Students preparing for competitive exams like UPSC CSE, SSC, banking exams etc. They should understand that it would be of great help to them if their language skills were impressive. It is easier to express yourself if you master the language well.
Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the words of the day and a short quiz to strive to improve your word power and language skills.
Assiduous (Adjectives)
Meaning: show great care and perseverance
Example: You have been very assiduous in your research.
bay (verb)
Meaning: (of a dog, especially a large one) barks or howls loudly
Example: a pack of wolves howling at the moon.
defeat (verb)
Meaning: to surround (a place) with armed forces to capture it or force its surrender/crowd in an oppressive manner; surround and harass
Example: The king marched north to besiege Berwick.
clique (noun)
Meaning: A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive to other people.
Example: He has numerous homes in several countries and embraces a circle of famous friends.
Dichotomy (noun)
Meaning: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as opposite or completely different.
Example: in each dichotomy, the presumed size of the ancestral genome was indicated
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beautify (verb)
Meaning: make (something) more attractive by adding decorative details or features.
Example: Followers often embellish stories about their heroes.
Substitute (Adjective)
Meaning: (of a product) manufactured or used as a substitute, usually inferior, for something else.
Example: Those two songs have proven to be remarkably prophetic in their false rebellion and ersatz torment.
Esoteric (Adjective)
Meaning: intended or likely to be understood only by a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest.
Example: Although the text is more accessible, it also loses its mysterious and esoteric qualities.
Fetid (adjective)
Meaning: smell extremely unpleasant
Example: The foul water of the swamp
Ignorable (Adjective)
Meaning: not honorable in character or purpose
Example: ignoble feelings of intense jealousy.
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Think and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have understood.
- Now all that _______________ knowledge is considered suspicious, somehow unfair. Which of the following words best fits the sentence? (esoteric, ignoble)
- Burns lamented throughout his own life a multitude of ersatz imitators of his achievement. Which of the following words best fits the sentence? (substitute, fetid)
- Can you think of some sentences using the words Embellish, Dichotomy and Coterie?
- Can you think of any antonyms for the word siege?
- Can you think of any synonyms for the word Assiduous?
Watch this space for your weekly update on how to enhance the power of words.
(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
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