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SSC BEST VOCAB SERIES For You Day 9 Start Now!!
“SSC Vocabulary Day 9: Indian Personalities Shaping History and Culture
Welcome to the SSC Vocabulary Series – Day 9!
Hello everyone, I hope you are all good and like the previous blog “SSC Vocabulary Day 8: Understanding our election commission”. We’re making our SSC study material more exciting by including examples and pictures . Today, we are highlighting the 10 personalities related to India and You can also share your ideas that can help us to make this even more interesting. All these words are asked in SSC exams.
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- First we remember the vocab through Images with related examples
- Flash card – to improve the memory power
- Quiz
- Memory Game
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- Queasy (Adj) (व्याकुल)
- Meaning: Feeling nauseous or uneasy
- Synonyms: Sick, Squeamish, Anxious
Raja Ram Mohan Roy felt queasy, advocating for social reforms. “Father of the Indian Renaissance”
2. Poise (Noun/Verb) (संतुलित करना)
- Meaning: Graceful and elegant composure or balance
- Synonyms: Balance, Aplomb, Equanimity
Homi Bhabha’s poise starts India’s nuclear program with determination – Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) August 10, 1948.3. Concoct (Verb) (मनगढंत)
- Meaning: To create or devise something, especially a story or plan
- Synonyms: Prepare, Construct, Devise
M. Visvesvaraya concocted solutions, helps in agriculture, improving irrigation and flood control. The Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.4. Proselytize (Verb) ( धर्मान्तरित करना)
- Meaning: To convert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
- Synonyms: Convert, Evangelize, Advocate
Swami Vivekananda spread Vedanta, Yoga globally, proselytizing Indian philosophy, spirituality. He attended Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in Chicago in 1893
5. Parlance (Noun) (बोली)
- Meaning: A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a formal or technical one
- Synonyms: Lingo, Vernacular, Colloquial
C. V. Raman simplified complex scientific concepts, making them accessible parlance-1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.
6. Bounder (Noun) (दुष्ट)
- Meaning: A dishonorable or unscrupulous man
- Synonyms: Rascal, Bastard, Dastardly
Mahatma Gandhi, a peaceful protester, stood against the violent English bounders. The initial protest was at South Africa in 1906.
7. Gumption (Noun) (सहज बुद्धि)
- Meaning: Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness
- Synonyms: Acumen, Discretion, Common Sense
Ramanujan’s gumption in math led to groundbreaking number theory discoveries. Membership in Royal Society in 1918.8. Perfidious (Adj) (विश्वासघाती)
- Meaning: Deceitful and untrustworthy
- Synonyms: Disloyal, Deceitful, Untrustworthy
Mir Jafar’s perfidious actions during the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757 are well-documented in Indian history.9. Apparition (Noun) (प्रेतात्मा)
- Meaning: A ghost or ghostlike image of a person
- Synonyms: Ghost, Spirit, Haunt
Aurangzeb’s love for music was an apparition amidst his rule.
Starts his rule on July 31, 165810. Ordain (Verb) (नियुक्त करना, आदेश देना)
- Meaning: To officially appoint or order
- Synonyms: Appoint, Decree, Consecrate
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on August 29, 1947, ordained as chairman, Indian Constitution Drafting Committee.Flashcard
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SSC BEST VOCAB SERIES For You Day 7 Start Now
“SSC Vocabulary Day 7: India’s Key Events”
Welcome to the SSC Vocabulary Series – Day 7!
Hello everyone I hope you are all good and like the previous blog Day 6 of vocab series. As you know that we are adding examples and pictures to our SSC GK study material to make it better and more interesting . Today, we are highlighting the 10 pioneering events of India. All these words are asked in SSC exams.
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- Revel (Noun/Verb)- आनंद लेना
- Short Meaning: To take great pleasure or delight
- Synonyms: Celebrate, Enjoy, Delight
India revelled in its first Asian Games gold medal in 1951-in men’s 100 meters, with Lavy Pinto
2. Revile (Verb) – गाली देना
- Short Meaning: To criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
- Synonyms: Insult, Abuse, Vilify
Critics initially reviled India’s first electric train, the Deccan Queen, but it soon became a celebrated symbol of progress. Its journey on June 3, 1930,3. Contraband (Noun)- तस्करी का माल
- Short Meaning: Goods that have been imported or exported illegally
- Synonyms: Smuggled, Illegal, Prohibited
The Indian Coast Guard seized its first major contraband of illegal drugs on April 20, 1993.
4. Cupidity (Noun)-लालच
- Short Meaning: Greed for money or possessions
- Synonyms: Greed, Avarice, Covetousness
Driven by cupidity for spices, the Portuguese established their first trading factory in Calicut, India, in 1502.
