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. WAVER

(A) to vacillate (B) to compete (C) to allot

2. CONSUMMATE

(A) to combine (B) to finish (C) to seek

3. WEND

(A) to go, to move (B) to remember (C) to prepare

4. DENOUEMENT

(A) final outcome (B) protest (C) existence

5. REPREHEND

(A) to ameliorate (B) to direct (C) to censure

6. METE

(A) to replace (B) to distribute (C) to strengthen

7. DUBIETY

(A) the state of doubt (B) great relevance (C) strength

1.A 2.B 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. PARDON

(A) to punish (B) to integrate (C) to educate

2. PERSEVERE

(A) to promote (B) to construct (C) to give up

3. PERSUADE

(A) to create (B) to dissuade (C) to conduct

4. IMPOUND

(A) to exist (B) to maintain (C) to release

5. OCCUPY

(A) to abandon (B) to prescribe (C) to assign

6. CONSERVE

(A) to introduce (B) to squander (C) to meet

7. HAIL

(A) to criticize (B) to identify (C) to reveal

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

LET US KNOW THESE PHRASAL VERBS

• To feel for someone – to have the feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering (किसी को दर्द या परेशानी में देखकर उसके लिए सहानुभूति और उदासी का भाव महसूस करना) She is very sad these days because she could not marry the boy she loved. I really feel for her.

• To pull oneself together – to recover or regain control of one’s emotion (अपनी भावनाओं पर फिर से नियंत्रण करने में सफल होना) There is no use repenting over the past events of life. Try to pull yourself together to start your life anew.

• To get something over with – to complete something difficult or unpleasant, to get healthy or better after an illness (कठिन या अरुचिकर कार्य को पूरा करना, बीमारी की स्थिति से ठीक होना) She had laboured hard for the Civil Ssrvices Examination but unfortunately she failed. It took her several months to get over the disappointment.

• To tidy away something or to tidy something away – to put something in its proper place where it is kept (किसी चीज को पुनः उसके स्थान पर रखना) The children tidied away all their toys before their parents returned home.

• To pack away something – to put something in a bag or container to be used at a later time (सामान को किसी बैग या कन्टैनर में भविष्य में उपयोग के लिए रखना) The NCC team packed away their tents after the training session.

WORD OF THE WEEK

MORES – plural noun, the traditional and moral norms and customs of a particular group of the society, etiquette (लोगों के किसी विशेष समुदाय के परंपरागत और नैतिक नियम और रीतिरिवाज) The marital mores of the people substantially differ across the nations in the world.