Category: English

One Word Asked in SSC CGL Tier 2 (Mains) 2012

  1. Giving of Special favour to one’s kith and kin – Nepotism
  2. The profession of writing dictionaries – Lexicography
  3. One who is appointed to deal with complaints made by common people against banks – Ombudsman
  4. A heavy unnatural slumber – Stupor
  5. A deep dislike of foreigners – Xenophobia
  6. Someone who works only for personal profit – Mercenary
  7. One who collects and studies coins – Numismatist
  8. Words are written on tomb – Epitaph
  9. Study of origin of words – Etymology
  10. The practice of eating human flesh – Cannibalism
  11. To walk slowly, wasting time – Dawdle
  12. That cannot be overcome – Insurmountable

Note:- Stupor – Sleep

Subject Verb Agreement Important Rules for SSC CGL English Mains Exam Notes

Subject Verb Agreement Important Rules:-
English Plays important role in your success

Rule-1 When two subjects are joined by ‘AND’ the verb is plural
e.g Ram and Rakesh are coming

Rule-2 The verb is singular if the two nouns or adjectives separated by “and” refer to the same person, thing or idea.
e.g Fish and chips is my favorite dish

One Word asked in CGL Tier 1 2013 Exam

1. The Production of raw silk – Sericulture
2. Once in three years – Triennial
3. Has an evil reputation – Notorious
4. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress – Rhetoric
5. Doing favour to relatives – Nepotism
6. A person who readily believes others – Credulous
7. A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty – Samaritan

Difficult Vocabularies Part 1

Difficult Vocabularies Part 1:-
1. Accentuate:- Give more importance to

2. Ascetic:- Who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

3. Avaricious:- Greedy

4. Cabaret:- Cabre dance

5. Centenary:- 100th anniversary

6. Conscription:- Compulsory enlistment for military

7. Contrite:- Showing deep sorrow

8. Conventicle:- Secret & illegal religious meeting

9. Depraved :- Morally bad

10. Despondency:- Loss of complete hope

11. Deprecate:- Express disapproval of

12. Destitution:- Extreme poverty

13. Euphemism:- Bombastic style of writing

14. Explicable:- Which can be explained

15. Euphoria:- State of intense excitement and happiness

16. Evanescent:- Ephemeral

Important & Confusing Words Part 1

Important & Confusing Words Part 1:-
Apapt:- To change accordingly
Adopt:- To Accept
Adept:- Proficient

Antics:- Tricks
Antiques:- Ancient pieces of art

Childish:- Foolish
Childlike:- Innocent

Censure:- To criticise
Censor:- To ban

Callous:- Cruel
Callow:- One with little knowledge

Barb:- Sharp Projection from fish hook
Bard:- Poet

Mercenary:- a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
Missionary:- a person sent on a religious mission

Vincible:- That which can be conquered
Vindictive:- Having desire for revenge

Some Of Important Vocabularies Part 3

Some Of Important Vocabularies Part 3:-
1. Cabal: – Group of People who plan secretly
2. Cahoots: – Acting together generally for a dishonest purpose
3. Carnage: – Massacre
4. Slaughter: – Carnage
5. Callous: – Cruel
6. Callow: – One with little experience
7. Novice: – a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation
8. Chaste: – Pure
9. Chaste: – Not Having sex
10. Sacred: – Very Holy

Some Of Important One Word Substitution Starting with “A” Alphabet

Some Of Important One Word Substitution Starting with “A” Alphabet:-
1. Audience – a number of people listening to a lecture
2. Altruist – one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first
3. Atheist – a person who does not believe in God
4. Anthropologist – one, who studies the evolution of mankind
5. Autocracy – government by one person
6. Autobiography – the life history of a person written by himself
7. Amputate – to cut off a part of a person’s body which is infected
8. Arsenal – a place for ammunition and weapons
9. Archives – a place where government or public records are kept
10. Amateur – a man who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
11. Aristocracy – government by the nobles
12. Aquatic – animals/plants ere which live in water
13. Amphibian – animals which live both on land and sea
14. Ambidexter – one, who can use either hand with ease
15. Alimony – allowance paid to wife on legal separation
16. Anthology – a collection of poems
17. Abdication – voluntary giving up of throne in favour of someone
18. Arbitrator – a person, appointed by two parties to solve a dispute
19. Astronomer – a person, who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies
20. Astrologer – a person who studies the influence of heavenly bodies on human beings
21. Anthology – a collection of poems
22. Axiom – a statement which is accepted as true without proof
23. Agenda – a list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting
24. Anarchist – one, who is out to destroy all governance, law and order
25. Almanac – an annual calender with positions of stars
26. Abbot – A man who is the head of a monastery or an abbey
27. Allegory – Story in which idea are symbolized as people
28. Armistice – The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed

Some Of Red Colour Based Idioms

Some Of Red Colour Based Idioms:-
1. Red Letter Day:- Very Important or Memorable Day
2. In the Red:- Overdrawn (Financial Danger)
3. Red Tapism:- Extreme Formalities
4. Red Herring:- If something is a distraction from real issues
5. Red Mist:- Lose temper or self control completely
6. Red Reg to a Bull:- Make someone Angry
7. Catch red Handed:- To catch someone while he was committing crime
8. To see Red:- Get Angry
9. Red Herring:- Distract from main issue
10. Paint the town Red:- Celebrate Noisily

Some of Common Words Starting with Theist

Some of Common Words Starting with Theist:-
You can remember all these words using below trick
Trick:-
When any word comes with “Theist”. It means it is Related to God
Words:-
Theist:- One Who Believes in God

Atheist:- One who does not Believe in God

Polytheist:- One who believes in many God

Pantheist:- One who believes that everything is God and vice-versa

Theocracy:- The rule by the laws of Religion