NGS- 6th Oct.

🍊🍊Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🍊Date- 6th Oct.

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

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Ruse (चाल)

Meaning: Ploy, stratagem, tactic, move, device, scheme, trick

Definition: an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

Usage: Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house

2.Remorse (पछतावा)

Meaning: contrition, repentance, guilt, sorrow,

compunction

Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

Usage: They were filled with remorse and shame

3.Wary (सचेत/ ध्यान से कार्य करने वाला)

Meaning: cautious, careful, chary, alert, prudent

Definition: feeling or showing caution about 

possible dangers or problems.

Usage: Dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers

4.Penury (तंगी)

Meaning: extreme/dire poverty, pennilessness,

impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence 

Definition: the state of being very poor; extreme

poverty.

Usage: He couldn't face another year of penury.

5.Tenuous (कमज़ोर)

Meaning: Slight, flimsy, weak, fragile, shaky

Definition: very weak or slight

Usage: The tenuous link between interest rates and investment

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.Bear is made in a BREWERY

2.Leather is made in a TANNERY.

3.Coins are made in a MINT.

4.Alcoholic drinks are made in a DISTILLERY.

5.Aircraft can be kept and maintained in a HANGAR.

6.Fruit trees are grown in an ORCHARD.

7.Clothes are kept in a WARDROBE.

8.Buses, trains, or other vehicles are housed and maintained in a DEPOT.

9.Fish are kept in an AQUARIUM.

10.Bees are kept in an APIARY.

11.Astronomical observation is made in an OBSERVATORY.

12.Threshed grains is stored in a GRANARY.

13.Luggage is kept in a CLOAKROOM.

14.Grapes are grown in a VINEYARD.

15.All the weapons are kept in an ARMOURY.

16.Ships are built or repaired in a DOCKYARD.

17.A room for cleaning and storing dishes and cooking utensils and for doing messy kitchen work is a SCULLERY.

18.A building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles, or a repair shop where vehicles are serviced and repaired is a GARAGE.

19.Milk products are made in a DAIRY.

20.Bread and cake are made in a BAKERY.

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.At stake- खतरे में 

2.Break the duck- कुछ पहली बार करना 

3.Odds and ends- अलग-2, कम मूलयवान वस्तुएं 

4.Once and for all- पूरी तरह से और अंततः 

5.Far and away- अच्छे मार्जिन से/ औरों की तुलना में बहुत अधिक

6.To lead by the nose- किसी काम को करने के लिए धौंस जमाना 

7.Feet of clay- कमज़ोर/ उतना अच्छा न होना जितना लगता या दिखता है

🎲Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1.Be agree❌

2.Agree with✔

3.Agree on/ about✔

4.Agree to ✔

5.In agreement with✔

6.Agree to v1✔

7.Agree that✔

8.Can't agree more✔

🎲Section-5

Confusing words/ combinations

1.Wave- झोंका 

2.Waive- किसी अधिकार, फी, दावे, अधिकार इत्यादि को ख़त्म करना/ लौटा देना 

3.Wilful- इच्छा से/ ज़िद से/ जानबूझ कर

4.Willing- कुछ करने का इच्छुक (प्रसन्नतापूर्वक)

5.Ware- मिट्टी* से बनाई चीज़ें मुख्यतः रसोई, सर्विंग इत्यादि से सम्बंधित  

6.Violent- हिंसक 

7.Virulent- तीव्र, विद्वेषपूर्ण

8.Vehement- ऊर्जा से भरा