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. CAVIL

(A) to raise petty objection (B) to deny (C) to accuse

2. PEDAGOGUE

(A) highly sensitive (B) a teacher (C) an idealistic person

3. ADULATE

(A) to return (B) to revoke (C) to flatter

4. EXECRATE

(A) to contradict (B) to loathe (C) to attract

5. ABHORRENT

(A) loathsome (B) straight (C) controversial

6. GORMANDIZE

(A) to eat greedily (B) to succumb (C) to command

7. ILLICIT

(A) traditional (B) morally unjustifiable (C) disparaging

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.B

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

1. BASE

(A) oppressive (B) lofty (C) incomplete

2. DAWDLE

(A) to hasten (B) to entertain (C) to distribute

3. ENRAGE

(A) to appease (B) to annoy (C) to ameliorate

4. CATASTROPHE

(A) consideration (B) intelligence (C) salvation

5. CRESTFALLEN

(A) regressive (B) cheerful (C) charming

6. ENDURE

(A) to overestimate (B) to fade (C) to calculate fast

7. ICONOCLASTIC

(A) conformist (B) apprehensive (C) provocative

1.B 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.A

LET US KNOW THESE PHRASAL VERBS

To fill someone in – to give someone some particular information (किसी को कुछ विशेष सूचना देना) Before the start of the interview, the interviewer filled in me on the job responsibilities.

To stand down – to withdraw or resign from a job (जॉब छोड़ना) She has finally decided to stand down as the chairman of the committee.

To stand out – to be better than others (अन्य से बेहतर होना) The Indian history has lots of freedom fighters but Mahatma Gandhi stands out from the rest.

To show off – to try to make people admire your abilities (लोगों के द्वारा प्रशंसा पाने की कोशिश करना) She always wears lots of jewellery to show off her affluence.

To take down – to put on paper, to write down (लिखना) She took down all the main points of the English lecture of her professor.

To cut something down – to reduce something (किसी चीज की मात्रा घटा देना) My friend’s parents have been advised by their doctor to cut down oily and fatty food to check the weight gain.

To read over – to read something from the beginning to the end for finding out any error or understanding it better (किसी चीज को शुरू से अंत तक गलती ढूँढने या इसे बेहतर समझने के लिए पढ़ना) The committee members read over the report of the investigation team to find the main points.

To stay over – to sleep at someone’s house in night (किसी के यहाँ रात में सोना) I stayed at my friend’s house last night.

WORD OF THE WEEK

ARSON – noun, the act or crime of intentionally destroying the property with fire (जानबूझ कर आग से संपत्ति को जलाने या बरवाद करने का कार्य या अपराध) The most famous historical government building in the capital was burned down last night. The police officers have suspected it to be arson.