Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
Be behind the times
(A) Not be alert
(B) Always dreaming
(C) Be old-fashioned
(D) Be very old
Be behind the times
(A) Not be alert
(B) Always dreaming
(C) Be old-fashioned
(D) Be very old
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Synonym of Mellifluous
(SSC CGL 2017, 2024)
(SSC CGL 2017, 2024)
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9%
Shiver
19%
Frank
45%
Immoral
27%
Dulcet
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Synonym of Garnish
(SSC MTS 2022, CGL 2024)
(SSC MTS 2022, CGL 2024)
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63%
Embellish
10%
Wend
23%
Blemish
5%
Dismantle
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✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 13 Feb 2025
1. DEPLOY (VERB): (तैनात करना): position
Synonyms: station, post
Antonyms: concentrate
Example Sentence:Forces were deployed at strategic locations.
2 .SHREWD (ADJECTIVE): (चतुर): astute
Synonyms: sharp,-witted sharp
Antonyms: stupid
Example Sentence:He was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.
3. ALLY (NOUN): (साथी): associate
Synonyms: colleague, friend
Antonyms: enemy, opponent
Example Sentence:He was forced to dismiss his closest political ally.
4. BICKER (NOUN): (तकरार): squabble
Synonyms: argue, quarrel
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce.
5. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय गँवाना): linger
Synonyms: dally, take one's time
Antonyms: hurry
Example Sentence:He mustn't dawdle if it is necessary to make the call.
6. AMPLIFY (VERB): (विस्तृत करना): expand
Synonyms: enlarge on, add to
Antonyms: condense
Example Sentence:The notes amplify information contained in the statement.
7. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
8. INTERMITTENT (ADJECTIVE): (छिटपुट): sporadic
Synonyms: irregular, fitful
Antonyms: continuous
Example Sentence:Intermittent rains are very annoying.
9. VARIANT (NOUN): (रूपांतर): variation
Synonyms: form, alternative
Antonyms: standard
Example Sentence:The game is a variant of baseball.
10. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्याकुल): anxious
Synonyms: worried, upset
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was a fraught silence.
1. DEPLOY (VERB): (तैनात करना): position
Synonyms: station, post
Antonyms: concentrate
Example Sentence:Forces were deployed at strategic locations.
2 .SHREWD (ADJECTIVE): (चतुर): astute
Synonyms: sharp,-witted sharp
Antonyms: stupid
Example Sentence:He was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.
3. ALLY (NOUN): (साथी): associate
Synonyms: colleague, friend
Antonyms: enemy, opponent
Example Sentence:He was forced to dismiss his closest political ally.
4. BICKER (NOUN): (तकरार): squabble
Synonyms: argue, quarrel
Antonyms: agree
Example Sentence:Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce.
5. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय गँवाना): linger
Synonyms: dally, take one's time
Antonyms: hurry
Example Sentence:He mustn't dawdle if it is necessary to make the call.
6. AMPLIFY (VERB): (विस्तृत करना): expand
Synonyms: enlarge on, add to
Antonyms: condense
Example Sentence:The notes amplify information contained in the statement.
7. AMELIORATE (VERB): (सुधरना): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: enhance
Example Sentence:The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
8. INTERMITTENT (ADJECTIVE): (छिटपुट): sporadic
Synonyms: irregular, fitful
Antonyms: continuous
Example Sentence:Intermittent rains are very annoying.
9. VARIANT (NOUN): (रूपांतर): variation
Synonyms: form, alternative
Antonyms: standard
Example Sentence:The game is a variant of baseball.
10. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): (व्याकुल): anxious
Synonyms: worried, upset
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:There was a fraught silence.
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Choose the Indirect Speech of the given sentences.
The Met. office says, “It will rain heavily tomorrow,”
The Met. office says, “It will rain heavily tomorrow,”
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34%
The Met. Office says that it will rain heavily tomorrow.
46%
The Met. office says that it would rain the following day.
12%
The Met. office says that it would be raining tomorrow.
8%
None of the above
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select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice . Circumstances forced him to accept the menial job.(SSC CGL 2024)
Anonymous Quiz
13%
He was being forced by the circumstances to accept the menial job.
77%
He was forced by circumstances to accept the menial job.
8%
He is forced by circumstances to accept the menial job.
2%
He will be forced by circumstances to accept the menial job.
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Select the correctly spelt word.
Anonymous Quiz
12%
Competiter
8%
Proliferete
24%
Beneficiery
55%
Definition
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Identify the segment in the given sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Employees were given incentives based at their performance.
(A) given incentives
(B) Employees were
(C) based at
(D) their performance
Employees were given incentives based at their performance.
(A) given incentives
(B) Employees were
(C) based at
(D) their performance
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The following sentence has been split into segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My guide/ was blind/ but he bring/ me home safely.
(A) My guide
(B) but he bring
(C) me home safely
(D) was blind
My guide/ was blind/ but he bring/ me home safely.
(A) My guide
(B) but he bring
(C) me home safely
(D) was blind
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place for ammunition and weapons
(A) Arena
(B) Arsenal
(C) Aviary
(D) Archery
A place for ammunition and weapons
(A) Arena
(B) Arsenal
(C) Aviary
(D) Archery
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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
To go off the air
(A) To remove ventilator of a patient on his death bed
(B) To not eat food for a long period of time
(C) To stop broadcasting a radio or TV program
(D) To waste time on silly or trivial things.
To go off the air
(A) To remove ventilator of a patient on his death bed
(B) To not eat food for a long period of time
(C) To stop broadcasting a radio or TV program
(D) To waste time on silly or trivial things.
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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else
(A) Unrecognisable
(B) Fraud
(C) Impostor
(D) Inaccessible
A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else
(A) Unrecognisable
(B) Fraud
(C) Impostor
(D) Inaccessible
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