Thursday, 14 May 2015

THE HINDU NEWS PAPER - ENGLISH WORDS


1. Abhorrence - disgust; detestation / a feeling of extreme loathing
2. Allude - to refer indirectly
3. Allure - to notice/attract/charm
4. Denunciation - a strong, public criticism
5. Exacerbate - to make worse
6. Eugenics - the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race
7. Fragile - easily damaged, broken or harmed
8. Imbroglio - a confused situation
9. Infanticide - the practice of killing newborn infants
10. Insidious - gradually and secretly causing harm
11. Lenient - strong in punishment or judgement as would be expected
12. Ravage - to cause great damage
13. Sceptical - not convinced that something is true; doubtful

Tuesday, 5 May 2015

A-Z english from Quizlet

Absymal  - very bad

Adamant - Uncompromising, unyeilding

Phoney- Not genuine, fraud.

Allure - the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating

Ambiguous - open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
                   synonyms-  obscure, doubtful, uncertain 

Amenity-  a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place
               synonyms- comfort, benefit.
Analogous- comparable, similar.

Important English words meanings with synonyms

Imminent-     about to happen , synonyms- close (at hand) near (fast) approaching

Confront -     meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent

Emphasized-  give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing

                     synonyms- focus, draw attention, point.

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Idioms and phrases by testbook


1. Once in a blue moon:
Meaning-Something that happens very rarely
Sentence- Once in a blue moon, the blue jay can be seen in these parts of the forest.
2.  Beating around the bush:
Meaning-Avoiding the main topic
Sentence-The President was beating around the bush when the citizens demanded a reason for the forgery of legal documents.

Monday, 20 April 2015

Quantitative Aptitude

1. A certain amount was to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 respectively, but was erroneously distributed in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2 respectively. As a result of this, C got Rs. 60 less. What is the total amount?
(a) Rs. 216                                          
(b) Rs. 48            
(c) Rs. 108                                           
(d) Rs. 36  


2. Gaurav scored 83 marks in subject A. He scored 75% marks in subject B and X marks in subject C. Maximum marks in each subject were 120. The overall percentage marks obtained by Gaurav in all three subjects together were 80%. How many marks did he score in subject C?
(a) 94                                    
(b) 106                
(c) 85                                    
(d) 115    


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