List (21-30)
21. Anodyne
Etymology:
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek anōdunos ‘painless’, from an- ‘without’ + odunē ‘pain’..
Meaning in
English:
- a pain killer medicine, anything that relieves
distress or pain.
Meaning in
Hindi: - वेदनाहर, पीड़ानाशक
Usage in
Sentence:
"The music was anodyne
to his grief."
Synonyms:
analgesic, pain-killer, palliative, sedative.
Mnemonic: Anodyne = a + no + dyne (dying). If you don’t want
someone to die with pain, then give him anodyne.
22. Anoint
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French enoint ‘anointed’, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, from in- ‘upon’ + ungere ‘anoint, smear with oil’.
Meaning in
English:
- smear or rub with oil, consecrate
- nominate or choose someone as successor to or leading
candidate for a position.
- Ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (priest
or monarch) by rubbing with oil.
Meaning in
Hindi: - राज तिलक करना, तेल लगाना, अभिषेक करना
Usage in Sentence:
"He was anointed king by
people."
Synonyms:
consecrate, rub, sanctify, embrocate.
Mnemonic:
Anoint = An + oint. (Oint ~ oil). Applying oil on someone in religious
ceremony.
23. Anomalous
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek
anōmalos (from an- ‘not’ + homalos ‘even’).
Meaning in
English:
- deviating from common form, order.
- Abnormal,
irregular, inconsistent.
- deviation from
standard.
Meaning in
Hindi: - विषम, अनियमित
Usage in Sentence:
"My phone is behaving
anomalous today."
Synonyms:
abnormal, atypical, inconsistent, aberrant, exceptional, divergent, irregular, bizarre,
odd, unorthodox, unusual.
Antonyms:
standard, usual, ordinary, normal, regular, conforming.
Mnemonic:
Anomalous = a (not) + normal. Anything not normal is anomalous.
24. Anomaly
Etymology:
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek
anōmalia, from anōmalos.
Meaning in
English:
- something that deviates from standard, normal
or expected.
- an odd, peculiar
or strange situation.
- Abnormal,
irregular, inconsistent.
Meaning in Hindi: - अनियमितता, असंगति, अवैधता
Usage in Sentence:
"There are number of
anomalies on our government systems."
Synonyms:
abnormal, atypical, inconsistent, aberrant, exceptional, divergent, irregular, bizarre,
odd, unorthodox, unusual.
Antonyms:
standard, usualness, sameness, normality, regularity, conformity.
Mnemonic:
Anomaly is same as anomalous.
25. Anonymity
Etymology:
1810–20; anonym(ous) + -ity, or < French
anonymité
Meaning in
English:
- State of or quality being anonymous.
- State of being
nameless
Meaning in
Hindi: - गुमनामी, अज्ञात वास
Usage in Sentence:
"The scientist vanished
in anonymity before working for nuclear energy firm."
Synonyms:
namelessness, ambiguity, fuzziness, dimness, obscureness.
Mnemonic:
Anonymity = A + no + name. It can be remembered as something nameless.
26. Antagonism
Etymology:
early 19th cent.: from French antagonisme,
from Greek antagōnizesthai ‘struggle against'.
Meaning in
English: Active hostility or opposition, an opposing force
Meaning in
Hindi: - शत्रुता, विरोध, वैर भाव
Usage in Sentence:
"There is an antagonism
between congress and BJP."
Synonyms:
friction, opposition, conflict, discord, bitterness, rancor, enmity, antipathy,
resistance, clashing.
Antonyms:
friendship, good will, rapport, agreement, like.
Mnemonic:
Antagonism is like Anti + go. If you say a women anti go, she will show active
opposition.
27. Antecede
Etymology:
1615–25;
< Latin antecēdere to go before,
precede, excel, surpass.
Meaning in
English: Go back in time, precede, go back further.
Meaning in
Hindi: - पूर्व
Usage in Sentence:
"Atal Bihar Vajpayee
anteceds L.K. Advani"
Synonyms:
backdate, predate, precede, forerun
Mnemonic:
Antecede = Anti + cede (Proceed). Think of it like anti of proceed means go
backward.
28. Antediluvian
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: from ante- +
Latin diluvium ‘deluge’.
Meaning in
English: old fashioned, belonging to time before biblical flood,
extremely ancient, antiquated.
Meaning in
Hindi: - पुराना, प्राक्कालीन, प्रलयपूर्व
Usage in Sentence:
"Archeologist found
gigantic bones of antediluvian animals."
Synonyms: passé, primitive, antique, obsolete, ancient, old.
Antonyms: current, modern, up to-date, fresh, recent.
Mnemonic:
Antediluvian = anti + dye + luvian.
Think an anti hair dye lga rahi hai so she is old.
29. Anthem
Etymology:
Old English antefn, antifne
(denoting a composition sung antiphonally), from late Latin antiphona (see
antiphon). The spelling with th, which began in the 16th cent., was on the
pattern of similar words such as Antony, Anthony .
Meaning in
English: song of patriotism or praise, a piece of scared music,
a hymn sung alternatively by different sections of choir.
Meaning in
Hindi: - गान, स्तुति, भजन, धार्मिक समूहगान
Usage in Sentence:
"Jana gana man is national
anthem of India."
Synonyms: hymn. Melody, chorus, chant.
Mnemonic:
Remember Jana Gana Mana as our national anthem. It is a patriotic song.
30. Anthology
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: via French or
medieval Latin from Greek anthologia, from anthos ‘flower’ + -logia
‘collection’ (from legein ‘gather’). In Greek, the word originally denoted a
collection of the ‘flowers’ of verse, i.e. small choice poems or epigrams, by
various authors.
Meaning in
English: collection of selected writings by various artists, book
of literary selection by various authors, a published collection of poems.
Meaning in
Hindi: - संकलन, पद्यावली
Usage in Sentence:
"This book is an
anthology of modern philosophy."
Synonyms: album, compilation, selection, omnibus.
Mnemonic:
We say nth in math, so N number writings compiled.
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