DISCUSSION
Welcome to the SSC Vocabulary Series – Day 1!
Today, we are thrilled to kickstart our “Vocabulary Series,” tailored specifically to meet the demands of the SSC CGL examination. Each day, we will explore new words, their meanings, synonyms, and usage in sentences, ensuring you have a robust vocabulary arsenal at your disposal.
How we do?
- First we remember the vocab with multiple techniques
- Flash card – to improve the memory power
- Quiz
- Memory Game
- Write on the Paper
- Covenant (अनुबंध प्रतिज्ञापत्र)
- Synonyms: Contract, Accord, Pact, Agreement, Treaty, Promise
- Example: An international covenant was signed in the summit.
Hint for Image: A handshake with a document in the background, symbolizing an agreement.
2. Gruff (कठोर, रूखे आचरण वाला)
- Synonyms: Rough, Harsh, Throaty, Rasping
- Example: “Can I get some water?” asked the wounded soldier in his gruff voice.
Hint for Image: A man with a stern expression and a speech bubble showing a rough voice.
3. Ravage (विनाश, बर्बाद कर देना)
- Synonyms: Demolish, Destroy, Ruin, Devastate
- Example: The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.
Hint for Image: A landscape showing destruction caused by natural disasters or war.
4. Vindicate (न्यायसंगत सिद्ध करना)
- Synonyms: Acquit, Clear, Exonerate, Exculpate, Free, Redeem
- Example: Raman has evidence that will vindicate him.
Hint for Image: A person holding up evidence (e.g., a document or object) that proves their innocence.
5. Propitiate (शांत करना, रूठे हुए को मना लेना)
- Synonyms: Appease, Allay, Alleviate, Assuage, Placate, Satisfy
- Example: The goats or sheep were often sacrificed to propitiate an angry God in ancient times.
Hint for Image: An ancient altar with offerings (e.g., goats or sheep) to appease a deity.
6. Premonition (पूर्वाभास)
- Synonyms: Foreboding, Presage, Forewarning, Prognostication, Intuition, Hunch, Augury
- Example: He had a premonition that his plane would crash, so he took the train.
Hint for Image: A person looking anxious with thought bubbles showing images of a plane and a train.
7. Dilate (फैलाना)
- Synonyms: Enlarge, widen, amplify, expand
- Example: The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils.
Hint for Image: An image of a balloon being inflated, symbolizing the concept of dilation and expansion.
8. Torpid (आलसी सुस्त निष्क्रिय)
- Synonyms: Dull, inactive, lethargic, idle, quiescent, sleepy
- Example: My torpid brother rests on the couch all day.
A person lounging on a couch, looking lethargic
9. Knavish (कपटी कुटिल)
- Synonyms: Unscrupulous, dishonest, deceitful, conniving, crafty, cunning
- Example: The knavish wolf was able to convince the pig to let him into his home.
A cartoonish wolf dressed as a sheep, representing deceit.
10.Laconic (संक्षिप्त मितभाषी कम शब्दों में अपनी बात कहने वाला)
- Synonyms: Brief, concise, terse, succinct, gruff, brusque, reticent, reserved, taciturn, gnomic
- Example: “Hmm” was the laconic reply to his long text.
A person responding with a short “Hmm” to a long message.
Flashcard
Quiz Time
Memory Game
Write on the Paper
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