Black Book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions PDF

QMaths.in The Black Book of ENGLISH VOCABULARY Updated till April 2019 500 Most Repeated SSC words. 3500+ Previous Year OWS 1000+ The Hindu Vocabulary 1000+ Root Words Special Word Lists (Phobia / Latin etc) 50 Sets for Practice Total 6600+ wor...

QMaths.in The Black Book of ENGLISH VOCABULARY Updated till April 2019 500 Most Repeated SSC words. 3500+ Previous Year OWS 1000+ The Hindu Vocabulary 1000+ Root Words Special Word Lists (Phobia / Latin etc) 50 Sets for Practice Total 6600+ words, with ENGLISH / HINDI Explanations NIKHIL GUPTA  ENGLISH VOCABULARY SSC One Word Substitutions till April 2019 SSC वारा पछ ू े गए OWS का संकलन (अप्रैल 2019 तक अपडेट) First Edition: May 2019 प्रथम सं करण : मई 2019 Price: Rs. 169/- मू य : 169/-  All rights reserved (No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the authors / publisher (www.qmaths.in).  The publishers have taken utmost precaution in publishing the book, yet if any mistake has inadvertently crept in, the publishers shall not be responsible for the same. Your constructive feedback and suggestions are most important and our team will be highly obliged if you message/mail us your feedback or suggestions at [email protected]  INDEX PART A: SSC PREVIOUS YEARS ONE WORD SUBSTITUTIONS A1. Top 500 (Most Repeated) OWS asked in SSC Exams …….....………...……………….01 (Subset of A2) A2. All One Word Substitutions Asked in SSC exams (till April 2019).……………....…..27 (Approx. 3500 OWS appeared 5217 times with Hindi Meaning) PART B: THE HINDU VOCABULARY B. Top 1000 Vocabulary of The Hindu Newspaper……………………...…….….165 (1077 words with Synonyms and Hindi Meaning) PART C: SPECIAL WORDS C. Special Word Lists (2100+ words)  List of Phobia ……………..……………………………………………….… 225  List of Mania …………….…………………………………………….……..231  List of Phile …………………………………………………………………...235  Words for Killing or Killers…………………………………………………237  Words Denoting Age…………………………………………………………239  Words Related to Sleep………………………………………………………239  Words Denoting Places………………………………………………………240  List of Logy………………………………………………………………..…..243  List of Graphy…………………………………………………………….…..260  Form of Government (Cracy )………………………………………………263  Form of Worship……………………………………………………………...268  Name of Scientific Instruments ……………………………………………270  Literary Words………………………………………………………………..283  Foreign words and phrases (Latin / German / French / Italian)………285 PART D: PRACTICE MCQs D. Practice Questions (50 Sets)…………………..………………….……………….291  APPENDIX E. English Vocabulary Root Words ……………...…………..………………….……341 (1091 Roots with 4338 example words with Meaning and definitions) PART (A + B + C + E) = 10938 Words  PREFACE I have great pleasure in placing this book before the aspirants of Staff Selection Commission’s Combined Graduate Level, Combined Higher Secondary Level, Central Police Organization and other exams. This book has been compiled to meet the continuous demands and requirements of the aspirants appearing not only for SSC exams but also for Bank and other Competitive exams conducted by Central and State Governments. Although this book has been compiled with the prime intension of providing all the Previous Years One Words Substitutions asked in SSC Exams till date but I thought it would be injustice not to include some other important English vocabulary words which are frequently used and asked. Therefore. this book has rather been compiled a bit more comprehensive, so that students can use it even for other exams and most importantly for gradual self-learning and improvement of English Vocabulary. I welcome comments and suggestions from the readers of this book. All the Best.  Nikhil Gupta HOW TO USE THIS BOOK? First of all, I want you to know that it is not expected to learn each and every words / vocabulary given in this book, so try not to mug up all the words without thinking. This book has been divided into several parts, which serves distinct objectives. Therefore, you need to refer and learn vocabulary according to your needs and the requirement of the examination. One of the main objective of compiling this book was to provide all One Word Substitutions asked by SSC till the very date for SSC CGL / CHSL 2018. Hence, I have added all the new vocabulary asked in SSC exams even conducted in the years 2019 (SSC CPO 2018 Exam, SSC GD Constable 2018, SSC Stenographer 2018, SSC Selection Posts VI, and SSC JHT 2018). PART A: This is very essential part, as an SSC aspirant, you need to cover this part compulsorily. Almost 75% plus questions asked in SSC exams are from this part only. Recently SSC Conducted CPO, GD Constable etc exams and I found that more than 75% of the OWS were repeated and had been asked in previous years.  Part A2 gives you almost 3500 OWS, sorted alphabetically. The last column #A indicated the number of times this word has been asked / used in SSC Exams.  