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. ANNUNCIATE
(A) to proclaim (B) to revise (C) to eradicate
2. RECHERCHE
(A) rare, bizarre (B) sharp (C) intentional
3. CONTUMELIOUS
(A) attractive (B) discerning (C) insulting
4. COLLATE
(A) to compare carefully (B) to liberate (C) to study
5. CONCUPISCENCE
(A) disappearance (B) preeminence (C) unbridled lust
6. FAUNA
(A) extreme anger (B) the animal population (C) heat
7. LEITMOTIF
(A) weird (B) innocent (C) a recurring theme
8. FAUX
(A) fake (B) bright (C) insult
9. STYMIE
(A) to thwart, to prevent (B) to convene (C) to signify
10. SODOMY
(A) standard (B) opposition (C) anal sex, buggery
11. PICTURESQUE
(A) wild (B) attractive (C) easy to understand
12. QUADRUPLE
(A) to understand (B) to examine (C) to become four times
Answers 1.A 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.C
LET US LEARN THESE PHRASAL VERBS RELATING TO NEWS
To flare up – to suddenly happen and become serious especially violence, anger or protest (किसी चीज का अचानक घटित होना और गंभीर हो जाना, विशेष रूप से हिंसा, क्रोध या विरोध इत्यादि) The people started protesting against the government’s decisions to take back the agriculture subsidies and the violence flared up in the city.
To go off – to explode (विस्फोट होना) Several bombs went off in the troubled capital of the country yesterday after the eruption of the violence.
To bring down – to cause someone to lose power and authority (किसी को सत्ता और अधिकार से हटाना) The civil war and mass movements ultimately succeeded bringing down the government. The fast rising prices of the essential commodities brought down the incumbent government.
To break out – to suddenly start something dangerous especially like war, fight, fire or disease (किसी चीज का अचानक शुरू हो जाना विशेष रूप से युद्ध, लड़ाई, झगड़ा इत्यादि) Following the protests of the people against the fast rising unemployment and poverty, there are fears that a civil war may break out immediately in the country.
To leak out – to become public due to which the people know the confidential news which they should not have known (लोगों को किसी गुप्त सूचना की जानकारी मिल जाना जो उन्हें नहीं मिलनी चाहिए) News leaked out fast that the government is going to bring a bill to the Parliament to reform the electoral system of the country. The government is trying hard to know how the secret information of the defence ministry leaked out.
WORD OF THE WEEK
PROFLIGATE – adjective, spending money or something very lavishly and wastefully, someone who is shameless and immoral (अत्यधिक धन या कोई चीज खर्च करने से संबंधित, निर्लज्ज) His friends are from the elite families in the society and lead a profligate life. Her parents are known to their friends for their profligate spending habits.
Synonyms – extravagant, prodigal, spendthrift, wasteful, spendthrift
