NGS- 20th Oct.

🍊🍊Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🍊Date- 20th Oct.

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

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Deafen

Meaning: Make deaf, make temporarily deaf,

Definition: cause (someone) to lose the power of hearing permanently or temporarily. 

Usage: We 

were deafened by the explosion

2.Allude

Meaning: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention, touch on, cite

Definition: suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

Usage: She had a way of alluding to Jean but 

never saying her name

3.Discreet

Meaning: careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, close-mouthed

Definition: careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something 

confidential or to avoid embarrassment. 

Usage: We made some discreet inquiries

4.Revive

Meaning: resuscitate, bring back from the edge of death

Definition: restore to life or consciousness.

Usage: both men collapsed, but were revived

5.Encumbered

Meaning: hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede, check,

cramp, limit, slow

Definition: restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Usage: She was encumbered by her heavy skirts.

6.Calamitous

Meaning: disastrous, woeful, dire, tragic, fatal, direful

Definition: involving calamity; catastrophic or

disastrous

Usage: Such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods

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.Eon/ Aeon- An indefinite and very long period of time

2.Coronation- The ceremony of crowning a sovereign

3.Expiate- To make atonement to one’s sins

4.Foreman- Chief of a group of workmen

5.Implacable- Someone who is incapable of being quietened or pacified 

6.Ineptness- Lack of skills

7.Inscribe-  Write or carve words on stone 

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.A rolling stone- जो एक जगह न टिके 

2.To sow dragon's teeth- परेशानी ख़त्म करने के लिए कुछ ऐसा करना जिससे वो और बढ़ जाए 

3.Street Arab- कोई बच्चा जो सड़कों पर रहे/ भटके 

4.To turn one's head- इग्नोर करना/ घमंड करना 

5.To bear the palm- जीतना 

6.Be wild about sth- किसी चीज़ को बहुत अधिक पसंद करना 

7.Judas kiss- झूठा प्यार/ स्नेह😢

🎲Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1.Take on sb- विरोधी से मिलने को तैयार या इच्छुक होना/ चुनौती देना 

2.Take on sth- कोई कार्य हाथ में लेना 

3.Take against- किसी को नापसंद करना शुरू करना 

4.Take away- कहीं और खाने के लिए किसी रेस्टोरेंट, होटल इत्यादि से कुछ खरीदना 

5.Take over- कण्ट्रोल हाथ में लेना/ अधिग्रहण करना 

6.Take sth down- बोला हुआ लिखना/ नष्ट करना 

7.Take up with sb- किसी की संगत में रहना शुरू करना 

8.Take in- कुछ देखा हुआ या सुना हुआ अच्छे से समझना/ किसी को किसी झूठ पर विश्वास कराना 

9.Take to- आदी होना शुरू होना/ किसी के लिए स्नेह उत्पन्न होना 

10.Take up- इंटरेस्टेड होना शुरू होना/ ऑफर या चैलेंज स्वीकार करना (take up sb on sth)/ इंटरप्शन के बाद फिर से बोलना शुरू करना 

11.Take off- सफल होना/ उतारना/ हवा में जाना/ अमाउंट कम करना/ छुट्टी लेना/ एकदम से कहीं के लिये निकलना/ मिमिक करना 

12.Take after- एक सा होना 

13.Take sb apart= आलोचना करना/ अटैक करना/ हराना/ नष्ट करना

🎲Section-5

Unusual plural forms

1.formula- formulae 

2.larva- larvae

3.nebula- nebulae

4.alga- algae

5.amoeba- amoebae

6.antenna- antennae

7.vita- vitae [brief biographical sketch]

8.vertebra- vertebrae

9.alumna- alumnae [Feminine]

10.alumnus- alumni [Masculine]

11.bacillus- bacilli

12.focus- foci

[the point where waves of light or sound that are moving towards each other meet]

13.nucleus- nuclei

14.octopus- octopi

15.radius- radii

16.terminus- termini

17.cactus- cacti

18.fungus- fungi

19.stimulus- stimuli

20.syllabus- syllabi