Part A1 is for last minute revision, which includes Top 500 OWS which have been asked repetitively in SSC exams. This list has been sorted based on number of times the vocabulary has been appeared. Symbols used: SN., SNo. SR. No. etc are denoting Serial Number. #A: Number of times a word has been appeared / asked in SSC Exams // : Alternate Phrases used to ask same word substitution / : used with either of the words. PART B: This section contain vocabulary frequently used in The Hindu Newspaper. It is often seen that many of these vocabularies appear in one exam or other. Moreover, it contains some of the legal or technical words that you are expected to know as an educated person. A great knowledge of this part not only increases your vocabulary but it will help you to read faster. Yes, you will read the Hindu much faster and this will serve a boon for your Reading Comprehension (Passage, Cloze Tests etc) part of Competitive exams. PART C: This section contains a list of special technical vocabularies which are frequently asked in SSC and other competitive examinations. These terms are technical and you need to pay little attention in this section. It may be noted that though some of the vocabularies are more frequent, while some are rarely used. It is advisable to use selective reading, if you have time constraint. Do not attempt to mug up all the vocabulary (in one go). PART D: This is practice section and includes 50 short tests to gauge your learning. This is mandatory part for SSC aspirants and includes recently asked One Word Substitution MCQs of SSC. PART E: This is an appendix and is very useful to understand etymology. Once you learn the meaning of a root word it would be very easy to learn similar words and even to guess the words in exam when you have not studied it. This part is again for self-learning which must be gradual. Do not try to cover this part completely for Tier 1 of CGL 2018, though your gradual learning will help you in Tier 2 and many other exams. This page is dedicated to my beloved SSC Aspirants.  500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 1 Infallible that never fails // always doing what it is अचकू 14 supposed to do 2 Misogynist a person who dislikes women ी जाित से वेष 14 www.qmaths.in करनेवाला 3 Philanthropist a rich person who helps the poor and those जन िहतैषी 13 in need, especially by giving money 4 Misanthrope a person who hates and avoids other मानव वेषी 12 people 5 Bureaucracy a system of government in which there are नौकरशाही 10 a large number of state officials who are not elected 6 Cannibal a person who eats human flesh नरभक्षक 10 7 Claustrophobia an extreme fear of being in a small confined छोटे जगह म 10 place होने का अ यिधक डर 8 Egoist a person who thinks he/she is better than अहंवादी 10 other people and who thinks and talks too much about himself/herself 9 Elegy a poem/song that expresses sadness, शोकगीत 10 especially for somebody who has died 10 Epilogue a speech at the end of a play, book, or उपसंहार 10 film/movie that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened 11 Epitaph an inscription on a tombstone समािध-लेख 10 12 Fastidious being careful that every detail is correct // दरु ारा य 10 not liking things to be dirty/ untidy 13 Inevitable that you cannot avoid/prevent अपिरहायर् 10 14 Oligarchy a form of government in which only a small कुलीनतंत्र 10 group of people hold all the power 15 Optimist a person who always expects good things आशावादी 10 to happen or things to be successful 16 Panacea something that will solve all the problems रामबाण 10 of a particular situation 17 Altruist someone who makes charitable donations परोपकारी 9 intended to increase human wellbeing िस धांत वाला © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 1  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 18 Aristocracy the rule by nobles / government by person े ठ जन के 9 of highest social order www.qmaths.in वारा रा य शासन 19 Atheist a person who believes that god does not नाि तक 9 exist 20 Calligraphy beautiful handwriting that you do with a सुलेख 9 special pen/brush. 21 Connoisseur an expert on matters involving the िवशेषज्ञ 9 judgmental beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music 22 Fatalist a person who believes that events are भाग्यवादी 9 decided by fate and cannot be controlled. 23 Invincible too strong to be defeated/changed अजेय 9 24 Mercenary a soldier who will fight for any िकराए का ट टू 9 country/group that offers payment 25 Ascetic a person who lives in a simple and strict तप वी 8 way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons (monks, hermits, saints) 26 Carnivorous animals that eat meat मांसभक्षी 8 27 Cartography the art or process of drawing or making मानिचत्रकारी 8 maps 28 Etymology the study of the origin and history of words श द- यप ु ि शा 8 and their meanings 29 Homicide the crime of killing somebody deliberately मानव ह या 8 30 Iconoclast a person who criticizes popular beliefs/ रवाज़ तोड़ने वाला 8 established customs and ideas 31 Illegible difficult/ impossible to read अ प ट 8 32 Incorrigible having bad habits which cannot be असंशोधनीय 8 changed or improved 33 Insomnia the condition of being unable to sleep अिनद्रा 8 34 Nepotism giving unfair advantages to your own भाई-भतीजावाद 8 family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs 35 Obsolete no longer used because something new has अप्रचिलत 8 been invented 36 Patricide the crime of killing your father िपता का वध 8 37 Philatelist a person who collects or studies stamps डाक के िटकट का 8 संग्रहक © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 2  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 38 Stoic a person who is able to suffer pain/trouble उदासीन 8 without complaining/showing what they are feeling www.qmaths.in 39 Alien hostile, strange and frightening // िवदे शी 7 different from what you are used to 40 Amateur a person who likes to take part in a sport/ शौक़ीन यिक्त 7 other activity for enjoyment, not as a job 41 Amnesia a medical condition in which somebody भूलने की बीमारी 7 partly/ completely loses his memory 42 Anarchy a situation in a country, an organization, अराजकता 7 etc. in which there is no government, order/control 43 Anthropology the study of human race, especially of its मनु