List (71-80)
71. Appraise
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘set a
price on’): alteration of apprize, by association with praise. The current
sense dates from the mid 19th cent.
Meaning in
English: estimate value of, assess value or quality of, assess the
performance of an employee.
Meaning in
Hindi: - मूल्यांकन करना, क़ीमत आँकना
Usage in
Sentence:
"Google believes in 360
degree appraisal of employees."
Synonyms:
assess, evaluate, estimate, judge, rate, value, price, audit, calculate.
Antonyms:
ignore, neglect.
Mnemonic:
Ap+ praise = ap ki praise to increase salary.
72. Appreciate
Etymology:
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin appretiat- ‘set at a price, appraised’, from the verb appretiare, from ad- ‘to’ + pretium ‘price’.
Meaning in English: be grateful, be thankful, to raise in
value, increase in worth, rise in value.
Meaning in Hindi: - सराहना, गुण जानना, मान करना,
मूल्यांकन करना
Usage in
Sentence:
"Sachin appreciated the
youngster’s effort."
Synonyms:
value, respect, prize, enjoy, welcome, get high on.
Antonyms:
decrease, criticize, disregard, lose value, neglect.
Mnemonic:
appreciate is opposite to depreciate which means to decrease value.
73. Apprehend
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally in the sense
‘grasp, get hold of (physically or mentally’)): from French appréhender or
Latin apprehendere, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.
Meaning in
English: arrest for crime, understand, perceive.
Meaning in
Hindi: - पकड़ना, अनुभव करना, आशंका
करना
Usage in
Sentence:
"The police apprehended
the thief."
Synonyms:
arrest, catch, capture, seize, understand, comprehend, recognize, realize.
Antonyms:
liberate, free, let go, misunderstand, lose.
Mnemonic:
apprehend sounds like up your hand and police arrests you.
74. Apprehensive
Etymology:
late Middle English (in sense 2): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’.
Meaning in
English: fearful, quick to learn or understand, perceptive.
Meaning in Hindi: - शंकित, भयभीत, समझदार
Usage in
Sentence:
"After getting drunk, he
was apprehensive about going home."
Synonyms:
afraid, concerned, doubtful, uncertain.
Antonyms:
calm, certain, sure.
Mnemonic:
appreHENsive – hen is always fearful.
75. Apprise
Etymology:
late 17th cent.: from French appris, apprise, past participle of apprendre ‘learn, teach’, from Latin apprehendere.
Meaning in
English: inform, tell someone.
Meaning in Hindi: - सूचना देना, बतलाना
Usage in
Sentence:
"He was apprised that he
got admission in IIT."
Synonyms:
inform, notify, tell, let know, intimate, to make aware of.
Antonyms:
conceal, secret, hide.
Mnemonic:
Apprise = a + prize. When you get prize, you are informed about it.
76. Approbation
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin approbatio(n- ), from the verb approbare.
Meaning in
English: approval, official approval.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अनुमोदन, स्वीकृति
Usage in
Sentence:
"a term of approbation."
Synonyms:
approval, acceptance, assent, appreciation, support, respect, acclamation.
Antonyms:
disagreement, denial, disfavor.
Mnemonic:
Approbation = a + probation. You get confirmed or approved after probation is
completed.
77. Appropriate
Etymology:
late Middle English: from late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.
Meaning in English:
suitable in the circumstances, acquire.
Meaning in
Hindi: - उपयुक्त, उचित, ठीक
Usage in
Sentence:
"An appropriate example."
Synonyms:
apt, good, correct, fitting, useful, relevant.
Antonyms:
improper, inopportune, unfitting, unbecoming.
78. Apropos
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: from French à
propos ‘(with regard) to (this) purpose’.
Meaning in
English: with reference to, concerning, with regard to.
Meaning in
Hindi: - अनुरूप, अनुसार
Synonyms:
regarding, concerning, respecting.
Antonyms:
inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable.
79. Aptitude
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aptitudo, from aptus.
Meaning in
English: a natural tendency, fitness, talent, a natural ability to do
something.
Meaning in
Hindi: - योग्यता, कौशल, उपयुक्तता
Usage in
Sentence:
"Children have aptitude
for doing creative things."
Synonyms: tendency, leaning, gift, skill.
Antonyms: inaptitude, incapacity, hate, stupidity.
Mnemonic:
Remember aptitude tests which check talent.
80. Aquiline
Etymology:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin
aquilinus, from aquila ‘eagle’.
Meaning in
English: curved, hooked, like an eagle.
Meaning in
Hindi: - मुड़ा हुआ, गस्र्ड़वत
Synonyms: eaglelike, bent, curved, angular.
Antonyms: straight.
Mnemonic: Aquiline = aqua (water) + line. When you draw line
in water, it get converted to curved line.
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