List (51-60)
51. Apiary
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin apiarium, from
apis ‘bee’.
Meaning in
English: a place where bees are kept.
Meaning in
Hindi: - मधुमक्षिकालय, शहद की मक्खी
का बगीचा
Mnemonic:
Apiary sounds like a bee. It is a place where bee is kept.
52. Apiculture
Etymology:
mid 19th cent.: from Latin apis ‘bee’ +
culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture .
Meaning in English: bee-keeping.
Meaning in Hindi: - मधुमक्खीपालन
Usage in Sentence:
"Apiculture is widely practiced
in Europe."
53. Aplomb
Etymology:
late 18th cent. (in the sense
‘perpendicularity, steadiness’): from French, from à plomb ‘according to a
plumb line’.
Meaning in
English: self-confidence in demanding situation, poise, composure in
difficult situation.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अभिमान, आत्मविश्वास
Usage in
Sentence:
"Nisha passed the exam
with aplomb."
Synonyms:
poise, self-assurance, self-confidence, presence of mind, self-possession,
coolness, balance.
Antonyms:
fear, gaucheness.
Mnemonic:
Remember it as Ap + bomb (lomb). You say to sexy and confident girl ‘Ap bahut
bomb ho’ ir you are aplomb.
54. Apocalyptic
Etymology:
early 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the
writer of the Apocalypse, St John): from Greek apokaluptikos, from apokaluptein
‘uncover’.
Meaning in
English: prophetic, prophesying the complete destruction of world.
Meaning in Hindi: - भविष्यसूचक, दैवी साहित्य
Usage in
Sentence:
"Scientist has apocalyptic
view of the future."
Synonyms:
ominous, prophetic, predictive.
Mnemonic:
A + po (prophecy) + calyptic (calamity). So a prophecy of calamity.
55. Apocryphal
Meaning in
English: widely believed but untrue, being of questionable authenticity,
of doubtful authorship.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अप्रमाणिक
Usage in
Sentence:
"Most of the stories of
Einstein’s life are apocryphal."
Synonyms:
fictitious, untrue, doubtful, false, unauthenticated, unverified, wrong.
Antonyms:
true, doubtless, real, authentic.
Mnemonic:
Derived from word ‘crypt’ which means secret. So Apocryphal means “of doubtful
authenticity”.
56. Apogee
Etymology:
late 16th cent.: from French apogée or
modern Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion (diastēma), ‘(distance) away from
earth’, from apo ‘from’ + gaia, gē ‘earth’.
Meaning in
English: highest point, point farthest from earth, climax.
Meaning in
Hindi: - चरमोत्कर्ष, दूरतम बिन्दु,
भूमि उच्च
Usage in
Sentence:
"In 2003, Sachin was at
apogee of his career."
Synonyms:
apex, acme, summit, crest, zenith, climax.
Antonyms:
bottom, base.
Mnemonic:
Pronounce Apogee like a fauji (soldier). A soldier is at highest point as
compared to toher professions.
57. Apolitical
Meaning in
English: not political, not involved or interested in politics.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अराजनैतिक
Usage in
Sentence:
"Unlike Pramod Mahajan,
Rahul Mahajan is apolitical."
Mnemonic:
A (without) + political. So anyone not interest in politics is apolitical.
58. Apologist
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: from French
apologiste, from Greek apologizesthai ‘give an account’.
Meaning in
English: a person who offers an argument in defense of something
controversial, one who writes in defense of cause.
Meaning in
Hindi: - समर्थक, क्षमा की प्रार्थना
करनेवाला
Usage in
Sentence:
"He is an apologist for
capital punishment."
Synonyms:
pleader, supporter, upholder, advocate, campaigner, propagandist.
Antonyms:
critic.
Mnemonic:
One who seeks apology by supporting or defending him is apologist.
59. Apoplexy
Etymology:
ate Middle English: from Old
French apoplexie, from late Latin apoplexia, from Greek apoplēxia, from
apoplēssein ‘disable by a stroke’.
Meaning in
English: unconsciousness, loss of consciousness caused by too much
blood in brain, stroke.
Meaning in
Hindi: - मिरगी, लक़वा, मूर्छा की बीमारी
Usage in
Sentence:
"Many times she got
attack of apoplexy."
Synonyms: stroke, seizure.
Antonyms: consciousness.
Mnemonic:
people + sexy. A sexy girl appears from people left you in unconscious state.
60. Apostate
Etymology:
Middle English: from
ecclesiastical Latin apostata, from Greek apostatēs ‘apostate, runaway slave’.
Meaning in
English: one who abandons his religious faiths or political belief.
Meaning in
Hindi: - धर्मत्यागी, धर्म रहित
Usage in
Sentence:
"He is an apostate."
Synonyms: deserter, backslider.
Antonyms: loyalist, faithful, adherent.
Mnemonic: Apostate = Opposite + state. A person who is
against his state or religion.
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