य जाित का 7 origin, development, customs and beliefs िवज्ञान 44 Archives a collection of historical अिभलेखागार 7 documents/records of a government, a family, a place or an organization 45 Credible that can be believed or trusted िव वसनीय 7 46 Effeminate looking, behaving/ sounding like women/ नारी जैसा 7 a girl 47 Feminist a person who supports the belief that नारीवादी 7 women should have the same rights and opportunities as men 48 Genocide the murder of a whole race or a group of नरसंहार 7 people 49 Gullible easily tricked because of being too trusting आसानी से धोखा 7 खानेवाला 50 Honorarium a payment made for somebody’s मानदे य 7 professional services // a fee paid for a nominally free service 51 Imposter a person who pretends to be somebody else ढ गी 7 in order to trick people 52 Insolvent a person not having enough to pay what he िदवािलया 7 owes 53 Itinerary a plan of a journey, including the route and यात्रा कायर्क्रम 7 the places that you visit 54 Monarchy a system of government by a king/a queen राज-तंत्र 7 55 Obituary a notice of someone’s death (with his life शोक स दे श 7 and achievements) 56 Ornithology the scientific study of birds पक्षीिवज्ञान 7 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 3  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 57 Plutocracy government by the richest people of a धिनक त त्र 7 country 58 Polyglot a person who knows, uses/writes in more बहुभाषी 7 www.qmaths.in than one language 59 Sinecure a job that you are paid for even though it ऐसा पद िजस म 7 involves little/no work वेतन िमले पर तु कुछ काम न करना पड़े 60 Amnesty an official statement that allows people राज-क्षमा 6 who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free 61 Aquatic growing or living in, or near water जलीय 6 62 Archaeology the study of cultures of the past, and of पुरात व 6 periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground 63 Biography the story of a person’s life written by जीवनी 6 somebody else 64 Cynic someone who is critical of the motives of िनंदक 6 others 65 Emigrant a person who leaves his country to live in उ प्रवासी 6 another 66 Extempore spoken/ done without any previous िबना तैयारी के 6 thought/ preparation 67 Fanatic extremely enthusiastic about one's belief क टर 6 68 Hermit a person who, usually for religious reasons, एकांतवासी 6 lives a very simple life alone and does not meet/ talk to other people 69 Kleptomania a mental illness in which somebody has a चोरी करने की 6 strong desire, which they cannot control, to बीमारी steal things 70 Notorious well-known for being bad कुख्यात 6 71 Numismatist a person who collects or studies coins or मुद्राशा त्री 6 medals 72 Ode a poem that speaks to a संबोधगीत 6 person/thing/celebrates a special event 73 Pedant a person who pays more attention to formal िढ़वादी 6 rules and book learning than they merit 74 Philology the scientific study of the development of भाषाशा त्र 6 language or of a particular language © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 4  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 75 Red Tapism the practice of requiring excessive लेट - लतीफी 6 paperwork and tedious procedures before official action can be considered/ www.qmaths.in completed 76 Reticent unwilling to tell people about things / one अ पभाषी 6 who speaks less 77 Sacrilege an act of treating a holy thing or place अपिवत्रीकरण 6 without respect 78 Sonnet a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 गाथा 6 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme 79 Theocracy government of a country by religious धमर्शा त्र 6 leaders 80 Xenophobia a fear of people from other countries िवदे शी लोग को 6 न पस द करना 81 Abolish formally put an end to a system, practice, or समा त करना 5 institution 82 Accomplice a person who helps another to commit a सह-अपराधी 5 crime/ to do something wrong 83 Agenda a list of items to be discussed at a meeting कायर्सच ू ी 5 84 Apiary a place where bees are kept मधमिक्खय के 5 पालने का थान 85 Aquarium a glass tank where fish and water plants are मछलीघर 5 kept 86 Atheism the belief that god does not exist नाि तकता 5 87 Autocracy a system of government of a country in एकतंत्र 5 which one person has complete power 88 Aviary a place where birds are kept पक्षीशाल 5 89 Ballad a song/poem that tells a story गाथागीत 5 90 Bibliography a list of books or articles about a particular ग्र थसच ू ी 5 subject or by a particular author 91 Bigot a person who has very strong, क टर व्यिक्त 5 unreasonable beliefs or opinions about race, religion/ politics and who will not listen to/ accept the opinions of anyone who disagrees 92 Bohemian a person who is involved with the arts, who िढ़मक् ु त 5 lives in a very informal way without following accepted rules of behaviour 93 Brittle hard but easily broken भंगुर 5 94 Chauffeur a person whose job is to drive a car, मोटर-चालक 5 especially for somebody rich/important © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 5  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 95 Cosmopolitan a person who has the experience of many सवर्देशीय 5 different parts of the world 96 Democracy a country in which all the people of the जनतंत्र 5 www.qmaths.in country can vote to elect their representatives 97 Dictatorship a form of government by a ruler who has अिधनायक व 5 complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force 98 Eccentric a person who is considered by other people सनकी 5 to be strange/unusual 99 Entomology the scientific study of insects कीटिवज्ञान 5 100 Epicure a person who enjoys food and drink of high भोग - िवलासी 5 quality and knows a lot about