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. PREEN
(A) to commence (B) to cling (C) to take pride on one’s achievements

2. QUELL
(A) to quiet, to extinguish (B) to divide (C) to revitalize

3. TEMPER
(A) to soften (B) to break (C) to impress

4. RASH
(A) without deliberation (B) intelligent (C) conscious

5. ENNUI
(A) reliability (B) intensity (C) boredom

6. LUGUBRIOUS
(A) abstruse (B) extremely mournful (C) submissive

7. SEDENTARY
(A) involving little physical activity (B) famous (C) excessive
Answers: 1.C 2.A 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the words given in the capital letters –
1. PLUMP

(A) sumptuous (B) emaciated (C) appreciable
2. PROSAIC

(A) glamorous (B) courageous (C) suspected

3. DECRY
(A) to dedicate (B) to applaud (C) to denounce

4. COARSE
(A) confined (B) contemporary (C) fine

5. COAGULATE
(A) to blend (B) to grasp (C) to liquefy

6. BROWBEAT
(A) to encourage (B) to shudder (C) to conceal

7. BESTOW
(A) to confer (B) to withhold (C) to bewilder
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.B

LET US KNOW THESE PHRASAL VERBS

To bring something before something – to present something for judgement (न्याय के लिए प्रस्तुत करना) The criminals were brought before the court. The robbery case was brought before the judge.

To bring somebody down – to depress somebody (किसी को चिंतित या अवसाद में लाना) The examination stresses brought me heavily down.

To bring something down
to make something smaller (किसी चीज की मात्रा को कम करना) The government is determined to bring down poverty and unemployment.

To make an aircraft come down to the ground (किसी हवाई जहाज को नीचे लाना) Ultimately the pilot brought the plane down safely.

To bring the house down – to make the audiences laugh or clap very enthusiastically (भीड़ को काफी उत्साहपूर्व हँसाना या तालियाँ बजवाना) The last night performance of the comedian brought the house down.)

To bring something forward – to bring something to an earlier date or time (किसी चीज के घटित होने की तारीख या समय को थोड़ा पहले करना) The university has finally decided to bring the date of final examinations of the master course forward in the wake of upcoming election.

To bring something in – to introduce a new law (किसी नये कानून को प्रारंभ करना) The government is planning to bring in a new law to improve the medical facilities in the rural areas.

To bring something off – to do something hard very successfully (किसी कठिन कार्य को सफलतापूर्वक करने में सफल होना) Compering such a big event was difficult for him but he managed to bring it off.

WORD OF THE WEEK
VERITABLE – adjective, genuine, a perfect specimen (वास्तविक, एक आदर्श स्थिति) The last night meal served in the restaurant was a veritable feast. She is guarded by a veritable army of security guards.