vocabulary Flashcards
(121 cards)
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Altar(N)
A
raised platform for sacrifice or seen in
church
बेदी
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Alter(N)
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to change बदलना
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Emend(V)
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to correct errors in (something written) िुधारना
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Amend(V)
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act of improving, to change for better बेहतर बनाना
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Corpse(N)
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dead body of a human being मतृ र्रीर (इंिान का)
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Corps(N)
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military unit िन्यै दल
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Cops(N)
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police िुसलि
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Carcass(N)
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dead body of an animal िर्ुर्र्
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Cadaver(N)
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dead body of a human being for medical
purpose/ study
सचसकत्िा जााँच केसलए र्र्
सचसकत्िा जााँच केसलए र्र्
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Rail(V)
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to scold badly बुरी तरह डााँटना, फटकार लगाना
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Derail(V)
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to leave its track (of a train) िटरी िेउतरना
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Rites(N)
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कमव-काण्ड
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Disinterestedness(N)
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the quality of being free from bias or personal interest, allowing for objective judgment or action(N)
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Uninterestedness(N)
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no interest
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Emigrant(N)
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One who leaves the country प्रर्ािी
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Immigrant(N)
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One who enters the country अप्रर्ािी
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Migrant(N)
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a person who moves from place to place looking for work one who leaves one’s native place for
livelihood
जीर्न यािन केसलए एक स्थान िे
दूिरेस्थान िर जानेर्ाला
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Itinerant(N)
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wanderer
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Fateful(Adj)
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भविष्य को गहराई से प्रभावित करने वाला
a fateful decision
a day that has an important and usually negative effect on the future
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Fatalist(N)
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one who believes in destiny जो भाग्य मेंसर्श्वाि रखता हो
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Gourmand(N)
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a person who enjoys eating and eats large amounts of food
खाने में और ख़ूब खाने में रुचि रखने वाला व्यक्ति; भोजनभट्ट, पेटू
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Gourmet(N)
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a food connoisseur, gastronomist अच्छेखान का जानकार भोजन-विशेषज्ञ व्यक्ति
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Epicure(N)
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fond of eating and drinking अच्छेखान-िान का र्ौकीन
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Connoisseur(N)
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specialist in art िाक कला का िारखी
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Dabbler(N)
a person with interest in an art but not in
a serious way, Dilettante
कला का र्ौकीन लेसकन गंभीर रूि िे
नहीं
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Amateur(N)
done without skill or experience a person who does something for pleasure
and not as a job
जो बि र्ौक मेंकोई काम करता हो,
नौसिसखया
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Invention(N)
making of something that didn't exist आसर्ष्कार
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Discovery(N)
finding out of something that already
existed
खोज
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Jealousy(N)
the feeling that comes due to the fear of
losing that we have
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Envy(N/V)
the feeling of wanting to have what someone
else has
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Lighting(N)
the equipment that provides light, प्रकार्यंत्र
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Lightning(N)
the flashes of light that is produced during
rain
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Lighten(V)
to make light or bright, to relieve of a
burden to make light in colour
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Eminent(Adj)
known and respected प्रख्यातhighly qualified, successful and respected.
used only for people
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Imminent(Adj)
upcoming/ about to happen जो घसटत होनेर्ाला है
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Notorious(Adj)
well known for something bad known but disrespected कुख्यात
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Personnel(N)
a group of people employed in a business or
an organization कमवचारी
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Prey(N/V)
an animal or bird that is killed and eaten by another animal or bird
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Birds of prey(N)
hunting birds सर्कारी िंक्षी
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Prominent
well-known, noticeable and important Can be used for Places, features, people, issues
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Canon(N)
rule सनयम
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Cannon(N)
a large automatic gun that is shot तोि
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Autopsy(N)
an examination of a dead body to find out the cause of death
मृत्यु का कारण जानने के लिए की गई शव-परीक्षा
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Biopsy(N)
a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be tested in a laboratory
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Pane(N)
a piece of glass in a window, etc.
