ENRICH YOUR ENGLISH

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. AMBUSH
   (A) to waylay (B) to lift (C) to neglect
2. IMPRECATE
   (A) to imply (B) to curse, to anathematize (C) to descend
3. ANTAGONIZE
   (A) to refer (B) to embitter, to oppose (C) to extend
4. BREEDING
   (A) ancestry, parentage (B) compunction (C) opposition
5. BUCCANEER
   (A) outrageous (B) inadvertent (C) pirate, corsair
6. BUTTRESS
   (A) to support, to strengthen (B) to scorch (C) to intensify
7. ARMISTICE
   (A) quic kness (B) prominence (C) ceasefire, truce
   Answers: 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the words given in the capital letters-

1. CHASTEN
   (A) to pamper, to mollycoddle (B) to criticize (C) to ameliorate
2. COALESCE
   (A) to scold (B) to disintegrate (C) to resolve
3. CLEMENCY
   (A) resistance (B) harshness, severity (C) intelligence
4. CONGEAL
   (A) to ascertain (B) to liquefy, to deliquesce (C) to determine
5. INCRIMINATE
   (A) to exculpate (B) to rehearse (C) to avoid
6. ILLEGITIMATE
   (A) legal (B) scholar (C) generous
7. BONA FIDE
   (A) reasonable (B) lethargic (C) counterfeit
   1.A 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C

Let us know the use of correct verb in case of collective nouns

1. The jury ——- divided on the issue of awarding the life imprisonment of the criminals. ( is, are)
2. The military ——- deployed over the disturbed areas of the town. ( was, were)
3. The mob ——- started plundering the city malls. (has, have)
4. The mob ——- now dispersed.(has, have)
5. The jury ——- finally taken the decision. (has, have)
6. The fleet ——– now reached the shore. (has, have)
7. The crew of the private airlines—— professionally trained. (is, are)
   Answers -1. are 2. were 3. have 4. has 5. has 6. has 7. is

Let us know these phrasal verbs

To put across or over something or to put something across or over – to express something very clearly (किसी चीज को स्पष्ट रूप से अभिव्यक्त करना) I still love my science teacher of high school who used to put across the subject so well.
To pick on someone – to choose someone from a group of people for criticizing or treating unfairly (लोगों के समूह में से किसी को निंदा के लिए या अनुचित रूप से व्यवहार के लिए चुनना) My sister was a decent girl in the college hostel and the senior students used to pick on her.
To put forward something or to put something forward – to state or suggest an idea or opinion (किसी विचार या सुझाव को प्रस्तुत करना) The government has put forward a host of programmes to ameliorate the economic condition of the poor people in the country.

WORD OF THE WEEK

CAPRICIOUS – adjective, relating to abruptly changing mood or behaviour, likely to change or react unexpectedly (अचानक मनोदशा या व्यवहार बदलने से संबंधित, अकस्मात बदलने वाला) She is a capricious mother and that is why her children seldom believe in what she commits to them.

Synonyms: flickery, fluctuating, inconsistent, mercurial, unpredictable, volatile, freakish, impulsive, whimsical

Antonym: certain, constant, invariable, steady