NGS- 15th Sep.

🎳🎳Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🎳Date- 15th Sep.

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Entangle (Verb)

Meaning: cause to become twisted together with or caught in.

Synonyms: Intertwine, entwine, tangle, intertwist, twist, ravel,

Usage: Fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled.

2.Legitimate (Adjective)

Meaning: able to be defended with logic or

justification; valid.

Synonyms: valid, sound, admissible, acceptable, well founded

Usage: these are legitimate grounds for unease.

3.Echelons (Noun)

Meaning: a level or rank in an organization, a

profession, or society.

Synonyms: Level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, plane, order, division

Usage: the upper echelons of the business world.

4.Ambivalent (Adjective)

Meaning: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute

Usage: Some loved her, some hated her, few were

ambivalent about her.

5.Forsake (Verb)

Meaning: abandon or leave.

Synonyms: abandon, desert, leave, quit, depart from, leave behind

Usage: She forsook her child, giving him up for

adoption.

6.Impudent (Adjective)

Meaning: not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

Synonyms: impertinent, insolent, cheeky, audacious, brazen

Usage: He could have strangled this impudent upstart.

7.Inept (Adjective)

Meaning: having or showing no skill; clumsy.

Synonyms: incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish

Usage: My attempts at baking were inept but I fumbled

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.Barbarism- State of being uncivilized, ignorant or rude

2.Capsize- Overturn in water

3.Bacon- Salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig

4.Bier- A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

5.Coerce- Compel to a course of action

6.Contrite- Showing deep sorrow for wrongdoing

7.Delible- That which can be effaced or blotted out

8.Discrepancy- Difference between two things that should be the 

same

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.To take a leap in the dark- बिना परिणाम के बारे में सोचे कोई ख़तरनाक कदम उठाना 

2.To save one’s face- अपमान से बचना 

3.Within an ace of- कुछ करने के निकट होना 

4.To give chapter and verse for a thing- सभी डिटेल्स देना 

5.To plough the sands- कोई निरर्थक कार्य करना 

6.Foam in the mouth- बहुत गुस्सा होना 

7.To take umbrage- बुरा मान जाना 

🎲Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1.Wary of- सावधान होना 

2.Bail out- बचाना (आर्थिक सहायता देकर)

3.Block off- बाधा उत्पन्न करना 

4.Brighten up- खुश करना 

5.Bubble over- बहुत खुश/ उत्साहित होना 

6.Buck up- प्रोत्साहित करना 

7.Bump into- टक्कर होना/ संयोग से मिलना 

8.Burn out- आग का बुझना 

🎲Section-5

Confusing words

1.Bizarre- अजीब/ असामान्य 

2.Bazaar- बाज़ार

3.Braid- चोटी 

4.Brayed- गधे की चिल्लाने की आवाज़ (bray की v2 form)

5.Calendar- जिसमें वर्ष, माह, तारीख़ इत्यादि देखते हैं

6.Calender- प्रेस करना/ कपड़े या कागज़ को प्रेस करने वाली मशीन 

7.Canter- ऐसी गति जो असहज न बनाये (घोड़े के लिए)

8.Cantor- choir को लीड करने वाला (Choir= गायकों का समूह जो पब्लिक में या चर्च सर्विसेज़ में भाग लेते हैं)