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. SUPPLICATE
(A) to beseech, to appeal (B) to elucidate (C) to assemble
2. APOTHEOSIS
(A) explanation (B) the highest point (C) disturbance
3. EXEMPLAR
(A) pertinent (B) motivating (C) a role model
4. DISSENSION
(A) consent (B) disagreement (C) revelation
5. INVEIGH
(A) to protest strongly (B) to overlook (C) to recapitulate
6. KNAVISH
(A) bright (B) untrustworthy (C) convenient
7. CAROUSE
(A) to enjoy boisterously (B) to behave roughly (C) to confide
8. INTERSPERSE
(A) to know (B) to scatter (C) to reflect
9. RENDEZVOUS
(A) sincere (B) conventional (C) a secret meeting
10. CONVOKE
(A) to summon (B) to modify (C) to clarify
Answers 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.A
Let us know these idioms
To breeze through something
1. to accomplish some works very fast and comfortably (किसी कार्य को तेजी से और आराम से संपादित करना) The students breezed through all the assignments of the final semester examination before the deadline. I feared facing the interview board but I breezed through it.
2. to travel through a place very rapidly – (किसी स्थान का तेजी से यात्रा करना) My wife breezed through Delhi without stopping anywhere.
To brew a plot – to plot or to conspire (षड्यन्त्र रचना) They brewed a dangerous plot to kill the visiting foreign dignitaries. She brewed up a mischievous plot to revenge on her husband.
To brim over with something – to overflow with something (ओवरफ़्लो होना, किनारे से बहना) My wife brought a coffee mug which was brimming over with coffee. She was brimming over with happiness after she succeeded to become the IAS officer. The vase was brimming over with flowers.
The bring a verdict in – to deliver a decision to the court by a jury (जूरी के द्वारा ट्रायल के बाद निर्णय देना) Considering the exigency of the situation, the jury brought in their verdict in the midnight.
To bring home the bacon – to earn a salary or bring home money earned from a job (किसी नौकरी से प्राप्त पैसे या सैलरी को घर लाना) My friend left her parents’ house to get a job in a metropolitan city so that she can bring home the bacon.
To bring someone down to earth – to help someone to face or realize the reality, to help someone to become more realistic (किसी को हकीकत का सामना करने में सहायता करना या फिर किसी को अधिक व्यावहारिक बनने में मदद करना) Her marriage finally brought her down to earth. The incidents in her life brought her down to earth.
WORD OF THE WEEK
CLAQUE – noun, a group of people hired to applaud an event, a group of people who are paid for applauding (लोगों का समूह जिसे प्रशंसा करने या तालियाँ बजाने के लिए किराये पर लिया जाता है) The performance of the actor was terribly bad. But the presence of the claque in the show saved his reputation.
