NGS- 8th Oct.

🍉🍉Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ SuperTET

🍉Date- 8th Oct.

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

🎲Section-1

Synonymous words:

1.Vacillate (झिझकना/ किसी एक विकल्प को लेकर निश्चित न होना)

Meaning: dither, teeter, temporize, hesitate, fluctuate

Definition: waver between different opinions or

actions; be indecisive.

Usage: I vacillated between teaching and journalism.

2.Tantamount (समतुल्य होना)

Meaning: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to, as good as, more or less, synonymous with, virtually the same as, much the same as

Definition: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually 

the same as

Usage: The resignations were tantamount to 

an admission of guilt.

3.Proximity (नज़दीकी)

Meaning: Closeness, nearness, presence, propinquity

Definition: a nearness in space, time, or relationship

Usage: Do not operate microphones in close

proximity to television sets.

4.Insipid (स्वादहीन)

Meaning: tasteless, unflavoured, bland, weak, thin

Definition: lacking flavour; weak or tasteless

Usage: Mugs of insipid coffee..

5.Orator (बोलने वाला)

Meaning: Speaker, lecturer, declaimer 

Definition: 

a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.

Usage: A theatrically effective orator..

6.Witticism (चतुराई से भरी बात करना या जवाब देना)

Meaning: Joke, quip, witty remark, flash of wit, jest, pun, pleasantry

Definition: a witty remark.

Usage: Maurice roared with laughter at his 

own witticisms.

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.Psephology- study of election trends/ इलेक्शन ट्रेंड का अध्ययन 

2.Graphology- study of handwriting/ हस्तलेखन का अध्ययन 

3.Acoustics- study of the science concerned with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound/ ध्वनि के production, control, transmission, reception, and effects का अध्ययन

4.Hydraulics- study of the law of the flow of water and other liquids/ तरल पदार्थो के बहाव के नियमों का अध्ययन 

5.Theology- the study of religion/ धर्म का अध्ययन 

6.Martinet- a person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian/ जो अनुशासन से समझौता न करे

🎲Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.A skelton in the cupboard- कोई बुरा अतीत/ राज़ जो छिपा हुआ हो 

2.In the groove- अच्छा/ सफलता का समय एन्जॉय करना 

3.Cut and dried- बोरिंग/ पहले से ही निश्चित 

4.Rough and ready- रफ़/ सिंपल लेकिन प्रभावशाली 

5.A latchkey kid- वह बच्चा जो कुछ समय के लिए पेरेंट्स की गैरमौजूदगी में घर पर हो 

6.A curtain lecture- डांट जो अकेले में पड़े (सामान्यतः पत्नी द्वारा पति को पढ़ने वाली डांट😯)

🎲Section-4

Phrasal verbs

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

1.Be bereft of= वंचित 

2.Be deprived of= वंचित 

3.Be beset with= किसी मुश्किल से भरा 

4.Connive at= चुपचाप सहमति देना/ गलती पर पर्दा डालना 

5.Confide in sb= विश्वास करना 

6.Confide sth to sb= गुप्त बात बताना 

7.Apprise sb of sth= जानकारी देना 

🎲Section-5

Confusing words/ combinations

1.Amend (v.)- संशोधन करना 

2.Amends (n.)- मुआवज़ा 

3.Emend (v.)- किसी लेख में संशोधन करना 

4.Emendate (v.)- किसी लेख में संशोधन करना 

5.Emanate (v.)- बाहर निकालना 

6.Emaciate (v.)- कमज़ोर करना 

7.Emancipate (v.)- बराबर अधिकार देना/ बंधन से रिहा करना