it 101 Ethnology the scientific study and comparison of मानव जाित 5 human races िवज्ञान 102 Exonerate to officially state that somebody is not बरी करना 5 responsible for something that he has been blamed for 103 Extravagant spending a lot of more money/using a lot िफ़जूल ख़चर् 5 more of something that you can afford or than is necessary 104 Fauna all the animals living in an area or in a पशव ु गर् 5 particular period of history 105 Fratricide the crime of killing your brother/sister भ्रातघ ृ ातक 5 106 Glutton a person who eats too much खाऊ 5 107 Hypochondriac worried all the time about your health and रोगभ्रमी 5 believing that you are ill/sick when there is nothing wrong with you 108 Hypocrite a person who pretends to have moral पाखंडी 5 standards/ opinions that they do not actually have 109 Immigrant a person who comes to a country where अप्रवासी 5 they were not born in order to settle there 110 Inaudible that you cannot hear अ ा य 5 111 Incredible impossible/difficult to believe अिव वसनीय 5 112 Indefatigable never giving up or getting tired of doing अथक 5 something 113 Indigenous Originating or occurring naturally in the वदे शी 5 place or country where found // native 114 Ineffable too great/beautiful to describe in words अवणर्नीय 5 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 6  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 115 Intestate having made no legal will िबना वसीयतनामा 5 www.qmaths.in मारा हुआ 116 Lexicographer a person who writes and edits dictionaries कोशकार 5 117 Manuscript a copy of a book, piece of music, etc. before ह तिलिप 5 it has been printed 118 Martyr a person who suffers very much or is killed शहीद 5 because of his religious/ political beliefs 119 Matricide the killing of one’s mother मातह ृ या 5 120 Mortuary a place/room/building in which dead शवगह ृ 5 bodies are kept before they are buried/cremated 121 Narcissist a person who admires himself/herself too आ मरितक 5 much, especially his appearance 122 Omnivorous eating all types of food (plants and meat) सवर्-भक्षक 5 123 Opaque not clear enough to see through/ allow अपारदाशर्क 5 light through 124 Pacifist a person who believes that war and violent शांितवादी 5 are always wrong 125 Parable a short story that teaches a spiritual lesson, नीित कथा 5 especially one of those told by Jesus as recorded in the bible 126 Philistine a person who does not like/understand art, अिशिक्षत 5 literature, music, etc. 127 Plagiarism an act of copying another person’s ideas, सािहि यक चोरी 5 words or work and pretend that they are your own 128 Polygamy the custom of having more than one wife at बहुिववाह 5 the same time 129 Psychology the scientific study of the mind and how it मनोिवज्ञान 5 influences behaviour 130 Recluse a person who lives alone and likes to avoid वैरागी 5 other people 131 Regicide the crime of killing a king/queen राज-ह या 5 132 Sanatorium a place like a hospital where patients who आरोग्य िनवास 5 have a lasting illness/who are getting better after an illness are treated 133 Secular living among ordinary people rather than धमर् िनरपेक्ष 5 in a religious community // Government not connected with religious or spiritual matters © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 7  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 134 Soliloquy a speech in a play in which a character, who आ मभाषण 5 is alone on the stage, speaks his/her thoughts www.qmaths.in 135 Suicide the act of killing yourself deliberately आ मह या 5 136 Translucent allowing light to pass through but not पारभासी 5 transparent 137 Transparent allowing you to see through it (glass etc.) पारदशर्क 5 138 Wreath an arrangement of flowers and leaves (in a पु पांजिल 5 circle) placed on graves, worn on head/ hung on doors as Christmas decoration. 139 Abdicate to give up the position of being king/queen यागना 4 140 Affable pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to िमलनसार 4 141 Ambidextrous able to use both the hands equally well उभयह त, दोन 4 हाथ का कुशलता से उपयोग 142 Amphibians any animal that can live both on land and उभयचर ज तु 4 in water // a cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water 143 Anarchist a person who believes that laws and अराजकतावादी 4 governments are not necessary 144 Apathy the feeling of not being interested in or उदासीनता 4 enthusiastic 145 Archipelago a large body of water with many islands वीपसमह ू 4 146 Asylum protection that a government gives to शरण थल // 4 people who have left their own country, अ पताल because they were in danger for political reasons. // a hospital where people who were mentally ill could be cared for, often for a long time 147 Audible that can be heard clearly सुनाई दे ने योग्य 4 148 Authentic made or done in the traditional or original िव वसनीय 4 way 149 Autobiography a biography of yourself आ मकथा 4 150 Blasphemy behaviour/ language that insults/shows a ईश - िनंदा 4 lack of respect for god/ religion 151 Carnivore eats the flesh of other animals (animal) मांसभक्षी 4 152 Catalogue a complete list of items, for example, of सूची 4 things that people can look at/buy © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 8  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 153 Circumlocution using more words than are necessary कपटपूणर् बात 4 instead of speaking or writing in a clear/direct way. www.qmaths.in 154 Congregation a group of people who are gathered धािमर्क सभा 4 together in a church to worship god 155 Cordial warm and sincere हािदर्क 4 156 Credulous ready to believe things and therefore easy भोला-भाला 4 to trick 157 Curator a person whose job is to be in