NGS- 21st Aug.

📦📦Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

📦Date- 21st Aug.

👉Section-1

Synonymous words 

1). Serendipity (Noun)

Meaning: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Synonyms: chance, happy chance, fluke.

Usage: Technical innovation may be the result of pure serendipity.

2). Quaint (Adjective)

Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Synonyms: picturesque, charming, sweet,

attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned

Usage: Narrow streets lead to a quaint bridge over the river.

3). Truculent (Adjective)

Meaning: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Synonyms: defiant, aggressive, antagonistic,

belligerent, pugnacious, bellicose.

Usage: The truculent attitude of farmers to

cheaper imports.

4). Intractable (adjective) Meaning:

hard to control or deal with. Synonyms:

unmanageable, uncontrollable,

ungovernable, out of control.

Usage: Their problems have become more acute and intractable.

5). Delineate (Verb)

Meaning: describe or portray (something) precisely.

Synonyms: describe, outline, depict, portray.

Usage: The law should delineate and prohibit

behaviour which is socially abhorrent.

6). Ascetic (adjective)

Meaning: characterized by severe self-discipline

and abstention from all forms of indulgence,

typically for religious reasons.

Synonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent,

abstemious.

Usage: An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labour.

7). Daunt (verb)

Meaning: make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

Synonyms: intimidate, abash, take aback, shake,

ruffle.

Usage: Some people are daunted by technology.

Note- Though the words are synonymous, their meanings and usages may be different. Please, consult a good dictionary to know them!

👉Section-2

One word substitution 

1.Materialistic- A person with whom money or gain is the most important consideration

2.Monument- A building etc. made in memory of some person or to 

commemorate a historical event

3.Malnutrition- Condition caused by not getting enough food of the right 

kind 

4.Manifesto- Policy of political party 

5.Mammal- Animals which nourished with milk 

6.Memento- Something kept as a reminder 

7.Massacre- Cruel and indiscriminate killing of a large number of human 

beings 

8.Manual- A book of instructions.

👉Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.An olive branch- शांति का प्रतीक या एक्सप्रेशन 

2.At a loss of words- कुछ बोल पाने या स्पष्ट बोल पाने में असक्षम होना!

3.Adam's ale- पानी (Water)

4.Baker's dozen- तेरह 

5.Bear the brunt of- अंजाम भुगतना 

6.Beat black and blue- बुरी तरह से पीटना 

7.Beat sb hollow- बुरी तरह/ बड़े अंतर से हराना

👉Section-4

Phrasal verbs

(Or "Verb/ noun/ adj.+ preposition combination") 

1.ADVISE AGAINST- कुछ न करने की सलाह देना 

2.BRUSH UP ON- नॉलेज रिफ्रेश करना 

3.PICK OUT- चुनना 

4.GET THROUGH WITH- ख़त्म करना 

5.THINK BACK ON- कुछ याद करना 

6.HOLD IN CHECK- कण्ट्रोल करना 

7.WALK IN TO STH- आसानी से जॉब मिलना 

8.PLAY STH OUT- दिखावा करना 

👉Section-5

Confusing words

1.right- सही/ दांया 

2.write- लिखना 

3.rite- रस्म 

4.writ- कोर्ट द्वारा जारी किया गया लीगल डॉक्यूमेंट 

5.rein- कण्ट्रोल करना/ लगाम 

6.reign- शासनकाल 

7.rain- वर्षा 

8.plain- सादा/ स्पष्ट/ समतल ज़मीन 

9.plane- प्लेन 

10.strange- अजीब 

11.estrange- अलग करना