UPTET- ENGLISH (Part-3)

Synonymous words- 20,
OWS-10, 
IAP-10, 
PV-15

✅Synonymous words
61. Drowsy : Sleepy, comatose, lazy, lethargic
62. Dubious : Suspicious, doubtful, unreliable
63. Ductile : Pliant, yielding, flexible, malleable, supple
64. Commensurate : Equivalent, suitable, applicable, proportionate
65. Conceal : Hide, cover, shelter, disguise
66. Confess : Admit, acknowledge, reveal, agree
67. Confuse or confound : Mix, perplex, astonish, Amaze, bewilder
68. Consequent : Following, resultant, outcome
69. Conspiracy : Plot, intrigue, treason
70. Convict : Felon, culprit, criminal, guilty
71. Travail : Hard or agonizing labour.
72. Vituperate : To overwhelm with wordy abuse.
73. Vivify : To endue with life.
74. Vociferous : Making a loud outcry.
75. Volatile : Changeable.
76. Voluble : Having great fluency in speaking.
77. Absolute : Unalterable, unrestricted, unconditional
78. Absurd : Ridiculous, silly, foolish
79. Abundant : Ample, plentiful, plethora
80. Accessory : Additional, auxiliary, subsidiary

Note- Although the words are synonymous, there are subtle differences in their contexts and usages! Consult good dictionaries such as Oxford, Cambridge, Merriam- Webster and so forth to understand them!

✅One word substitution
21. Insecticide- That which kill insects.
22. Insoluble- Incapable of being dissolved in a liqui
23. Insolvent- One who is unable to pay his debts
24. Insomnia- Loss of sleep [Nishant Sir 7572044618]
25. Insurmountable- Incapable of being overcome.
26. Interpolate- Inserting new matter in a book
27. Intervene- Anything pushed inside veins
28. Intestate- One who dies without a Will
29. Introspection- The action of looking back on past time
30. Invincible- That which cannot be conquered

✅Idioms and phrases
21. At a pinch- In a trouble
22. At arm’s length- Avoid becoming too friendly
23. At daggers drawn- To have bitter enmity
24. At ease- Free from pain and anxiety
25. At one’s- To have complete knowledge, to be
expert in
26. At one’s wits- Puzzled/confused/perplexed
27. At sixes and sevens- In disorder
28. At stake- At risk or insecure
29. At the eleventh hour- At last moment
30. A man of straw- A man with no voice or will of his own/
(a man of no substance)

✅Phrasal verbs
####1. Call after
To give a child the same name as someone else, especially a family member

We have called him Benjamin after his father.

####2. Call around / Call round
To go to someone’s house to visit them

I called around yesterday but you weren’t there.

####3. Call away
To ask someone to go somewhere else

I am afraid the doctor was called away on an emergency earlier today, but he should be back soon.

####4. Call back
To return a phone call or to phone someone again

He’s on another call at the moment, but I will get him to call you back .

To return to a place

She said I could call back later today to collect the laundry.

To be asked to return for a second interview or a second audition

They are only going to call back 4 people out of the 80 people who went for the first interview.

###5. Call for
Publicly demand that something be done

The protesters were calling for the resignation of the president.

To require or make necessary

John got the job! This news calls for a celebration!

To go somewhere to pick someone or something up

I will call for you around seven – try to be ready on time!

####6. Call forth
To elicit a reaction

Bernard insulted his wife’s mother, which called forth an angry response from her.

####7. Call in
To phone

The radio station’s listeners have been calling in all morning with answers to the quiz.

To visit someone

Can you call in on your grandmother on your way home and make sure she is alright?

To ask a person, especially an expert, to come to do something

We had to call in fumigators to deal with the mice and cockroaches.

To ask someone to enter a room

My boss called me in to his office yesterday morning to give me a warning because I came to work late three times this week.

####8. Call off
To cancel an organised event

Sandra called off the wedding at the very last minute!

To stop doing an activity

We had to call off the search when it became too dark to continue.

####9. Call on
To visit someone

I am going to call on my mother on the way home from work.

To demand or request that someone do something

The supporters of the opposition called on the government to call a new election.

To use a quality, usually something that requires a great effort, in order to achieve something

I had to call on all my strength to finish the marathon.

Have recourse to

We may need to call on experts in the field for their opinion on the matter.

To ask for an answer or response

The teacher always calls on me for the answer – it’s not fair!

####10. Call up
To phone somebody

I will call up everyone we’d invited and tell them that we have called off the party.

Select someone to play on a team

He was called up to play for Spain in the World Cup.

To summon for military service, especially during a war

When the war broke out, he was terrified that he would be called up .

To make you remember or recall something

Seeing her again called up all those old memories.

To make information in a computer appear on screen

This icon will call up the menu.

####11. Call out
Order or request help from someone

They called out the fire services when they saw the flames.

####12. Call round
To visit someone

Thank you for calling round, I really appreciate it.

####13. Call at
Stop at a harbour, port or station

This train will be calling at every station on the way to London.

####14. Call by
To visit somewhere briefly whilst on your way to somewhere else.

I thought it my might be nice to call by Aunt Betty’s house on our way to Bristol.

####15. Call down
To find fault with; reprimand

My professor is a perfectionist and always
calls me down for such minor errors!

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