charge of the संग्रहा यक्ष 4 objects or words of art in a museum or art gallery, etc. 158 Demagogue a political leader who tries to win support दजु न र् का नेता 4 by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason 159 Dermatology the scientific study of skin diseases वचािवज्ञान 4 160 Dilettante a person who does or studies something अनरु ागी 4 but is not serious about it and does not have much knowledge / a dabbler in the art and literature 161 Ecology the study of the relation of plants and living पिरि थितकी 4 creatures to each other and to their environment 162 Edible fit/ suitable to be eaten खा य 4 163 Emissary a person who is sent to deliver an official दत ू 4 message from one country to another or to perform a special task 164 Empathy the ability to understand another person’s समवेदना 4 feelings, experience, etc. 165 Endemic regularly found in a particular place or थािनक 4 among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of // A disease that is prevalent in a particular area 166 Ephemeral lasting/ used for only a short period of time छिणक 4 167 Epigraph an engraved inscription िशलालेख 4 168 Epitome a person or thing that is a perfect example प्रतीक 4 of a particular quality or type 169 Eternal continuing forever सनातन 4 170 Exemplary severe punishment used as a warning to अनक ु रणीय 4 others // providing a good example for people to copy © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 9  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 171 Expatriate a person living in a country that is not his प्रवासी 4 own 172 Fidelity loyalty accuracy स य के प्रित 4 www.qmaths.in िन ठा 173 Fugitive a person who has escaped/is running away भगोड़ा 4 from somewhere and is trying to avoid being caught 174 Geography the scientific study of the earth’s surface, भूगोल 4 physical features, divisions, products, population, etc. 175 Gregarious liking to be with other people // living in झु ड म रहनेवाला 4 groups (animals) 176 Hallucination the fact of seeing/hearing something that is माया 4 not really there 177 Hedonist a person who believes that pleasure is the सुखवादी 4 most important thing in life 178 Herbivorous animals that feed on plants शाकाहारी 4 179 Heresy a belief or an opinion that is against the िवधमर् 4 principle of a particular religion 180 Honorary given as an honour माननीय 4 181 Horticulture the study/practice of growing flowers, बागवानी 4 fruits and vegetables 182 Hydrophobia extreme fear of water पानी से भय 4 183 Incentive something that encourages you to do प्रो साहन 4 something 184 Infanticide the crime of killing a baby शशु हत्या 4 185 Itinerant travelling from place to place, especially to भ्रमणकारी 4 find work 186 Juxtapose place side by side िमलाना 4 187 Maiden being the first of its kind (speech, journey प्रथम 4 by a plane/ship), etc. 188 Masochist someone who obtains pleasure from परपीड़न-कामक ु 4 receiving punishment 189 Megalomania a mental illness/condition in which अहंकारो माद 4 somebody has an exaggerated belief in their own importance/ power 190 Misogamist a person who hates marriage िववाह से घण ृ ा 4 करने वाला 191 Neutral not supporting/ helping either side in a तट थ 4 disagreement, competition, etc © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 10  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 192 Novice a person who is new and has little नौिसिखया 4 experience in a skill, job or situation 193 Obscure not clearly understood or expressed अ प ट 4 www.qmaths.in 194 Omniscient knowing everything सवर्ज्ञ 4 195 Palpable able to be touched or felt पशर्नीय 4 196 Parricide the crime of killing your father, mother or a िपतघ ृ ातक 4 close relative 197 Patrimony property that is given to somebody when िवरासत 4 his father dies 198 Perseverance the quality of continuing to try to achieve a ढ़ता 4 particular aim despite difficulties 199 Pessimist a person who always expects bad things to िनराशावादी 4 happen or something not to be successful 200 Philanderer a man who has sexual relationships with इ कबाज 4 many different women 201 Philogynist a person who esteems woman as the higher वह यिक्त जो 4 type of humanity त्री को उ च प्रकार की मानवता के प म मानता है 202 Philosophy the study of the nature and meaning of the दशर्न 4 universe and of the human life 203 Physiology the study of the normal functions of living शरीर िक्रया 4 things िवज्ञान 204 Polyandry the custom of having more than one बहुपित व 4 husband at the same time 205 Prologue a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, प्र तावना 4 book, or film that introduces it 206 Psephology the study of how people vote in elections चुनाव िव लेषण 4 207 Pseudonym a fictitious name used instead of his real उपनाम 4 names 208 Scullery a small room next to the kitchen in an old बतर्न माँजने की 4 house, originally used for washing dishes, जगह etc. 209 Sociology the study and classification of human नागिरक सा त्र 4 societies 210 Spinster an old unmarried woman व ृ ध अिववािहता 4 211 Stoicism the fact of not explaining/showing what वैराग्य 4 you are feeling when you are suffering © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 11  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 212 Theist one who believes in the existence of god आि तक 4 213 www.qmaths.inUniversal done by or involving all the people in the सावर्भौिमक 4 world or in a particular group 214 Versatile able to do many things बहुमख ु ी 4 215 Zoology the branch of biology that studies animals प्रािण िवज्ञान 4 216 Abduct to take somebody away illegally, especially अपहरण करना 3 using force 217 Absolute one who is perfect/complete/free from