated
43. IN DRIBS AND बहुत थोड़ा-थोड़ा और िंबे अंतराि में in small amount that come over a
DRABS period of time
12. FORTITUDE(N) दृढ़ता, धै र्ष strength of mind that lets a person meet
danger, pain, or hardship with courage
24. CUT BOTH WAYS दकसी मद्दे को समान रूप से to affect both sides of an issue equally
प्रभादवत करना
25. DIME A DOZEN कौदड़र्ोुं के भाव abundant, cheap and common
27. IT TAKES TWO TO ताली दोनोुं िाथोुं से बजती िै certain actions or activities cannot be
TANGO performed alone, it takes two to make
a quarrel
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31. NINE–DAY WONDER चार ददन की चााँदनी something or someone that creates a
short-lived sensation and happiness
32. PLAY ONE'S ACE अपना सवषश्रेष्ठ सुंसाधन का use one's best resource
प्रर्ोग करना
33. HEAR IT ON THE सनी-सनाई खबर पाना to hear or learn of something through an
GRAPEVINE informal means of communication,
especially gossip
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TWO PEAS IN A एक जैसा िोना used to say that two people or things
42.
POD that are very similar to each other
THE AYES HAVE IT "yes" वाले जीत जाते िै the "yes" votes win
44.
ALL OVER HELL'S िर जगि everywhere, spread out across
45.
HALF ACRE a great distance or area
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1. Flimsy(A) आसानी से टूटने वाला, easily broken, not strong, not reliable
कमजोर, भरोसा न करने
लायक
2. Skyrocket(V) बहुत तेजी से बढ़ना to increase rapidly
32. Full of Beans जोश व उत्साह से भरा हुआ lively, in high spirits or having a lot
of energy, animated
33. Get More Kicks अच्छे व्यवहार या ईनाम से more insult or harsh treatments than
Than Pence ज्यादा बेइज्जती एवं बरु ा व्यवहार good treatment or rewards
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37. Pep Talk(N) उत्साह बढ़ाने वाला कथन या a speech that is given to encourage
भाषण people, motivational speech
38. Heart-to-heart Talk दो दोस्तो के बीच ददल खोल frank talks between two close friends
के बात about their feelings
39. Talk A Blue Streak लगातार और जल्दी-जल्दी to talk quickly and without stopping
बोलना
40. Talk Through One's मख
ू त
ा ापण
ू ा तरीके से बात to talk foolishly
Hat करना
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41. At the drop of the hat तुरंत, बबना झझझक के immediately, without
hesitating
43. Turn turtle पलट जाना (जैसे वाहन इत्यादद) turn upside down
45. All and Sundry सभी लोग, बबना ककसी भेद-भाव के everyone, without any
distinction
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4. Facade(n) बड़ी इमारत के सामने से the front wall of a large building that
ददखाई दे ने र्ाली दीर्ार you see from the outside
42. To Pour Your Heart Out अपने भार्नाओं को व्यतत करना to vent your feelings
43. With A Heavy Heart दुःु ख से साथ with sorrow
I Denarian 10 और 19 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 10 and 19 years old
II Vicenarian 20 और 29 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 20 and 29 years old
III Tricenarian 30 और 39 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 30 and 39 years old
IV Quadrigenarian 40 और 49 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 40 and 49 years old
V Quinquagenarian 50 और 59 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 50 and 59 years old
VI Sexagenarian 60 और 69 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 60 and 69 years old
VII Septuagenarian 70 और 79 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 70 and 79 years old
VIII Octagenarian 80 और 89 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
IX Nonagenarian 90 और 99 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 90 and 99 years old
X Centenarian 100 और 109 र्र्व के बीच का व्यजतत a person who is between 100 and 109 years old
8. Xenocracy पिदेशी या पिदेशी सेना के द्वारा शासन ruled by foreigners or foreign forces
16. Autocracy एकतंत्र ruled by one person who has complete power
32. Pigmentocracy एक पनपित त्िचा रंग के लोगों के द्वारा ruled by government of certain skin tone
शासन
33. Ergatocracy मजदूरो के द्वारा शासन ruled by the labourers
39. To put all one's सभी सस ं ाधनों को एक ही व्यिसाय या to invest all resources in one business
eggs in one basket प्लान में लगाना or plan
40. Walk on egg shells अपने काम या शब्दो को लेकर सािधानी be extremely cautious about one's words
बरतना or actions
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41. A chicken and egg ऐसी हालात पजसमें ये तय करना मुपश्कल a situation in which it is impossible to
