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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Full of beans.
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4%
A dish made of French beans
13%
Full of cowardice
11%
A storeroom full of vegetables
72%
Full of energy
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To cut a long story short
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2%
Like to tell long stories
10%
Like to tell short stories
68%
Tell something briefly
20%
Tell something in a roundabout way
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Find error in the given statement.

You expressed your opinion/ very clearly /but I am sorry/ I cannot agree to you'.
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6%
But I am sorry
19%
You expressed your opinion
15%
Very clearly
60%
I cannot agree to you
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Choose the option that best explains the highlighted expression :

I cannot (stand on ceremony) with my friends.
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29%
Avoided being invited
16%
Dislike ceremonies
19%
Get personal
35%
Be formal
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Select the alternative which best express the meaning of the idioms/phrase.

For good
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29%
Permanently
48%
For a better result
10%
Definitely
11%
More than of the above
1%
None of the above
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 30.09.2024


1. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना): linger 
Synonyms: dally, take one's time
Antonyms: hurry
Example Sentence:
She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now.


2. WRETCHED (ADJECTIVE): (मनहूस): miserable
Synonyms: unhappy sad
Antonyms: cheerful
Example Sentence:
I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again.


3. SHORTLY (ADVERB): (एकाएक): sharply
Synonyms: abruptly, bluntly
Antonyms: patiently
Example Sentence:
Do you like cricket?’ ‘I do not,’ she said shortly


4. BLEAK (ADJECTIVE): (निरावरण): bare
Synonyms: exposed, desolate
Antonyms: lush
Example Sentence:
It was nothing but a bleak moor.


5. SUCCUMB (VERB): (अधीन होना): yield
Synonyms: give in, give way
Antonyms: resist
Example Sentence:
We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.


6. BENIGN (ADJECTIVE): (सौम्य): kindly
Synonyms: kind, warm-hearted
Antonyms: unfriendly
Example Sentence:
His mannerisms are firm yet benign.


7. RECALCITRANT (ADJECTIVE): (अक्खड़): uncooperative
Synonyms: intractable, unmanageable
Antonyms: amenable
Example Sentence:
It is a class of recalcitrant ten-year-olds.


8. BREAKTHROUGH (ADJECTIVE): (उन्नत): advance
Synonyms: development, step forward
Antonyms: setback
Example Sentence:
It was a major breakthrough in DNA research.


9. DECEPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): (भ्रामक): misleading
Synonyms: illusory, illusive
Antonyms: honest
Example Sentence:
He put the question with deceptive casualness.


10. BOHEMIAN (ADJECTIVE): (अपरंपरागत): unconventional
Synonyms: nonconformist, unorthodox
Antonyms: conventional
Example Sentence:
As an artist, you live a bohemian lifestyle. 
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 01.10.2024


1. BYGONE (ADJECTIVE): (पुराना): ancient
Synonyms: past, former
Antonyms: contemporary
Example Sentence:
That is contrary to the observation of philosophers of bygone days.


2. STIMULATE (VERB): (प्रेरित करना): encourage
Synonyms: prompt, prod
Antonyms: discourage
Example Sentence:
The reader could not fail to be stimulated by the ideas presented.


3. KINDLE (VERB): (प्रज्वलित करना): light
Synonyms: ignite, set fire to
Antonyms: douse
Example Sentence:
They kindle lights, he says, assuming one is in darkness.


4. HOSPITALITY (NOUN): (सत्कार): friendliness
Synonyms: welcome, helpfulness
Antonyms: unfriendliness
Example Sentence:
Scotland is a country which is renowned for its hospitality.


5. PARTLY (ADVERB): (आंशिक रूप में): in part
Synonyms: partially, somewhat
Antonyms: completely
Example Sentence:
The result is partly a matter of skill and partly of chance.


6. COHERENCE (NOUN): (स्थिरता): consistency
Synonyms: soundness, organization
Antonyms: incoherence
Example Sentence:
Many questions weren further raised on the coherence of state policy.


7. TOXIC (ADJECTIVE): (अप्रिय): unpleasant
Synonyms: very bad, harmful
Antonyms: pleasant
Example Sentence:
She had been in a toxic relationship.


8. REVOKE (VERB): (रद्द करना): cancel
Synonyms: repeal, rescind
Antonyms: introduce
Example Sentence:
The men appealed and the sentence was revoked.


9. SPECIFIC (ADJECTIVE): (सटीक): exact
Synonyms: accurate, precise
Antonyms: vague
Example Sentence:
When ordering goods, be specific.


10.AGITATION (NOUN): (आवेश): anxiety
Synonyms: perturbation, disquiet
Antonyms: calmness
Example Sentence:
She was wringing her hands in agitation.
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Synonym of Endeavour
(SSC CGL 2019)
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35%
Attempt
22%
Success
8%
Result
34%
Achievement
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Synonym of Encumbrance
(SSC MTS 2019)
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14%
Despair
50%
Stimulant
15%
Destroy
20%
Obstacle
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Who broke my glasses?
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4%
Who had broken my glasses?
22%
By whom were my glasses being broken?
72%
By whom were my glasses broken?
2%
Who is breaking my glasses?
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select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
They said, ‘We’ve lived here for a longtime."
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68%
They said they had lived there for a long time.
14%
They said they have lived for a long time.
8%
They said they lived here for a longtime.
10%
They said they have lived there for a long time.
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
21%
amateur
10%
audacity
63%
acheivement.
6%
audience
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Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
12%
hallucination
74%
discrimnation
9%
illumination
6%
intimation
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