पूणर् 3 imperfection 218 Acquit to decide and state officially in court that बरी करना 3 somebody is not guilty of a crime 219 Acrophobia fear of great heights ऊँचाई का डर 3 220 Actuary someone versed in the collection and मुंशी 3 interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) 221 Addict a person who is very interested in लती, नशेबाज 3 something and spends a lot of his free time in it // a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs 222 Adolescent in the process of developing from a child िकशोर 3 into an adult 223 Aerial growing / existing in air हवाई 3 224 Agnostic a person who doubts truth of religion ई वर के बारे म 3 संशयवादी यिक्त 225 Alimony the money that a court orders somebody to िनवार्ह िनिध 3 pay regularly to his former wife/ husband when the marriage is ended 226 Allegory a story, play, picture, etc. in which each नीित कथा 3 character/event is a symbol representing an idea/a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc. 227 Ambiguous that can be understood in more than one अ प ट 3 way // not clearly defined or stated 228 Ambivert a person who is both an introvert and an उभयमख ु ी 3 extrovert 229 Amoral not following any moral rules and not नीितहीन 3 caring about right/wrong 230 Anecdote a short, interesting or amusing story about लघक ु था 3 a real person or an event © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 12  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 231 Anonymous with a name that is not known/ that is not गुमनाम 3 made public 232 Antidote a substance that controls the effects of िवषहर औषध 3 www.qmaths.in poison/ disease 233 Antiseptic a substance that helps to prevent infection रोगाणु रोधक 3 in wounds by killing bacteria 234 Apathetic showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, उदासीन 3 or concern 235 Apprentice a person who works for an expert to learn a िशक्षाथीर् 3 trade 236 Arbitrator a person who is chosen to settle a पंच 3 disagreement 237 Archaeologist a person who studies cultures of the past, पुरात ववे ा 3 and of periods of history by examining the remains of buildings and objects found in the ground 238 Articulate good at expressing ideas/ feelings clearly प ट, गाँठदार 3 in words (speech) 239 Artist a person who creates works of art- कलाकार 3 paintings/ drawings 240 Avarice extreme desire for wealth लोभ 3 241 Barometer an instrument for measuring air pressure to बैरोमीटर 3 show when the weather will change 242 Beneficiary a person who gains as a results of लाभाथीर् 3 something 243 Bibliographer someone trained in compiling ग्रंथकार 3 books/articles about a particular subject 244 Bibliophile a person who loves or collects books पु तक का यार 3 करनेवाला 245 Bouquet a bunch of flowers arranged in an attractive गुलद ता 3 way so that it can be carried in a ceremony/presented as a gift 246 Bovine connected with cows गोजातीय 3 247 Calligrapher someone skilled in penmanship सुलेखक 3 (calligraphy beautiful writing done with a special pen/brush) 248 Callous not caring about other people’s feelings or कठोर 3 suffering 249 Cellar an underground room often used for तहख़ाना 3 storing things (wine, salt, etc.) 250 Centenarian a person who is a 100 years old or more सौ वषर् का 3 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 13  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 251 Choreography the act of designing and arranging the steps नृ यकला 3 252 www.qmaths.inColleague a person that one work with at the same साथ काम करने 3 place, in a profession or a business वाला 253 Communist a person who believes in or supports living सा यवादी 3 together and sharing possessions and responsibilities 254 Compromise an agreement made between two people or समझौता 3 groups 255 Conservative holding to traditional attitudes and values िढ़वादी, 3 and cautious about change or innovation अपिरवतर्नवादी // a person who is opposed to great/sudden social change 256 Criminal connected with crime अपराधी 3 257 Culpable responsible and deserving blame for अपरािधक 3 having done something wrong 258 Cynosure centre of attraction आकषर्ण-िब द ु 3 259 Derelict a person without a home, a job or property आवारा यिक्त 3 260 Dialogue conversations in a look, play or film/movie संवाद 3 261 Dipsomania an intense persistent desire to drink शराब की लत 3 alcoholic beverages to excess 262 Dirge a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a शोकगीत 3 dead person 263 Effaced remove completely from पोछकर िमटाना 3 recognition/memory // remove by or as if by rubbing / erasing 264 Egotist A person who is excessively conceited or अहंवादी 3 absorbed in themselves 265 Eligible a person who is able to have/do something योग्य 3 because he has the right qualifications, is the right age, etc. 266 Emancipation freeing someone from the control of मुिक्त 3 another 267 Embezzlement the act of stealing money that you are ग़बन 3 responsible for or that belongs to your employer / misappropriation of money 268 Emeritus one who is honorably discharged from अवकास प्रा त 3 service 269 Ennui a state of mental weariness from lack of िवरिक्त 3 occupation 270 Entomologist a zoologist (person) who studies insects कीटिवज्ञानशा ी 3 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 14  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 271 Envious feeling of discontented aroused by ई यार् 3 someone else's possessions or qualities 272 Environment the conditions that affect the behaviour and वातावरण 3 www.qmaths.in development of somebody/ something 273 Epidemic a large number of cases of a महामारी 3 particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community 274 