situation है कौन पहले आया say which of the two things came first
42. Egg on one's face मुखग या झेंपा हुआ पदखना look foolish or embarrassed
43. Devil's advocate िो मत रखना पजससे आप खुद सहमत to have an opinion which you may not
ना हो पर जो बाकी लोगों से अलग हो agree to but which is very different to
what other people have
44. A closed book ऐसे व्यपक्त या िस्तु पजसे समझना a person or thing that is difficult to
मुपश्कल हो understand
45. An open book ऐसे व्यपक्त या िस्तु पजसे समझने आसान a person or thing that is easy to learn
हो about and understand
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13. Genocide(N) पु रे नस्ल की हत्या killing of all the people of a particular race
18. Siblicide(N) भाई अथवा बहन की हत्या killing of one's own sister or brother
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20. Omnicide(N) सभी जीव/ सभी लोगोों की killing of all life or all human life
हत्या
30. Herbicide(N) अनचाहे पौधोों का नािक रसायन a chemical substance that farmers
use to kill unwanted plants or weeds
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36. Eulogy(N) प्रिोंसा गीत (खास का मृत व्यक्ति के a speech or writing to praise
शलए) someone especially who has died
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41. Add insult to injury बदतर बनाना, जले पर नमक act in a way that makes a bad
शछिकना situation worse, add fuel to the
fire
42. Rub someone the गु स्सा शदलाना या तों ग करना to make someone annoyed or
wrong way angry
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7. Astrophobia(N) तारे एवं खगोललय पपंडो से डर fear of stars and celestial bodies
8. Arrhenphobia(N) परू
ु षो से डर fear of men
Androphobia(N)
9. Pyrography(N) िमड़े या लकड़ी पर गमज धातू से the art and technique of decorating
डडजाइन बनाने की तकनीक wood or leather by burning a design
on the surface with a heated metal
10. Pyrometer(N) उच्ि ताप मापने का यन्त्र an instrument for measuring high
temperature
11. Metamorphosis(N) एक धीमा व पर् ू ज पररवतजन (कुछ a gradual process of transformation
जीवों के जीवन काल की सामान्त्य to a completely different one
प्रक्रिया)
12. Flux(N) ननरं तर होने वाली गनत a continuous movement
ननरं तर बदलाव continuous change
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13. Archaeology(N) परु ातत्व पवज्ञान the scientific study of the past based on
tools, pottery etc
14. Cytology(N) कोलिका पवज्ञान the study of cells
19. Ethology(N) आिार पवज्ञान यानन वो व्यवहार the study of animal behaviour with
जो एक जानवर दिाजता हो, उस emphasis on the behavioral pattern that
व्यवहार के तुलना में जो वह अपने occurs naturally
सामान्त्य वातावरर् में करता है
20. Geology(N) भग
ू भजिाथर study of history of the earth
25. Spelelogy(N) गफ
ु ा-पवज्ञान study of exploration of caves
26. Psephology(N) िन
ु ाव पवश्लेषर् statistical study of elections and
trends in voting
31. Curator संग्रहालय की दे खभाल करने वाला one who looks after a museum
32. Lapidarist नग एवं कीमती पत्िरों पर नक्कािी one who works on gems and stones
करने वाला
33. Chandler • पानी जहाज व नाव के सामान a dealer in supplies and equipment for
सप्लाई करने वाला ships and boats
34. Ostler होटल में ठहरने वाले लोगों के घोड़ो one who looks after the horses of
की दे खभाल करने वाला people staying at an inn
40. Last straw on बरु ी घटनाओं के लसललसले की अंनतम छोटी the last in the series of
the camel's घटना स्जससे सब्र बदाजश्त से बाहर हो जाए unpleasant events that finally
back makes you feel that you cannot
continue to accept a bad
situation
41. Midas touch हर व्यापार में कामयाब हो कर कमाई करने the ability to make money out of
की क्षमता any venture you take
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उस सवाल का जवाब वक
answer to the question why god
12 Theodicy(N) ईश्वर ने पाप या शैिान को
permits evil
क्ों रहने वदया
21 Paganism(N) दु वनया के र्ु ख्य धर्म से परे a religion other than the main
धर्म religions of the world
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34 Oncology(N) ट्यू र्र एवं कैंसर के study and treatment of tumours and
कोवशकाओं का अध्ययन cancerous cells
38 Podiatry(N) पै र सं बंवधि रोग का उपिार the treatment of the feet and their
ailments, chiropody
39 Quack(N) झोलाछाप डॉक्टर one who falsely pretends to have
medical skills
45 Pay one back in उसी प्रकार व्यवहार करना to treat exactly in the same way
the same coin जै से उसने आपके सार् वकया
है