Abattoir (कसाईखाना) : A place where animals are slaughtered  

Abdicate (त्यागना)  : To renounce a high position of authority or control  

Absurd (बेतुका)  : Wildly unreasonable, illogical or ridiculous  

Accomplice (जुर्म में साथी)  : Partner in crime  

Acquit (बरी करना)  : To free a person by a verdict of ‘not guilty’  

Acrobat (नट)  : One who performs daring gymnastics feats  

Acronym ( आदिवर्णिक शब्द)  : A word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase  

Act ( स्वांग करना)  : To play the part of and function as, some other person  

Addict (व्यसनी)  : One who has become dependent on something or drugs  

Adolescent (किशोर)  : No longer a child, but not yet an adult  

Adonis (सुदर्शन पुरुष)  : A handsome man  

Advocate (वकील)  : A person who supports or speaks in favour of something  

Aesthetics (सौंदर्यशास्त्र)  : The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of principles of beauty, especially in art  

Agenda (कार्यसूची)  : List of issues to be discussed at a meeting 

Aggressive (आक्रामक)  : Always ready to attack or quarrel  

Alienation (अलगाव की भावना)  : A state of emotional or intellectual separation  

Alimony (निर्वाह व्यय)  : An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated  

Alliteration (अनुप्रास)  : Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter  

Altitude (ऊंचाई)  : The height of object above sea level  

Altruism (परोपकारिता, पर्यायवाद)  : The philosophy of putting another’s welfare above one’s own  

Altruist (परोपकारी )  : A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others 

Alumnus (भूतपूर्व छात्र)  : A former student of a school, college or university  

Amateur (शौक़ीन व्यक्ति)  : One who plays for pleasure rather than as a professional  

Ambidextrous (उभयहस्त, सव्यसाची)  : Able to use right hand and left hand equally well 

Ambiguous (अस्पष्ट)  : Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite 

Amnesia (स्मृतिलोप, विस्मरण)  : Loss of memory 

Amnesty (आम माफ़ी)  : A general pardon of offenders 

Amoral (नीतिहीन,अनैतिक)  : One not concerned with right or wrong 

Amphibian (उभयचर)   : One who lives both on land as well as in water 

Amputee (अपंग)  : A person who has had one or more limbs removed  

Anarchist (अराजकतावादी)  : One who is out to destroy the Government 

Anarchy (अराजकता)  : The absence of law and order 

Anecdote (उपाख्यान, लघुकथा)  : A short story based on your personal experience 

Animosity (बैर)  : A strong dislike  

Annihilate (संहार करना, अस्तित्व मिटाना)  : To destroy completely  

Anniversary (सालगिरह)  : Yearly celebration of a date or an event 

Anonymous (गुमनाम)  : A book written by an unknown 

Antidote (विषहर औषधि)  : A medicine to nullify the effect of poison  

Antipathy (घृणा, वैरभाव)  : Strong dislikes between two persons 

Apartheid (रंगभेद)  : A policy that segregate people on the basis of race 

Apathy (उदासीनता)  : Lack of feeling 

Apiary (मधमक्खियों के पालने का स्थान)  : A place where bees are kept 

Appraisal (मूल्यांकन, समीक्षा)  : Estimation of a thing’s worth 

Apprentice (शिष्य, नौसिखिया, प्रशिक्षु)  : A person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job 

Aquarium (मछलीघर)  : A tank where fish or water plants are kept 

Aquatic (जलीय)  : Animals which live in water  

Arable (कृषि योग्य)  : A land fit for growing crops 

Arbitrator (पंच)  : Someone who is designated to hear both sides of a dispute and make a judgement  

Archaeology (पुरातत्त्व)  : The study of ancient civilization 

Archive (पुरालेख, ऐतिहासिक अभिलेख)   : The place where public, government or historical records are kept 

Arsonist (आगज़नी करने वाला)  : A person who deliberately sets fire to a building 

Articulate (स्पष्ट, साफ़ बोलना)  : Fluent and clear in speech 

Artist (कलाकार)  : One who practices one of fine arts 

Ascetic (तपस्वी)  : Person leading a life of strict selfdiscipline  

Assent (अनुमति)  : To agree to something 

Assertive ( हठ धर्मी)  : The quality of being politely firm and demanding 

Asylum ( शरणस्थान)  : Place that provide refuge  

Atheist (नास्तिक)  : One who does not believe In the existence of God 

Auditor (लेखा परीक्षक)  : One who makes an official examination of accounts 

Auditorium (सभागार)  : A building where an audience sits 

Autobiography (आत्मकथा)  : A record of one’s own life written by oneself  

Autocracy (एकतंत्र, तानाशाही, निरंकुशता )  : Government by ruler who has unlimited power 

Autopsy (शवपरीक्षा, चीरफाड़)  : Dissection of a dead body to find the cause of the death 

Avaricious (लालची)  : A person extremely desirous of money  

Aviary (पक्षीशाला)  : A place where birds are kept