NGS- 15th Dec.

🍉🍉Non- grammatical section

English- SSC/ Defence/ UPTET

🍉Date- 15th Dec.

👉Section-1

Synonymous words 

1). Garner (Verb)

Meaning: gather or collect something,

especially information or approval (इकठ्ठा करना)

Synonyms: accumulate, amass, assemble; store

Usage: The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.

2). Contentious (adjective)

Meaning: causing or likely to cause an

argument; controversial.

Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, and disputed (विवाद से भरा)

Usage: The contentious issue of abortion..

3). Antipathy (noun)

Meaning: a deep-seated feeling of aversion (दुश्मनी/ कड़वाहट)

Synonyms: hostility, antagonism, animosity

Usage: His fundamental antipathy to capitalism..

4). Countenance (noun)

Meaning: a person's face or facial expression (चेहरे का एक्सप्रेशन)

Synonyms: face, features, physiognomy, profile; facial expression

Usage: His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable

countenance give little away.

5). Dogmatic (adjective)

Meaning: inclined to lay down principles as

undeniably true (खुद को सही और दूसरों को गलत समझने वाला)

Synonyms: opinionated, peremptory, assertive,

imperative, insistent

Usage: She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed.

6). Apropos (adjective)

Meaning: very appropriate to a particular situation (उचित)

Synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, apt

Usage: The song feels apropos to a midnight jaunt.

7). Raffish (adjective)

Meaning: unconventional and slightly disreputable,

especially in an attractive way (जो बेफिक्र और थोड़ा असम्मान से भरा हो)

Synonyms: rakish, jaunty etc.

Usage: His cosmopolitan, raffish air..

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.Maiden speech- The first public speech delivered by a person (पहला भाषण)

2.Mores- Customs and habits of a particular group (किसी ग्रुप के रिवाज़ और आदतें)

3.Monologue- a long and typically tedious speech by one person (कोई लम्बा उबाऊ भाषण)

4.Soliloquy- the act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers (दिमाग़ में चल रहे विचारों को ज़ोर से बोलना)

5.Masque- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks (पार्टी जिसमें मेहमान कॉस्ट्यूम एवं मास्क पहनते हैं)

6.Matins- Morning prayer (सुबह की प्रार्थना)

7.Malapropism- the mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound (किसी शब्द के स्थान पर गलती से कोई दूसरे शब्द का प्रयोग करना)

8.Nepotism- Favouring own kith and kin (भाई- भतीजावाद)

👉Section-3

Idioms and phrases

1.A doubting Thomas- A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something/ जो हर बात पर संदेह करे या उसका सबूत मांगे 

2.A drop in the bucket- A very small part of something big or whole/ तुलना या अपेक्षा में किसी चीज़ की बहुत छोटी मात्रा

3.A gentleman at large- An unreliable person/ कोई व्यक्ति जो विश्वास के लायक न हो 

4.A green horn- Inexperienced/ जिसको तजुर्बा न हो 

5.A slap on the wrist- A very mild punishment/ बहुत हल्की/ छोटी सज़ा 

6.An eye wash- A pretence/ दिखावा 

7.An iron hand- By force/ बलपूर्वक 

8.Back to the drawing board- When an attempt fails and it’s time to start all over/ असफलता के बाद फिर से शुरू करना 

👉Section-4

Verb/ noun/ adj.+ preposition combinations

1.ZOOM IN (ON)- फोकस करना 

2.WIPE OUT -ख़त्म करना 

3.BARGAIN FOR - उम्मीद करना 

4.BRUSH UP- रिफ्रेश करना 

5.BRUSH OFF- इग्नोर करना 

6.CHECK IN- एंट्री करना 

7.CHECK OUT - एग्जिट करना 

👉Section-5

Confusing words

1.Air- हवा 

2.Ere- पहले 

3.Heir- वारिस 

4.Hair- बाल 

5.Hare- खरगोश की तरह दिखने वाला जानवर 

6.Days- दिन 

7.Daze- कंफ्यूज करना 

8.Groan- दर्द से कराहना 

9.Grown- उगना/ बढ़ना (v3)

10.Sole- किसी के साथ शेयर न किया गया हो

11.Sole- जूते का तला

12.Soul- आत्मा