📖 Dictionary

A word, what it means in plain English, and the same word in Hindi and Marathi. 1,132 words, all of them on this device — it works with no connection at all.

A101 B51 C89 D66 E59 F58 G29 H43 I44 J7 K9 L38 M54 N28 O33 P83 Q6 R58 S127 T61 U11 V21 W48 Y8

A — 101 words

aUsed before a noun when it is one of many, not a particular one.abandonLeave something or someone for good.abilityBeing able to do something.aboutOn the subject of — or roughly.aboveHigher than.absentNot there.absorbTake in a liquid, gas, heat or light rather than letting it pass or bounce…accelerationHow quickly velocity changes. Slowing down is acceleration too, with a min…acceptAgree to take or to believe something.accidentSomething bad that happens by chance.accountA record of money — or a description of what happened.accuracyHow close a measurement is to the true value.accurateExactly right, with no mistakes.achieveSucceed in doing something after effort.acidA substance that gives hydrogen ions in water, turns blue litmus red and h…acknowledgeAdmit that something is true, or say you have received it.acrossFrom one side to the other.actDo something — or perform a part.activitySomething that is being done.adaptationA feature that helps a living thing survive where it lives.addPut together to make more.adequateEnough for what is needed, though no more.adjectiveA word that describes a noun.admireThink highly of someone or something.admitAgree that something is true, usually reluctantly.advantageSomething that puts you in a better position.adverbA word that tells how, when or where something is done.adviceWhat someone tells you they think you should do.affectMake a difference to something.afraidFrightened.afterLater than.againOne more time.againstTouching and pushing — or opposed to.ageHow old someone or something is.agreeHave the same opinion, or say yes.agricultureGrowing crops and raising animals for food.algorithmA set of steps followed in order to solve a problem.allEvery one, or the whole of something.alliterationThe same sound starting several words close together, as in wild and windy…allowLet something happen.alloyA mixture of a metal with another element, made to improve its properties.allusionA passing reference to something well known, without explaining it.almostVery nearly.aloneWith nobody else.alongFrom one end of something towards the other.alreadyBefore now.alsoAs well.alwaysEvery time, without fail.ambiguousAble to be understood in more than one way.amendmentA formal change made to a law or a constitution.amongIn the middle of a group.amountHow much there is of something.amplitudeThe greatest distance a wave moves from its rest position.analyseBreak something into its parts and show how they work together, rather tha…ancientFrom very long ago.andJoins two things together.anecdoteA short true story told to make a point.angleThe amount of turn between two lines meeting at a point.angryFeeling strong displeasure.animalA living thing that can move about and feed on others.annotateAdd short notes or labels to a diagram, map or passage to explain it.announceTell people about something publicly.anotherOne more, or a different one.answerWhat you say or write in reply to a question.antagonistThe character who works against the hero.antibodyA protein the body makes to attack one particular germ.antonymA word meaning the opposite of another.anxiousWorried about what might happen.anyOne or some, it does not matter which.anyoneAny person at all.anythingAny thing at all.apparatusThe equipment used for an experiment.appearCome into sight, or seem.applicationA program that does a job — or a formal request.applyUse a rule or idea you know on a new situation you have not seen before.appreciateValue something, or understand it fully.appropriateRight for the situation.approximateClose to exact, but not exact.areaA part of a place — or the size of a surface.argumentA reason given to support a view — or a disagreement.aroundOn every side of — or roughly.arrangePut things in a stated order, such as increasing size or date.arriveGet to a place.artMaking things of beauty or meaning, such as painting.arteryA tube carrying blood away from the heart.articleThe words a, an and the.askPut a question, or request something.aspectOne side or part of a subject.assessWeigh how good, true or important something is, and say so with reasons.assumptionSomething taken as true without proof, on which the rest of an argument re…atMarks a place or a time.atmosphereThe mood a piece of writing creates.atmosphere_aThe layer of gases around a planet.atomThe smallest particle of an element that still behaves as that element.attemptTry to do something.attitudeThe way you think and feel about something.autobiographyThe story of a life written by the person who lived it.availableThere to be used or had.averageA single number standing for a set: usually the total divided by how many.awareKnowing that something exists or is happening.axisA reference line on a graph, or a line a thing turns about.

What is in here

The vocabulary a student actually meets: subject terms from Science, Maths and Social Science, the command words that exam questions are built from — explain, justify, derive — and the everyday words that carry marks in a written answer.

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