NGS- 8th Sep.

🏉🏉Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🏉Date- 8th Sep.

📦Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Pariah (noun)

Meaning: an outcast.

Synonyms: outcast, persona non grata, leper, reject, untouchable

Usage: they were treated as social pariahs.

2.Taciturn (adjective)

Meaning: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative

in speech; saying little.

Synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet

Usage: after such gatherings she would be taciturn and

morose.

3.Perfunctory (adjective)

Meaning: (of an action) carried out without real

interest, feeling, or effort.

Synonyms: cursory, desultory; quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid

Usage: The guards gave a perfunctory look up and

down the carriage.

4.Transient (adjective)

Meaning: lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Synonyms: transitory, temporary, short-lived, shortterm, ephemeral

Usage: A transient post-war baby boom.

5.Reprobate (noun) Meaning:

an unprincipled person.

Synonyms: rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing,

villain, wretch

Usage: He had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption.

6Libertine (noun)

Meaning: a person, especially a man, who

freely indulges in sensual pleasures without

regard to moral principles.

Synonyms: philanderer, ladies' man, playboy, rake

Usage: His image as an unbridled libertine is a total myth.

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.Stroll- A short walk for pleasure or exercise 

2.Shuttle- Go back and forth 

3.Sanctuary- A shelter from danger or hardship

4.Trilogy- Group of three novels 

5.Telepathy- Power of reading thoughts of others 

6.Topiary- Art of cutting tree and bushes into ornamental shape 

7.Taxidermy- The art of preserving skin of animals, birds, fish

8.Tenant- A person who pays a rent for the use of a room, house or land. 

9.Toxicology- Study of poisons

10.Tobacconist- A person who sells tobacco 

11.Truant- A student who is absent without permission. 

📦Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.Feather own nest- अपने फायदे के लिए कार्य करना 

2.Throw down the gauntlet- चुनौती स्वीकार करना 

3.Ride roughshod over- दूसरे की सलाह भावनाओं को अनदेखा करना 

4.Do a good turn by- किसी को फायदा पहुंचाना 

5.On one's last leg- बर्बादी के कगार पर होना 

6.Have the mind- इच्छा होना 

7.Cushy job- आरामदायक जॉब 

📦Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1. WARY OF- किसी को लेकर सावधान होना 

2. UNCALLED FOR- अवांछित 

3. RESULT IN- परिणामस्वरूप कुछ होना 

4. RESORT TO- आखिरकार कोई तरीका अपनाना 

5. VIE FOR- किसी चीज़ के लिये प्रतिस्पर्धा करना 

6. BE TO DO WITH- सम्बन्ध होना 

7. DO AWAY WITH- छुटकारा पाना 

8. DO STH DOWN- किसी की आलोचना करना 

9. DO WITHOUT- किसी के बगैर काम चलाना 

10. LAUGH STH OFF- हंस कर टाल देना 

📦Section-5

Confusing words

1.Adduce- cite as evidence 

2.Educe- develop/ bring out

3.Acclamation- loud and enthusiastic approval

4.Acclimation- the process of becoming adjusted to a new environment or situation

5.Adieu- goodbye 

6.Ado- without wasting more time/ commotion/ stir

7.Aerial- existing, happening, or operating in the air

8.Ariel- in Shakespeare's The Tempest, an airyspirit who is the servant of Prospero/ a satellite of the planet Uranus