NGS- 16th Oct.

🥙🥙Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🥙Date- 16th Oct.

(All these sections are discussed/ explained in class.)

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Modicum

Meaning: little bit, small amount, praticle, degree,

speck, fragment, scrap, crumb

Definition: a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable. Usage: 

His statement had a modicum of truth.

2.Monotonous

Meaning: tedious, dull, unexciting, tiresome, unvaried, prosaic, dreary, colourless

Definition: dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest..

Usage: The statistics that he quotes with monotonous

regularity

3.Insanity

Meaning: mental illness, lunacy, instability, madness, loss of reason

Definition: the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness..

Usage: He suffered from bouts of insanity.

4.Indignation

Meaning: resentment, affront, anger, distress,

unhappiness, hurt, pain, upset, pique, spleen 

Definition: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Usage: The letter filled Lucy with indignation

5.Comprehend

Meaning: understand, grasp, take in, see, 

apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out 

Definition: grasp mentally; understand.

Usage: He couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat.

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.Aesthete- a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty/ जो कला एवं प्रकृति का प्रेमी हो 

2.Mountebank- a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money/ लोगों से पैसे पाने के लिए उनको धोखा देने वाला 

3.Exorcist- a person who expels or attempts to expel a supposed evil spirit from a person or place/ झाड़फूंक करने वाला 

4.Bursar- the person in a college, school, or university who is responsible for controlling its money./ वह व्यक्ति जो किसी कॉलेज, स्कूल या यूनिवर्सिटी के पैसे को कण्ट्रोल करे

5.Compatriot- Belonging to same country/ Fellow citizen./एक देशवासी, हम वतन

6.Contemporaries- People living at the same time/ समकालीन व्यक्ति

7.Foster child- Child brought up or raised by persons, who are not his real parents./ बच्चा जिसकी परवरिश उन लोगों ने की हो जो उसके असली पेरेंट्स न हो 

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.Come of age- क़ानूनी रूप से व्यस्क बनना 

2.Sword of Democles- संभावित/ आने वाला खतरा 

3.Cast down- चिंतित/ उदास

4.To lead astray- मिसगाइड करना 

5.Jack of all trades- किसी एक काम में निपुणता न होना

6.To go without saying- जो स्पष्ट/ ज़ाहिर हो

7.To pay the piper- करनी का फल भुगतना 

🎲Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1.Let sb/ sth loose- रिलीज़ करना 

2.Let sth go- इग्नोर करना 

3.Let fly at- किसी पर physically या verbally अटैक करना 

4.Let alone sth- इसकी तो बात छोड़ दो 

5.Let sb know- बताना 

6.Let on- प्रिटेंड करना 

7.Let sb off- किसी को न के बराबर पनिशमेंट देना या बिल्कुल न देना