Epigram a short poem/ phrase that expresses चुटकुला 3 an idea in a clever/amusing way 275 Eulogy a speech/piece of writing प्रशंसा भाषण 3 praising somebody/ something very 276 Euphemism much यंजना 3 an indirect word/phrase that people often use to refer to something 277 Expose embarrassing or unpleasant बेनकाब 3 to make known to the public, information that was previously known 278 Fable only to a few people or that was meant to कि पत कहानी 3 be kept a secret a traditional short story 279 Fantasy that teaches a moral lesson (animals) कपोल कि पत 3 a pleasant situation that you imagine 280 Fascist but that is unlikely to happen तानाशाही का 3 a person who supports an extreme समथर्क political system or attitude which is in favour of strong central government and 281 Fatal which does causing not allow or ending any opposition in death घातक 3 282 Feline connected with an animal of the cat family िब ली के समान 3 283 Flexible able to change to suit new conditions/ लचीला 3 situations 284 Flora the plants of a particular area, type of वन पित 3 environment or period of time 285 Genealogy the study of family history, including the वंशावली 3 study of who the ancestors of a particular person were 286 Geology the study of earth, including the origin and भूगभर्शा त्र 3 history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made 287 Germicide a substance which destroys bacteria, etc. अंकुर का न ट 3 करने की शिक्त से यक् ु त 288 Herbivore eats only plants (animal) शाकाहारी 3 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 15  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 289 Heretic a person who holds unorthodox opinions िवधमीर् 3 290 www.qmaths.inHijack to use violence or threats to take control of एक िवमान का 3 a vehicle, in order to force it to travel to a अपहरण different place or to demand something from a government 291 Homage something that is said/done to show धांजिल 3 respect for somebody 292 Homogeneous all (things or people) of the same or similar सजातीय 3 kind or nature 293 Horizon the furthest you can see, where the sky िक्षितज 3 seems to meet the land/the sea 294 Humanitarian concerned with reducing suffering and मानवीय 3 improving the conditions that people live in 295 Hymn a song of praise (to god or to a saint or to a भजन 3 nation) 296 Idiosyncrasy a person’s particular way of behaving, अनोखापन 3 thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual 297 Illicit not allowed by law अवैध 3 298 Illiterate not knowing how to read/ write िनरक्षर 3 299 Implorer a person who asks somebody to do अनन ु य-िवनय 3 something because he wants/ needs it very much 300 Impregnable strong and impossible to defeat/change अभे य 3 301 Inaccessible difficult/ impossible to reach/ to get दग ु म र् 3 302 Indelible that cannot be removed/erased अिमट 3 303 Indict accuse formally of a crime अिभयोग लगाना 3 304 Ineligible not having necessary qualifications to अयोग्य 3 have/ do something 305 Inexorable that cannot be stopped or changed िन ठुर 3 306 Interment the act of burying a dead person दफ़न 3 307 Internment the act of confining someone in a prison नजरबंदी 3 308 Interregnum a period of time during which a country, an दो शासन के 3 organization, etc. does not have a leader बीच का काल and is waiting for a new one 309 Judge a person in a court who has the authority to यायाधीश 3 decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions 310 Knell the sound of a bell sung slowly to announce शोक सचू क घंटे 3 a death/ a funeral/the end of something की विन © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 16  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 311 Landscape everything you can see when you look पिर य 3 across a large area of land 312 Lapidist a skilled worker who cuts and engraves कुशल िमक जो 3 www.qmaths.in precious stones कीमती प थर को काटता और उकेरता है 313 Laxative a medicine, food/ drink that makes पेट साफ करने 3 somebody empty their bowels easily वाली 314 Lease a legal agreement that allows you to use a प टा 3 building piece of equipment/ some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent 315 Legend a story from ancient times about people िद य चिरत्र 3 and events, that may/may not be true 316 Loquacious One who talks a lot बातूनी 3 317 Maiden Speech the first speech made by a person पहला भाषण 3 318 Memorandum a proposal/ report on a particular subject ज्ञापन 3 for a person, an organisation, a committee, etc. 319 Mint a place where money is coined by authority टकसाल 3 of the government 320 Momentous very important or serious सब से अहम 3 321 Monologue a long speech by one person during a वगत भाषण 3 conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion 322 Monotheism the belief that there is only one god एके वरवाद 3 323 Mortal subject to death नाशवान 3 324 Mutiny the act of refusing to obey the orders of गदर 3 somebody in authority, especially by soldiers/ sailors 325 Mystic a person who tries to become united with रह यवादी 3 god through prayer and meditation and so understand important things that are beyond normal human understanding 326 Neophyte a person who has recently started an नविसखुआ 3 activity 327 Nymphomania the behaviour of a woman who has or ि त्रय का 3 wants to have sex very often कामो माद 328 Obeisance the act of obeying आदर 3 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 17  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 329 Octagon a flat shape with eight straight sides and अ टकोना 3 eight angles 330 Omnipotent having total power // able to do anything सवर्शिक्तमान 3 www.qmaths.in 331 Omnipresent present everywhere सवर्-भूत 3 332 Oncology