UPTET- ENGLISH (Part-4)

Synonymous words- 20✅
OWS-10✅
IAP-20✅
PV-+10✅

✅Synonymous words
81. Decay : Decompose, rot, decline in power or wealth, waste, wither, fade
82. Decease : Death, demise, end
83. Deceit : Fraud, cheating, forgery
84. Decipher : Translate, interpret, solve, explain
85. Affliction : Distress, sorrow, sadness
86. Alien : Foreign, stranger, unknown
87. Alive : Lively, vivacious, living
88. Audacious : Bold, courageous, daring
89. Aversion : Dislike, detestation, hostility, hatred
90. Base : Mean, low, ignoble
91. Beg : Implore, ask, beseech, solicit
92. Behaviour : Conduct, deportment, way, demeanour
93. Brave : Courageous, intrepid, bold, daring, valiant
94. Brisk : Active, fast, quick, busy, alert
95. Brittle : Frail, fragile
96. Brutal : Animal, savage, beastly, cruel
97. Burglar : Thief, bandit, brigand, stealer
98. Bystander : Spectator, onlooker, beholder
99. Calculate : Estimate, count, reckon, compute
100. Callous : Hard, indifferent, cold-blooded

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
31. Invisible - A thing that cannot be seen with human eyes [Nishant Sir 7572044618]
32. Invulnerable- That which cannot be hurt
33. Irreconcilable- Incapable of being reconciled.
34. Irrecoverable- Incapable of recovered, regained.
35. Irrelevant- Not applicable [Nishant Sir 7572044618]
36. Irreparable- A loss of damage that cannot be compensated
37. Irrevocable- That cannot be altered or withdrawn
38. Irritable- A man who is easily irritated
39. Itinerant- One who travels from place to place
40. Itinerary - A planned route or journey, details of travel

✅Idioms and phrases
31.A black sheep- An unlucky person, Bad characters
32. At a snail’s pace- ls Very slowly
33. At loggerheads- In dispute, to fight
34. All at sea- Completely confused
35. A white elephant- An expensive but useless possession
36. Axe out- To turn out
37. Bring to light- Disclose
38. Bread and butter- Material welfare
39. By and by- Slowly
40. Back stair gossip- Talk among servants/unfair talk
41. Back and forth- Backward and forward
42. Bad blood- Enmity/ bitter relation, Ill feelings
43. Bag and baggage- With all belongings
44. Baker’s dozen- Thirteen in number
45. Be born with a silver spoon in
one’s mouth- To be born in a rich family
46. Be in the driving seat- Bearing all responsibilities
47. Bear the brunt of- To bear the main part of something
unpleasant
48. Beat about the bush- To talk in a roundabout
49.Beat black and blue- Beat mercilessly
50. Beat the record- to do better than ever before

✅Phrasal verbs
####Fall Apart
1. Break into pieces
That chair is so old, it looks like it’ll fall apart if anyone sits on it.
2. Become emotionally upset and incapable of behaving normally
After Tanya lost her job and her husband left her, she completely fell apart.

####Fall Back
Retreat (especially in the case of an army)
The general ordered the soldiers to fall back to a safer location.

####Fall Back On
Have the option to use something if other plans are not successful.
If I don’t get this job, I still have my freelance work to fall back on.

####Fall Behind
Not make sufficient progress to stay on schedule.
We fell behind on the project and finished it ten days late.

####Fall Down / Fall Over
When a person or structure falls to the ground.
The skaters fell down in the middle of their performance.
The ladder fell over when he tried to climb it.
The ladder fell over when he tried to climb it.

####Fall For
1. Fall in love, develop a romantic attraction to someone
I think I’m falling for Jeremy – I just can’t stop thinking about him!
2. Believe a lie or a story that is false
Vivian told the teacher that she missed class because her dog was sick – and the teacher fell for it.

####Fall Off
When something detaches from a bigger object.
My glasses fell off when I bent down to pick up the paper from the floor.
The wheels have fallen off the bike!

####Fall Out
1. To fall out of some enclosed space (a box, a basket, a car, a train)
Excuse me – is this your wallet? It fell out of your pocket.
2. To have an argument with someone and then be angry with each other
John left the company after falling out with his business partner.
Note: You can also say “have a fallout” – or “have a falling out” – “I had a falling out with my best friend, and now she’s not speaking to me.”

####Fall Through
Be unsuccessful (usually used with “plans”)
We were going to travel to Russia, but our plans fell through because we couldn’t get a visa.

####FALL IN = collapse
The bridge fell in as the car was going over it.

####FALL IN WITH = agree to a suggestion
I fell in with the plan to overthrow the government.

####FALL UNDER = to have jurisdiction
Kidnapping falls under the jurisdiction of the FBI.