5. Sycophant (Adjective)-चापलूस
- Short Meaning: A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage
- Synonyms: Flatterer, Yes-man, Bootlicker
Rabindranath Tagore, despite being a Nobel laureate in 1913, often faced sycophantic English critics who undervalued his work due to colonial biases.6.Precarious (Adjective)-अनिश्चित
- Short Meaning: dangerously likely to fall or collapse
- Synonyms: Unstable, Risky, Hazardous
On May 20, 1965, Avtar Singh Cheema made a precarious climb to become the first Indian man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
7. Profligate (Adjective)-अपव्ययी
- Short Meaning: Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
- Synonyms: Wasteful, Extravagant, Spendthrift
The profligate spending of the first Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, led to the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
8. Evince (Verb)- प्रकट करना
- Short Meaning: To reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)
- Synonyms: Show, Reveal, Display
The Tarapur Atomic Power Station in Maharashtra, operational since 1969, evinced India’s capability to generate electricity through nuclear energy.9. Furore (Noun)-हंगामा
- Short Meaning: An outbreak of public anger or excitement
- Synonyms: Uproar, Outcry, Commotion
The furore over the first nuclear test conducted by India on May 18, 1974, in Pokhran, Rajasthan, resonated globally.
10. Spruce (Verb)-सजाना
- Short Meaning: Make a person or place smarter or tidier
- Synonyms: Neaten, Tidy, Groom
In 1956, the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata spruced up its facilities to accommodate India’s first computer, the HEC-2M.Flashcard
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SSC BEST VOCAB SERIES For You Day 6 START NOW
“SSC Vocabulary Day 7: Honoring India’s 10 Pioneering Sportswomen”
Welcome to the SSC Vocabulary Series – Day 6!
Hello everyone I hope you are all good and like the previous blog of vocab series. As you know that we are adding examples and pictures to our SSC GK study material to make it better and more interesting . Today, we are highlighting the 10 pioneering sports women from India. All these words are asked in SSC exams.
How we do?
- First we remember the vocab with Images
- Flash card – to improve the memory power
- Quiz
- Memory Game
- Write on the Paper
- Inquisitive (Adj) ( जिज्ञास ) Curious about many things.
- Synonyms: Curious, Inquiring, Analytical, Impertinent,
P.T. Usha, the “Queen of Indian Track and Field,” and Payyoli express showed her inquisitive spirit with a strong finish in the 400 meters hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
2. Beseech -”विनती करना” To ask for something earnestly.
- Synonyms: Beg, Request, Implore, Adjure, Appeal,
“Saina Nehwal, a former World No. 1 in badminton, beseeched for support to become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton3. Procure -“प्राप्त करना” To get or obtain something.
- Synonyms: Acquire, Obtain, Secure, Attain,
Karnam Malleswari procured India’s first Olympic medal for a woman by winning bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
4. Limpid -“पारदर्शी” Clear and transparent.
- Synonyms: Clear (weather), Clement, Cloudless, Transparent, Pellucid, Lucent, See-Through
Dipa Karmakar’s limpid performance in gymnastics vault at the 2016 Rio Olympics marked a historic moment as the first Indian female gymnast to compete in the Olympics.
5. Crusade -जिद्द A determined effort for a cause.
- Synonyms: Campaign, Drive, Movement, Rally, Juggernaut, Bandwagon
P.V. Sindhu’s crusade in badminton led her to become the first Indian World Champion and the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal.
6. Stroll -“टहलना” To walk leisurely
- Synonyms: Stroll, roam, drift, wander, saunter, walk.
Sakshi Malik took a victorious stroll into history as the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics7. Verisimilitude – (वास्तविकता)
- Synonyms: Realistic, believable.
Hima Das’s gold medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships brought verisimilitude to her reputation as the “Dhing Express,”
8. Recapitulate – (संक्षेप में दोहराना)
- Synonyms: To summarize.
Mary Kom’s boxing career is recapitulated as a six-time world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist, making her one of the most successful female boxers globally.
9. Conjecture – (अनुमान)
- Synonyms: A guess or speculation.
Mithali Raj’s record as the top run-scorer in women’s international cricket is not a matter of conjecture; it’s a celebrated fact.
10. Visceral – (अंतर्ज्ञानी)
- Synonyms: Deep, instinctive
Her visceral passion for tennis has led her to become a former World No. 1 in doubles and win six Grand Slam titles.Flashcard
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Hello! I’m Muskan Dhull, an education blogger passionate about making learning accessible and enjoyable for students preparing for competitive exams. . My goal is to provide students with effective learning methods and strategies that can help them to demystify the challenges of competitive exams and unlock the doors to success!