study and treatment of tumours ककर्रोग िवज्ञान 3 333 Optician a person whose job is to examine people’s प्रकाशिवज्ञानशा ी 3 eyes and to recommend and sell glasses 334 Opulent rich and superior in quality धनी 3 335 Oration a formal speech made on a public occasion, भाषण 3 especially as part of a ceremony 336 Orator a person who is good at public speaking/ वक्ता 3 who makes formal speeches 337 Ornithologist a person who studies birds पक्षी िवज्ञानी 3 338 Orphan a child whose parents are dead अनाथ 3 339 Paediatrics branch of medicine concerned with ब च की दवा 3 children and their diseases करने की िव या 340 Pandemonium a situation in which there is a lot of noise, िव लव 3 activity and confusion, because people are angry/frightened 341 Pantheism the belief that god is present in all natural दे वपज ू ां 3 things 342 Partisan an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of पक्षपातपण ू र् 3 some person/ activity 343 Pedestrian a person walking and not travelling in a पैदल यात्री 3 vehicle 344 Peninsula a large mass of land projecting into a body प्राय वीप 3 of water 345 Philosopher a person who thinks deeply about things दाशर्िनक 3 346 Pilferage the act of stealing small amounts or small चोरी 3 articles 347 Pioneer a person who is the first to study and प्रथम अ वेषक 3 develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop 348 Plagiarist someone who uses another person’s सािहि यक चोर 3 words/ ideas as if they were his own 349 Polygon a flat shape with at least three straight sides बहुभजु 3 and three angles, and usually five or more 350 Polytheist one who believes in a plurality of gods बहुदेववादी 3 © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 18  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 351 Prodigy an unusually gifted/intelligent (young) अ भत ु व तु 3 person 352 Prophet a person sent by god to teach the people पैग बर 3 www.qmaths.in and give them messages from god (ई वरदतू ) 353 Proselyte a person who has been converted to धमार्ंतिरत यिक्त 3 another religious or political belief 354 Protocol a system of fixed rules and formal नयाचार / 3 behaviour used at official meetings िश टाचार 355 Pun the clever or humorous use of a word that दो अथीर् वचन 3 has more than one meaning, or of words that have different meanings but sound the same 356 Pyromania an obsessive desire to set fire to things दहनो माद 3 357 Ransom money that is paid to kidnappers िफरौती 3 358 Rapacious greedy for money लालची 3 359 Refugee a person who has been forced to leave his शरणाथीर् 3 country/ home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons 360 Retaliate return the same sort of attack / give tit for प्रितकार करना 3 tat 361 Retreat to move away from a place // to back off पीछे हटना 3 362 Rhetoric speech/writing that is intended to वक्रपटुता 3 influence people, but that is not completely honest/sincere 363 Ridicule unkind remarks that make fun of उपहास 3 somebody/ something or make him/ it look silly 364 Ritual a series of actions that are always अनु ठान 3 performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony 365 Sadist a person who gets pleasure from hurting परपीड़क 3 other people 366 Sanctity the state of being very important and worth पिवत्रता 3 protecting 367 Sanguine optimistic in an apparently difficult आशावादी 3 situation 368 Satire a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an हा य यंग्य 3 institution in which you use humour to show his/its faults/ weaknesses 369 Sceptic someone who habitually doubts accepted संदेहवादी 3 beliefs © qmaths.in (No part may be copied, distributed or reproduced without written permission) for constructive comments, suggestions for improvements or enquiry email us at [email protected] 19  Black book of English Vocabulary: 500 Most Repetitive SSC One Word Substitutions SNo. Word Meaning Hindi #A 370 Scepticism an attitude of doubting that संदेहवाद 3 claims/statements that are true and that something will happen www.qmaths.in 371 Schedule a plan that lists all the work that you have अनस ु च ू ी 3 to do and when you must do each thing 372 Scholar a person who knows all about a particular पंिडत 3 subject because he has studied it in detail 373 Seer a person who claims that he can see what is पैग़ंबर 3 going to happen in the future 374 Seismology the scientific study of earthquakes भूकंप िवज्ञान 3 375 Septuagenarian a person between the ages of 70 and 79 स र वषर् की 3 अव था का मनु य 376 Socialist a person who believes in or supports the समाजवादी 3 belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country’s wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries 377 Sojourn a temporary stay (as a guest) डेरा डालना 3 378 Soporific a drug making you want to go to sleep िनँदासा 3 379 Sororicide the murder of one's sister बहन की ह या 3 380 Suffrage the right to vote in political elections मतािधकार 3 381 Summary a brief account of a subject सारांश 3 382 Superstition the belief that particular events happen in a अंधिव वास 3 way that cannot be explained by reason/ science 383 Sycophant a person who praises important or चापलस ू 3 powerful people too much and in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get something from them 384 Synagogue a building where the Jews meet for यहूिदयो का 3 religious worship and teaching आराधनालय 385 Taxidermy the art of stuffing dead animals, birds and चमर्पूणर् करना 3 fish with a special material so that they may look like living ones and can be displayed 386 Teetotaller a person who does not drink alcohol मादक द्र य का 3 यागी 387 Temporal connected with/ limited by time थोड़े समय का 3 388 Tenacious