खिड़की आदि में जड़ा (एक) शीशा
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Pains(N)
hard work, effort कसठन मेहनत
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Pale(Adj.)
light yellow हल्का िीला
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Pail(N)
bucket बाल्टी
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Tale(N)
story कहानी
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Ordinance(N)
law/ act/ statute काननू
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Ordnance(N)
military supplies consisting of ammunition, equipment, etc.
युद्घ-सामग्री, गोला-बारूद, अस्त्र-शस्त्र आदि
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Palate(N)
the top part of the inside of mouth, the
ability to taste and judge good food and wine
तालु (मुाँह का ऊिरी िरत), स्र्ाद िरखने
की क्षमता
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Palette(N)
रं ग समलानेका प्लेट
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Pellet(N)
a small hard ball of any substance, often of soft material that has become hard
किसी कोमल पदार्थ की ऐसी छोटी कड़ी गोली जो सूख कर सख़्त हो गई है; ढेला, गोली
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Pedal(V)/(N)
to ride a bicycle with help of foot, a part of
cycle on which you keep your foot
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Peddle(V)
to go from place to place selling something
कुछ बेचने के लिए फेरी लगाना
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peddler
a person who sells illegal drugs or illicit goods.
"a drug peddler"
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Storey(N)
floor मंसजल/ तल
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Fable(N)
a moral story with animal characters नसतकै कहानी (सजिमेंमुख्य
सकरदार जानर्र हो)
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Parable(N)
a short story that teaches a lesson, especially one told by Jesus in the Bible
नीतिकथा; शिक्षाप्रद कथा (विशेषतः बाइबिल में)moral story नतकै कहानी
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Anecdote(N)
a short interesting story about a real person or event
किसी व्यक्ति या घटना के विषय में रोचक लघुकथा; कि़स्सा चुटकला, लतीफ़ा
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Raconteur(N)
one who is good at telling stories मजेदार कहानी कहनेर्ाला
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Regale(V)
to entertain or amuse मनोरंजन करना
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Allegory(N)
a story in which, the characters or symbols stand for
ideas about human life or for political/ historical
events
नीसत कथा
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Dais(N)
a raised platform where a person stands to perform
or speak, stage
मंच
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Pulpit(N)
a raised platform where a priest or minister stands
to lead a worship or religious service
धमोिदेर्क का आिन
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Rostrum(N)
a small raised platform on a stage व्याख्यान मंच
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Proscenium(N)
the part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain रं गमंच िर िदेके आगेका भाग
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Thrust stage(N)
a stage that extends into the audience on three
sides.
रं गमंच जो तीनों ओर िेदर्वकों
िेसघरा हो।
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Arena(N)
a level area surrounded by seats for public event अखाड़ा
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Coliseum(N)
a large stadium बहुत बड़ा स्टेसडयम
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Amphitheatre(N)
a circular building without a roof and with rows of
seats that rise in steps around an open space
गोलाकार रं गमंडल
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Affectation(N)
unnatural behaviour बनार्टी व्यर्हार
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Balk(N)
a piece of land let unploughed as a dividing line खेत का मुंडेर
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Balk(V)
to suddenly refuse to do something that others
expected you to do.
करनेिेमना करना
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Bark(N)
the outer covering of the stem of the tree िेड़ का छाल
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Capital(Adj)
having death as a possible punishment फााँिी
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Capitol(N)
the building in which the people who make the
laws of a U.S. state meet
इमारत जहााँमंत्रीगण के द्वारा U.S में
काननू बनायेजातेह।ैं
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Cord(N)
something like a rope but thinner than string ितली रस्िी
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Council(N)
a group of people chosen to make rules and law (मंत्री) मंडल
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Counsel(N)/(V) counsellor
advocate (one who gives advice)/ to give advice र्कील, िलाह देना
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Duel(N)
a fight between two people
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Envelop(V)
Envelope(N)
to completely cover ढ़क लेना
that covers सलफाफा
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Flair(N)
a natural ability to do something well
किसी काम को अच्छे तरीक़े से करने की नैसर्गिक योग्यता; जन्मजात प्रवृत्ति या कौशल
She has a flair for languages.
