ENGLISH FOR ALL GOVT EXAMS

 

• Pedantic- someone who's too concerned with literal accuracy or formality (कोई व्यक्ति जो शाब्दिक सटीकता या औपचारिकता से बहुत चिंतित है)

• Verbose- using or containing too many words (बहुत अधिक शब्दों का उपयोग करना या उनमें शामिल होना)
• Pompous- characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display (धूमधाम और समारोह और आलीशान प्रदर्शन की विशेषता)
• Ornate- marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details (विस्तृत बयानबाजी द्वारा चिह्नित और सजावटी विवरण के साथ विस्तृत)
• Engender' means to cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition). (कारण या जन्म देना (एक भावना, स्थिति या स्थिति))

OPPOSITE : Restrain​' means to prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits. ((किसी को या कुछ) कुछ करने से रोकना; नियंत्रण में या सीमा के भीतर रखें)

• Condemned means to express complete disapproval
• torment: severe physical or mental suffering.
• plague: an unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage.
• intermittent: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
• sporadic: occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
• apathy: lack of interest उदासीनता
• Vacillating - Wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute.डाँवाँडोल होना, प्रायः खीजते हुए आगा-पीछा करना
• Lethargic: Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic; showing a lack of energy and enthusiasm
• Sober: Not affected by alcohol; not drunk. 
• The word 'Stringent' means Very strict, precise, and exacting. (कठोर)

Other important pairing that are asked frequently in the exams---

1. Either ----------------------------------------- or
2. Neither---------------------------------------- nor
3. Not only ------------------------------------- but also
4. Whether -------------------------------------- or
5. No sooner ----------------------------------- than
6. Hardly ---------------------------------------- when/before
7. Scarcely ------------------------------------- when/before
8. Rarely/Barely ------------------------------- when/before
9. Both ------------------------------------------- and
10. What with ------------------------------------ and
11. Though/Although -------------------------- yet/,
12. If ----------------------------------------------- then/,
13. Other ----------------------------------------- than
14. Rather ---------------------------------------- than
15. Lest ------------------------------------------- should

• Inquired after: asked after; see how someone is doing.
  • For example: I inquired after his mother's health.
• Inquired about: asked for something, especially a non-living thing.
  • For example: He inquired about the new toy that came on the market.
• Inquired of: asked a person about something or someone.
  • For example: I inquired of him the address of his house.
• Inquired into: Investigated

CORRECTIONS

• Because the sky was cloudy, I had to carry the umbrella. 
• Because the sky was cloudy, therefore, I had to carry an umbrella.