अंग्रेजी एक लिंगुआ फ्रेंका के साथ विभिन्न परीक्षाओं में सफलता का गोल्डन पासपोर्ट भी हैI आईये, हम भी अंग्रेजी के अपने ज्ञान को बढ़ायें–
Choose the closest meaning of the words given in the capital letters –
1. CASTIGATE
(A) to abscond (B) to scold (C) to demand
2. DISPARAGE
(A) to belittle (B) to exhaust (C) to inundate
3. ELUCIDATE
(A) to explain (B) to plead (C) to resemble
4. IMPUGN
(A) to assail by words (B) to protest (C) to cajole
5. BLANDISH
(A) to revise (B) to coax with flattery (C) to develop
6. DELIMIT
(A) to demarcate (B) to intend (C) to reinstate
7. CIRCUMSCRIBE
(A) to precede (B) to confine (C) to prescribe
8. FRENETIC
(A) frenzied, wild (B) current (C) fundamental
9. PERSECUTE
(A) to facilitate (B) to complement (C) to harass
10. EXCORIATE
(A) to restore (B) to criticize (C) to corrode
Answers 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B
LET US KNOW THESE PHRASAL VERBS
To talk somebody out of something – to prevent someone from doing something by talking about it. (किसी को किसी चीज के बारे में बताकर उसे उस काम को नहीं करने के लिए मना लेना) Her mother talked her daughter out of marrying the boy she was seeing for the last five years.
To face somebody down – to defeat or oppose somebody confidently (किसी का आत्मविश्वासपूर्वक सामना करना या पराजित करना) If you are holding a post of public responsibility, you must be very confident to face down your critics.)
To explain something away – to provide reasons (कारण बताना) The students had very much difficulty explaining away the decrease in the average percent of marks in comparison with the previous year.
To eye somebody up – to look at somebody, especially sexually (किसी को देखना, विशेष रूप से सेक्सुअली देखना) The boss was very mischievous because he eyed all the women in his office.)
To pay for something – to suffer or be punished for something wrong that one has done or said (गलत करने या कहने के कारण नुकसान उठाना या दंडित करना) He did not save anything when he was earning lot of money from his business. Now he is paying for the mistake.
To skirt around something – to avoid discussing with difficult or embarrassing topic or situation (कठिन या शर्मनाक विषयों को चर्चा करने से बचना) The teacher very tactfully skirted around the subjects of porn and sexual climax in her class.
To wash over somebody – to affect somebody suddenly (अचानक किसी व्यक्ति को बहुत प्रभावित करना) The news of her failure in the MBA entrance examination washed over her.)
To pelt down – to rain very heavily (भारी वर्षा होना) it has been pelting down with rain for the last 3 hours.
WORD OF THE WEEK
INVEIGLE – verb, to persuade someone to do something, to coax, to cajole cleverly (किसी को कुछ करने के लिए चालाकी से मनाना) My girl friend inveigled me into giving her very precious gift on her birthday party.
