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. ADDUCE
(A) to cite as an evidence (B) to contradict (C) to choose
2. POSTULATE
(A) to assume as a theory (B) to contribute (C) to announce
3. HECTOR
(A) to refine (B) to bully (C) to revise
4. ENCUMBER
(A) to respond (B) to dedicate (C) to impede or hamper
5. CIRCUMVENT
(A) to avoid cleverly (B) to direct (C) to conclude
6. REVEL
(A) to load (B) to delight (C) to compromise
7. ILLUMINATE
(A) to revolt (B) to enlighten (C) to listen
8. ESTRANGE
(A) to alienate (B) to suggest (C) to deploy
9. EXTIRPATE
(A) to desire (B) to remove completely (C) to develop
10. OCCLUDE
(A) to examine (B) to promote (C) to block or obstruct
Answers 1.A 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C
Let us learn these phrasal verbs
To choke up – to have difficulty in speaking because you are crying or emotional (रोने या भावुक होने के कारण बोलने में दिक्कत महसूस करना) When her mother was speaking about her days of struggle, she started to choke up. The stories of the struggle of the people with the poverty always choke me up.
To chop up – to cut something especially food or wood in smaller pieces (भोजन या लकड़ी को छोटे टुकड़ों में काटना) My wife chopped up the coriander leaves and added them to the mutton. She chopped up the onion into tiny pieces and mixed them with the soup.
To chop off – to cut off something using the knife or any other tools (चाकू या किसी अन्य टूल से काट कर हटाना) The cook chopped off the leaves of the carrot and sliced it for the salad. The kidnappers threatened the lady to chop off her neck if she refused to give them her necklace.
To chop down – to cut down a tree with an axe, to fell a tree (किसी पेड़ को काटना) The government refused the permission to chop down the tress to construct the new bypass road to the city.
To clam up – to suddenly stop talking or saying something (अचानक बात करने या कुछ कहने से रुक जाना) Ragini clammed up when other colleagues entered the room.
To cling on to – to continue to believe in a particular idea or expectation (किसी विशेष विषय या विचार में विश्वास करना जारी रखना) Despite several failures, she clung on to the hope that she will succeed surely some day. In spite of nationwide protests, the government clung to the agrarian reforms.
WORD OF THE WEEK
APOTHEOSIS – noun, the culmination, the highest point of something (अंतिम परिणाम, पराकाष्ठा, किसी चीज का सबसे ऊंचा बिन्दु) Winning the national film fare award for the current blockbuster proved to be the apotheosis for the life of the famous actress. Synonyms – acme, pinnacle, quintessence, epitome, perfection, apex, apogee, summit
