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. EXULT
(A) to rejoice greatly (B) to oppose (C) to estimate
2. EGRESS
(A) to exit (B) to empower (C) to strive
3. BEMOAN
(A) to regret passionately (B) to modify (C) to transform
4. COMPLACENT
(A) diligent (B) satisfied (C) ambitious
5. CONSANGUINEOUS
(A) related by blood (B) aggressive (C) omnipotent
6. PLATONIC
(A) absurd (B) free of sexual relations (C) clandestine
7. IMPAVID
(A) fearless (B) excellent (C) intelligent
Answers: 1.A 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.A
Choose the word most nearly opposite to the words given in the capital letters
1. FACILE
(A) arduous (B) advantageous (C) amendable
2. FACTITIOUS
(A) conventional (B) extraneous (C) bona fide
3. HEINOUS
(A) artificial (B) venial (C) revealing
4. INDOMITABLE
(A) surmountable (B) tangible (C) hypothetical
5. INTRANSIGENT
(A) dormant (B) revocable (C) compliant
6. PURITANICAL
(A) indifferent (B) temporary (C) prurient
7. DISPARAGE
(A) to applaud (B) to realize (C) to assuage
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.A
LET US KNOW THESE PHRASAL VERBS
To sell off- to sell all or some parts of a business (अपने व्यापार का संपूर्ण या उसके कुछ हिस्से को बेच देना) My wife has decided to sell off her share in the partnership business with her parents.
To lift off- to leave the ground (किसी स्पैसक्राफ्ट का धरती से ऊपर उठना) The space shuttle has been scheduled to lift off at 10.00 hours.
To put on
1. to pretend to behave which is not real, to feign (ऐसा व्यवहार करने का नाटक करना जो कि वास्तविक नहीं है) He always puts on a brave face to hide his miseries of life.
It is very difficult to know whether he is very much distressed or just putting it on.
2. to dress oneself in (कपड़े पहनना)– She put on a coat and beautiful shoes to go to the marriage party.
3. to add ( जोड़ना)- She has put on five pounds after the birth of her first child.
4. to make a device operate (किसी डिवाइस को ऑपरैट करने के लायक बनाना)
The girl put the light on.
She put the brake on to help a stranger.
Put– on
Adjective- affected, feigned, mock, fake, pretended, pseudo, sham
He seems to be happy today. I don’t think his happiness is put-on.
To put off- to make someone not like something (किसी को कुछ पसंद नहीं करने के लिए मजबूर करना) The low salary and meagre facilities of the company have put me off the decision to join it.
Off- putting
Adjective, repellent, unpleasant, unattractive (अनाकर्षक, घृणास्पद) His behaviour always appears to be ऑफ-पुटिंग। The salary package of the recruiting company was very off-putting.
WORD OF THE WEEK
IMBROGLIO– noun, a difficult and confusing situation (कठिन और उलझन में डालनेवाली वैसी स्थिति) India must chalk out flawless plan to deal with the China imbroglio.
