NGS- 14th Sep.

🎫🎫Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🎫Date- 14th Sep.

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Sycophant (Noun)

Meaning: a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

Synonyms: toady, creep, crawler, fawner,

flatterer, flunkey, truckler

Usage: He was surrounded by flatterers

and sycophants.

2.Infant (Noun)

Meaning: a very young child or baby.

Synonyms: Baby, newborn, young child, little child

Usage: Their first year at infant school.

3.Mortality (Noun)

Meaning: the state of being subject to death.

Synonyms: Impermanence, temporality, transience,

perishability

Usage: the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of

mortality.

4.Hapless (Adjective)

Meaning: unfortunate

Synonyms: unlucky, luckless, out of luck,

cursed, doomed

Usage: The hapless victims of the disaster.

5.Persuade (Verb)

Meaning: induce (someone) to do something

through reasoning or argument.

Synonyms: talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, induce, coerce, prompt

Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do

the right thing.

6.Deserters (Noun)

Meaning: a member of the armed forces who deserts.

Synonyms: Runaway, renegade, fugitive, escapee

Usage: deserters from the army.

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.Phrenology- Study of skull with regard to human character.

2.Platitude- Commonplace remarks

3.Plutocracy- A Government by the rich

4.Polyandry- Practice of having several husbands

5.Polygamy- Practice of having several wives

6.Postscript- A short message added on to the end of a letter after the signature

7.Potable- Water fit for drinking

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.To throw one’s glove- चुनौती देना 

2.To throw up the sponge/ towel- हार मान लेना

3.To be in abeyance- सस्पेंस में होना 

4.A chip off the old block- एक ही थाली के चट्टे बट्टे 

5.To take people by storm- एकदम से/ तेज़ी के साथ सफल होना, कब्ज़ा कर लेना इत्यादि  

6.Harp on- घुमा-फिरा कर वही बात करना 

7.To catch somebody on the hop- किसी से तब बात करना या किसी को ऐसी अवस्था में पाना जब वह समय उपयुक्त न हो या वह बिल्कुल तैयार न हो 

8.To spill the beans- राज़ खोलना 

🎲Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1.TIP OVER- गिर जाना 

2.CHILL OUT- रिलैक्स करना 

3.BEAR WITH- धैर्य रखना 

4.WALK OUT ON- किसी व्यक्ति, जो ज़िम्मेदारी हो, को छोड़ देना 

5.CONCERN WITH- सम्बंधित होना 

6.CONCERN ABOUT- चिंतित होना 

7.FLAG UP- किसी समस्या को सामने लेकर आना 

8.CHOKE UP- आवागमन का रास्ता बंद होना या करना 

🎲Section-5

Confusing words

Wont- कुछ करने का आदी होना 

Won't- will not

Whine- चिल्लाते हुए कम्प्लेन करना 

Wine- अँगूर जूस से बनी एक प्रकार का अलकोहलिक ड्रिंक 

Wile- छलबल 

Vile- बुरा

While= के दौरान/ व्यतीत करना 

Whet- धार लगाना/ कोई चीज़ जो भूख या इच्छा बढ़ा दे 

Wet- गीला