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. BEATIFIC
(A) rapturous, ecstatic (B) confined (C) alluring
2. BEFRIEND
(A) to make friends with (B) to admonish (C) to examine
3. BEDAUB
(A) to enlighten (B) to smear (C) to contemplate
4. BELIE
(A) to sketch (B) to contradict, to disprove (C) to gossip
5. BELEAGUERED
(A) besieged, in difficulties (B) befitting (C) staunch
6. THRASH
(A) to threaten (B) to delight (C) to hit, to pound
7. THRIVE
(A) to flourish (B) to inspire (C) to intimidate
Answers: 1.A 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A
Choose the word most nearly opposite to the words given in the capital letters-
1. SPECTACULAR
(A) dull (B) abstract (C) immediate
2. FRUGAL
(A) outstanding (B) lavish (C) generous
3. SPARTAN
(A) sporadic (B) luxurious (C) exceptional
4. EXPAND
(A) to shrink (B) to quieten (C) to shuffle
5. EXPERTISE
(A) measurement (B) incompetenece (C) scrap
6. REINSTATE
(A) to receive (B) to recall (C) to demoralize
7. RETARD
(A) to accelerate (B) to referesh (C) to register
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A
PHRASAL VERBS
(5.) To gear up for something – to be ready to do something (कुछ करने के लिए तैयार होना) The district administration has been gearing up for the scheduled visit of the Prime Minister in the next month.
(6.) To attribute something to something – to believe that a particular situation has been caused by something (यह विश्वास करना कि कोई विशेष स्थिति किसी के द्वारा उत्पन्न की गयी है) The global warming crisis is often attributed to the fast industrialization across the countries in the world.
(7.) To amount to something – to appear to have the same effect (समान प्रभाव वाला प्रतीत होना) The craze for cricket has amounted to great religious fervour among the youngsters in India.
(8.) To furnish somebody with something – to supply somebody with something (किसी को कुछ चीज प्रदान करना) The college furnished the students with the essential information to apply for the New Zealand government’s research fellowship.
WORDS FREQUENTLY USED IN MEDIA
Defiance – Disobedience, violation (आज्ञा का उल्लंघन) The steps taken by the union government to solve the land acquisition row have not been the defiance of the rulings of the Supreme Court.
Circumvent – to avoid a rule ( किसी नियम या कानून से बचना या टालना) The industrialists open a number of accounts in foreign banks to circumvent the tax laws of the native country.)
Genre – noun, a style or category in art or literature (कला या साहित्य में एक विशेष शैली या केटेगरी) The readers have put his much-publicized book in the genre of tragedy.
Synonyms
Breed, description, class
WORD OF THE WEEK
(1.) BELIE – verb, to contradict, to give a false impression of something (झुठलाना, झूठा साबित करना) His activities totally belied his claim to be a calm and innocent person.
