Words starting with A (1-10)

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1. Abase

Etymology:

Meaning in English: to reduce, to lower, hurt the pride of, behave in a way that degrades (someone)

Meaning in Hindi: अपमानित करना, नीचा दिखाना

Usage in Sentence:
“I watched my friends abasing themselves before the Vice-Chancellor.”
“He abased his head.”

Synonyms: dishonour, defame, belittle, mortify, debase, cheapen, disgrace, demote, reduce, fawn
Antonyms: increase, promote, improve, upgrade, respect, honor, esteem

Mnemonic:

– base means lower so abase means to lower.
– In hindi we use slang ‘abbe + shhh’ to degrade someone. (abbe chup kar). abbe(aba) + shhh (se) = abase

2. Ancestry

Etymology:

Middle English: alteration of Old French ancesserie, from ancestre

Meaning in English: family decent, a series of ancestors, the origin of something

Meaning in Hindi: वंश, कुल, वंश परंपरा

Usage in Sentence:
“He is proud of his ancestry.”
“Rahul Gandhi is famous because of his ancestry.”

Synonyms: blood, descent, heredity, bloodline, origin, roots, heritage, pedigree, forerunner, antecessor
Antonyms: end

Mnemonic:

– ancestor means family so ancestry is ancestor + tree = ancestry ie family tree.

3. Anchor

Etymology:

Old English ancor, ancra, via Latin from Greek ankura ; reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre . The current form is from anchora, an erroneous Latin spelling. The verb (from Old French ancrer ) dates from Middle English.

Meaning in English:
– fasten firmly, fixed in place
– thing or person that can be relied upon for support.
– an anchorman or anchorwomen

Meaning in Hindi:
– आसरा, अनुषंगी

Usage in Sentence:
“Dravid played a role of sheet anchor in innumerable innings.”
“Barkha Dutt is a good news anchor.”

Synonyms: fasten, grip, hold, presenter, reporter, attach, connect.
Antonyms: harm, release, hurt

Mnemonic:

– Remember ‘anchor’ tooth paste which holds your teeth.

4. Ancillary

Etymology:

from Latin ancillāris concerning maidservants.

Meaning in English:
– providing necessary support in primary activities of system or organisation.
– serving as an aid
– supplementary, auxiliary

Meaning in Hindi:
– सहायक,
– समाचार उद्घोषक

Usage in Sentence:
“My mother needs ancillary in household work.”
“The school has notified the requirement of teachers and ancillaries.”

Synonyms: accessory, assist, extra, attendant, accompanying, subordinate, subservient.
Antonyms: needed, necessary

Mnemonic:

– Ancillary is like Artillery (तोपखाना) which is support to army.

5. Anecdote

Etymology:

from French, or via modern Latin from Greek anekdota ‘things unpublished’, from an- ‘not’ + ekdotos, from ekdidōnai ‘publish’.

Meaning in English:
– short story of particular incident or event.
– the depiction of minor narrative incident in painting.
– supplementary, auxiliary

Meaning in Hindi: – छोटी सी कहानी, उपाख्यान

Usage in Sentence:
“The death of Prime minister has been long the subject of anecdote.”
“The movie was collection of small anecdotes.”

Synonyms: story, tale, narrative, sketch, incident, fairy tale, narration, reminiscence.

Mnemonic:

– Think anecdote like anek(many) dots. A story has many dots.

6. Anesthetic

Etymology:

1840–50, Americanism; < Greek anaísthēt ( os ) without feeling, senseless + -ic; see an-1 , esthetic.

Meaning in English:

– a substance that produces anesthesia

– a substance that removes sensation.

Meaning in Hindi: – चेतनानाशक, संवेदनानाशक

Usage in Sentence:

“An anesthetic gas.”

“Jack was given anesthetic.”

Synonyms: pain killer, sedative, narcotic, numbing, opiate.

Antonyms: stimulant

Mnemonic:

– Anesthetic is medicine that reduces pain.

7. Anguish

Etymology:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin angustia ‘tightness’, (plural) ‘straits, distress’, from angustus ‘narrow’.

Meaning in English: acute distress, extreme suffering, severe mental or physical pain.

Meaning in Hindi: – पीड़ा, मनोव्यथा

Usage in Sentence:

“Adam shut his eyes in anguish.”

“For last one week I was anguishing where I would get job or not.”

Synonyms: agony, pain, sorrow, despair, woe, desolation, torture, distress.

Antonyms: delight, relief, happiness, joy.

Mnemonic:

– Anguish = Anger + ish. When you are in anger, you tend to wish pain for the person who caused you anger.

8. Angular

Etymology:

1590–1600; < Latin angulāris having corners or angles, equivalent to angul ( us ) angle1 + -āris -ar1.

Meaning in English: having an angle, sharp corners, lean, bony, not rounded, gaunt

Meaning in Hindi: – कोणीय

Usage in Sentence:

“Her face is angular.”

“Mohit is tall, angular man.”

Synonyms: sharp-cornered, V-shaped, bony, bifurcate, oblique

Antonyms: fat, straight, curvy, rounded, plump

Mnemonic:

– Angular sounds like angle. Anything having an angle.

9. Animadversion

Etymology:

mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin animadversio(n- ), from the verb animadvertere.

Meaning in English: comment critically with disapproval, critical remark, criticism.

Meaning in Hindi: – आलोचना, निंदा, टीका-टिप्पणी

Usage in Sentence:

“Animesh made animadversion on Abhishek’s conduct.”

Synonyms: criticism, accusation, perception, flak, disapprove

Antonyms: compliment, praise, approval

Mnemonic:

– ‘Any mad version’ of speech will bring criticism from every one.

10. Animated

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin animat- ‘instilled with life’, from the verb animare, from anima ‘life, soul’.

Meaning in English: bring to life, lively, spirited, fill with courage, to give motion.

Meaning in Hindi: – जोशपूर्ण, प्रफ़ुल्ल, तेजस्वी, सजीव

Usage in Sentence:

“Honey Singh’s presence animated the party.”

Synonyms: energize, inspire, revive, enlighten, inspire, exhilarate, arouse, live

Antonyms: dead, inactive, quiet, shy, spiritless, discouraged

Mnemonic:

– Think of animals which are generally very energetic and lively.

Words starting with A (1-10)

List(1-10)

1. Abase

2. Ancestry

3. Anchor

4. Ancillary

5. Anecdote

6. Anesthetic

7. Anguish

8. Angular

9. Animadversion

10. Animated

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