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Flare(N)/(V)
N- a light that shines brightly तेज रोर्नी
V- 1. to shine brightly चमकना
to become suddenly angry or excited. Bhadkana
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Fowl(N)
fowl chicken that we can eat . domestic fowl chicken
the bird that is raised for its meat
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Idle(Adj)
not wanting to work hard; lazy
मेहनत से जी चुराने वाला, कामचोर; आलसी
He has the ability to succeed but he is just bone [very] idle.
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Loath(Adj.)
not willing to do something
(कोई काम करने का) अनिच्छुक
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Loathe(V)
to hate somebody/something
किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु से नफ़रत करना
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Mettle(N)
a person's ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience.
"the team showed their true mettle in the second half"
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Oar(N)
a long pole that is flat and wide at one end and that you use for moving a small boat through water (rowing)
छोटी नाव चलाने में प्रयुक्त एक लंबा डंडा जिसका एक सिरा समतल और चौड़ा होता है; चप्पू
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Bemuse
confuse someone).
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metaphor
dont use like and as , just use the name
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simile
use like and as to tell that she is like this like that
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Demur (N) (V)
polite way of disagreement. सर्नम्र इंकार
to disagree politely सर्नम्रता के िाथ इंकार
कर देना
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Demure(Adj.)
quiet and polite र्ांत और नम्र
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Didactic(Adj.)
designed to teach something e.g. Mahabharata is a
didactic epic.
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Pedantic(N)
gyan jhadne wala chutiya :
someone who annoys others by correcting small errors, caring too much about minor details, or emphasizing their own expertise especially in some narrow or boring subject matter
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Irony(N)
ताना व्यंग निन्दा
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Satire(N)
the use of words that means opposite and especially
used to insult a person
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Pun(N)
use of word or phrase in a humorous way with a
different meaning
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Harridan(N)
an angry or unpleasant woman झगड़ालूऔरत
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Shrew(N)
a bad tempered woman गुस्िलै स्त्री
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Coquette(N)
flirt. coquettish.
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Turbid
muddy, not clear मटमला
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Turgid(Adj)
1. Larger or fuller than normal फूला हुआ, भरा हुआ
2. Pompous असत र्ोसभत
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Riot(N)
a situation where people behave in a violent manner दंगा
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rites and rite means
ceremony of religious ceremony
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Electricity meter ?
Galvanometer
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High temperature meter ?
Pyrometer
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Ocean depth meter ?
Fathometer
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Air pressure meter ?
Barometer
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Electric current meter ?
Ammeter
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Height meter ?
Altimeter
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acquit
to behave in a way (mostly positive)आशा या अपेक्षा के अनुसार व्यवहार करना;
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amuse
to entertain yourself हँसाना;
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avail
use or take advantage of ( लाभ लेना
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reconcile
to accept a bad or unwanted situation.
to make people become friends again after an argument
to find a way of dealing with two ideas, situations, statements, etc. that seem to be opposite to each other
परस्पर विपरीत प्रतीत होने वाली स्थितियों में ताल-मेल बैठाना
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Avenge (verb only)
just for info: revenge(emotional response. (noun & verb)
Meaning: To take action on behalf of someone who was wronged, to get justice.
Focus: Justice, moral duty.n some way
बदला लेना, प्रतिशोध लेना to take revenge for yourself
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pride
the respect that you have for yourself
स्वाभिमान, आत्म-गौरव .
the feeling that you are better than other people
दूसरों से अपने को बेहतर समझने का भाव; घमंड
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exert
to make a big effort
सामान्य से अधिक प्रयत्न करना to put in effort
