NGS- 27th Oct.

📋📋Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

📋Date- 27th Oct.

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

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1Inveigle, coax, wheedle, cajole- कुछ करने के लिए मना लेना 

2Abstinent, self- denying, abstemious- जो भोग- विलास से दूर रहे

3Clutch, grasp, grip, hold- पकड़ना 

4Viewpoint, perspective, standpoint- राय/ नज़रिया 

5Proscribe, interdict, forbid- कुछ करने से मना करना 

6Nonsensical, comical, farcical- बिना सर पैर का/ अतार्किक 

7Frail, decrepit, feeble- कमज़ोर 

8Rampart, barricade, railing- बैरिकेड 

9Emend, ameliorate, meliorate- शुद्ध करना 

10Hammer out, mould, forge- सांचे में ढालना

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.Memento- an object kept as a reminder of a person or event/ स्मृति चिन्ह 

2.Lynch- (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial/ किसी आरोप के चलते, बिना कानूनी प्रक्रिया का अनुसरण किये, किसी को मार देना 

3.Latent- Existing but not visible clearly/ गुप्त

4.Laconic- Using few words in writing or speech/ संक्षिप्त/ कम से कम शब्दों में 

5.Loquacious- One who talks too much/ बातूनी 

6.Keynote- the most important or most emphasized part of something/ मुख्य 

7.Kingpin- the most important person in a company or organization, often an illegal organization/ माफिया 

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.Bluestocking- कोई शिक्षित/ बुद्धिजीवी महिला 

2.Beside oneself- बहुत ज़्यादा गुस्सा या उत्तेजित होना 

3.Bring down the house- लोगों से तारीफ प्राप्त करना 

4.To bandy words (with sb)- किसी से बहस करना 

5.A chip off the old block- एक ही थाली के चट्टे- बट्टे होना/ किसी के सामान होना 

6.Draconian law- बहुत सख्त kanoo

7.Be down in the mouth- उदास होना 

8.A damp squib- निराशाजनक 

9.A dog in the manger- जो दूसरों को वो चीज़ एन्जॉय न करने दे जो वो खुद न एन्जॉय कर पाये

10.Fly in the face of- विरोध करना 

🎲Section-4

Masculine/ Feminine

1.Bachelor – Bachelorette

2.Boar – Sow [Boar- domestic male pig]

3.Bridegroom - Bride

4.Buck – Doe [buck- a male deer, antelope, rabbit,  kangaroo etc.]

5.Colt – Filly [colt- a young male horse, in particular one less than four years old.]

6.Drake – Duck [drake-a male duck]

7.Drone- Bee [drone- a stingless male bee]

8.Earl – Countess [Earl- a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.]

#Viscount- (the title of) a British man of high social rank, between an earl and a baron

#Marquess- In Britain, a marquess ranks above an earl and below a duke.

9.Fox - Vixen

10.Gander- Goose [gander- a male goose]

11.Hart – Roe [hart- an adult male deer, especially a red deer over five years old.]

12.Horse - Mare

13.Lad – Lass [lad-a lively or dashing man or youth whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature]

14.Monk - Nun

15.Papa - Mamma

16.Ram – Eve [an uncastrated male sheep]

17.Wizard – Witch++/ wizardess+