List (61-70)
61. Apothecary
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from
late Latin apothecarius, from Latin apotheca, from Greek apothēkē ‘storehouse’.
Meaning in
English: a druggist, a pharmacist, a person who prepares and sold
medicines and drugs.
Meaning in
Hindi: - दवा बेचनेवाला, औषधि बनाने
या बेचने वाला
Usage in
Sentence:
"Apothecary gave me
wrong medicine."
Synonyms:
dispenser, druggist.
Mnemonic:
Apothecary = a + pot + he + cary. He carries drug hidden in pot.
62. Apotheosis
Etymology:
late 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin
from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun ‘make a god of’, from apo ‘from’ + theos
‘god’.
Meaning in English: elevation to godhood, the ideal example,
the highest point in development of something.
Meaning in Hindi: - गुणगान, आदर्श, किसी मनुष्य
को देवता की पदवी देना, देवीकरण
Usage in Sentence:
"His appearance as
hamlet was apotheosis of his career."
Synonyms:
climax, culmination, apogee, highest point, pinnacle, summit, zenith, apex,
acme, idolization, immortalization.
Antonyms:
nadir.
Mnemonic:
Apotheosis = ap + theo (means god) + is. Ap god ho.
63. Appall
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French apalir ‘grow
pale’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + palir ‘to pale’. The original sense
was ‘grow pale’, later ‘make pale’, hence ‘horrify’ (late Middle English).
Meaning in
English: dismay, shock deeply, to fill with horror.
Meaning in
Hindi: - स्तंभित कर देना, डराना, डरा
देना, भयभीत करना
Usage in
Sentence:
"I was appalled by
damage from fire."
Synonyms:
horrify, dismay, shock, outrage, alarm, terrify.
Antonyms:
comfort, delight, encourage, calm, soothe.
Mnemonic:
Ap pale ho gye so because you are horrified.
64. Apparent
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere.
Meaning in
English: clearly visible, obvious, seeming real, evident,
Meaning in Hindi: - स्पष्ट, प्रकट, प्रत्यक्ष
Usage in
Sentence:
"It was apparent that he
had no money to pay his bills."
Synonyms:
evident, plain, possible, probable, credible, manifest, seeming, ostensible.
Antonyms:
unclear, obscure, questionable, uncertain.
Mnemonic:
It sounds like transparent which means clearly visible.
65. Apparition
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of appearing’): from Latin apparitio(n- ) ‘attendance’, from the verb apparere.
Meaning in
English: ghost like, phantom.
Meaning in Hindi: - प्रेत, पिशाच
Usage in
Sentence:
"I came across
apparition while walking in night."
Synonyms:
specter, spirit, shadow, appearance, haunt, hallucination, bogeyman.
Antonyms:
certainty, reality, truth.
Mnemonic:
a pari is ghost.
66. Appease
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French apaisier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + pais ‘peace’.
Meaning in
English: pacify or placate by acceding to their demands, satisfy,
soothe.
Meaning in
Hindi: - शांत करना, मनाना, तुप्ट करके
चुप करना
Usage in
Sentence:
"Government appeased
bank employees by giving them hike in salary."
Synonyms:
placate, pacify, make peace with, reconcile, win over, satisfy, gratify.
Antonyms:
provoke, frustrate, inflame, trouble, upset, annoy.
Mnemonic:
Appease = ap + peace. Kya ap peace
rakhenge.
67. Appellation
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin appellatio(n- ), from the verb appellare
Meaning in
English: a name, title, designation.
Meaning in
Hindi: - पदवी, नाम
Usage in
Sentence:
"The city fully
justifies its appellation."
Synonyms:
denomination, tag, label, byname, nickname.
68. Append
Etymology:
late Middle English: from
Latin appendere ‘hang on’, from ad- ‘to’ + pendere ‘hang’.
Meaning in
English: to add as supplement, add to the end of document, attach.
Meaning in
Hindi: - जोड़ना, मिलाना
Usage in
Sentence:
"To append a note to a
letter."
Synonyms:
add, attach, affix, adjoin, include, fasten.
Antonyms:
detach, disjoin, unfasten, take away.
69. Application
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin applicatio(n- ), from the verb applicare
Meaning in
English: diligence, attention, sustained effort, the action putting
something into operation.
Meaning in
Hindi: - प्रयोग, उपयोग, इस्तेमाल
Usage in
Sentence:
"The application of
common sense to a problem."
Synonyms: function, play, practice, purpose, implementation, exercise.
Antonyms: misuse.
Mnemonic:
Remember writing an application.
70. Apposite
Etymology:
late 16th cent.: from Latin
appositus, past participle of apponere ‘apply’, from ad- ‘towards’ + ponere
‘put’.
Meaning in
English: appropriate, fitting
Meaning in
Hindi: - योग्य, ठीक
Usage in
Sentence:
"An apposite answer."
Synonyms: relevant, suitable, timely.
Antonyms: inappropriate.
Mnemonic: Apposite = opposite of ‘Opposite’ ie appropriate.
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