Monday, April 8, 2024
Take on-what is the meaning of 'take on'?
"Take on" is a versatile phrasal verb with several meanings depending on the context. Here are some common interpretations:
1. To accept or undertake a task or responsibility: "She decided to take on the challenge of leading the project."
2. To confront or deal with something difficult or challenging: "The company had to take on the competition to survive in the market."
3. To hire or employ someone: "The company plans to take on more staff for the busy season."
4. To acquire a certain appearance or demeanor: "The situation began to take on a more serious tone."
5. To adopt or develop a certain attitude or viewpoint: "He tends to take on a pessimistic outlook during stressful times."
6. To engage in a fight or conflict: "The soldiers prepared to take on the enemy forces."
7. To begin to exhibit or display a particular characteristic or quality: "The painting started to take on a life-like quality as the artist continued to work on it."
These are just a few examples, and the exact meaning of "take on" can vary based on the context in which it is used.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Most Important Words 40 for Competitive Exams
1. Capricious: showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour, baseless changes, unpredictable
2.
Laudable:
appreciable, praiseworthy
3.
Garrulous:
talkative
4.
Corroborate: provide evidence or a supportive statement to strengthen your previous
statement.
5.
Mitigate:
to reduce the effect of something serious,
to alleviate fears, etc.
6.
Adulterate:
to spoil the purity by adding impure contents, contaminated
7.
Audacious: very bold but rude and rough in
behaviour (see audacity)
8.
Laconic: a speech or comment in which very few
words are used
9.
Ablutions: अब्लूशन्स washing of hands, face, etc.
as a routine activity
10.
Afflicted:
अफलिक्टिड: पीड़ित: affected
11. Agile: ैजाइल: चुस्त: very quick to move,
active
12.
burlesque: बरलेस्क
a piece of writing in prose or poetry to ridicule a person, a kind of parody
13.
Bureau:
ब्यूरो: agency, government department,
department: He has opened a marriage bureau.
14.
Casteist:
कास्टिस्ट: the person who believes in a
system of dividing society: One should not be a casteist.
15.
Apprentice:
the trainee: the person who is under training.
16.
Rap: a quick and sharp hit on the door
17.
Out of breath: take short breaths, pant
18.
Commotion: sudden noisy movement and
confusion:
19.
Identical: आइडेंटिकल:
समरूप:
exactly the same
20.
Indentify:
आइडेंटिफाई: पहचान करना:
21.
Idiosyncrasy: इडिओसिंक्रसी: सनकपूर्ण
व्यवहार
eccentricity: unusual way in
behaviour
22.
Idyllic:
इडिलिक:
शांतिपूर्ण, समस्याओं से
दूर:
peaceful and pleasant, without problem
23.
Igloo:
इग्लू:
कड़ी
बर्फ
के
टुकड़ों
से
बना
छोटा
घर:
a small house made up of pieces of hard ice
24.
Ignite:
इग्नाइट:
ज्वलित
होना
या
करना:
to make anything burn
25.
Ignominy: इग्नमनी:शर्मिंदगी: disgrace, insult, humiliation
26.
Illegal: इलीगल:
गैरकानूनी, something against law
27.
social accord: सोशल अक्कोड: सामाजिक सहमति: Inter-caste marriage needs social accord.
28.
retract: रिटैक्ट : मुकरना, किसी किये गए वादे को पूरा न करना: Do not try to retract from your
promise now.
29.
acute shortage: एक्यूट शॉर्टेज:
बहुत गंभीर कमी: There may be an acute shortage of
water at some places in Rajasthan these days.
30.
initiative:
इनिशिएटिव : किसी काम को या किसी समस्या के समाधान के लिए पहल करना: Why don’t you take an initiative to
start your own business?
31.
abscond:
अब्सकोंड: किसी से बचने के लिए गुप्त रूप से भाग जाना: She has absconded with money and
jewellery as her father wanted her to marry an elderly person.
32.
Assurance (noun): (verb: assure) guarantee or
promise
33.
What assurance
can you give me for my success if I agree to your proposal?
34.
Protest (verb/noun): showing strong opposition
or disagreement
35.
They showed their
protest against banning elections in colleges by sitting on ‘dharna.’
36. They protested
against banning elections in colleges by sitting on ‘dharna.’
37.
An amount of Rs. 1191.79 crore has been
demanded to compensate the recent
flood victims.
38.
Compensate: कॉम्पेंसेट:
क्षतिपूर्ति करना:
to make up the loss
39.
He said the memorandum sought the assistance of
Rs 1,703 crores to compensate for the damage
to the standing crops, relief for the unsown
area, seeds for alternate crops, distribution of gypsum, and deepening of
tube-wells.
40.
Sought (2nd form of
verb): seek: sought: sought: to look
for something तलाश करना, प्राप्त करने के लिए प्रयास करना
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Word-meanings-Vocabulary for Cpmptitions
1. Treacherous: unfaithful, false: Yakima river was treacherous.
2.
Shallow:
not deep: The pool was two or three feet deep at the shallow end.
3.
Skinny:
thin: I hated to walk naked into it and show my skinny legs.
4.
Subdue:
to tame, to put under control or check, restrain: But I subdued my pride and
walked into the pool naked.
5.
Aversion:
strong dislike, loathing, hatred: From the beginning, I had an aversion to the deep
water of a pond or a river.
6.
Surf:
waves, foam of the waves: My father and I stood in the surf.
7.
Aping
(to ape): imitating, copying: I paddled water wings, watching the other boys
and trying to learn by aping them with my new water wings.
8.
Misadventure:
mishap, accident, calamity: I was just beginning to feel at ease in the water
when the misadventure happened.
9.
Timid: coward, one who is afraid of something or somebody: I felt timid to enter the deep water of the
pool.
10.
Bruiser:
a strong and well-built boy who bullies others
11.
Specimen:
sample
12.
Rippling:
moving like waves
13.
Toss:
to throw oneself in a carefree manner
14.
Summoned:
gathered, mustered
15.
Bob:
to move up and down
16.
Tinge:
coloured spot
17.
Clutch:
to hold tightly
18.
yell (cry)
19.
flailed (moved
energetically arms and legs)
20.
paralysed (unable
to move) and rigid (stiff)
21.
irresistible (that
is impossible to oppose) force
22.
ached (pained),
my head throbbed (when you feel the nerves beating).
23.
dizzy (when
you feel as if everything is moving and you are unable to balance).
24.
stark
(real) terror
25.
shrieking
(crying)
26.
pounding (throbbing)
in my head,
27.
grab (seize/grip)
28.
Stark (real
but harsh)
29.
ceased (stopped).
30.
limp (handicapped)
31.
It
wiped out (removed) fear
32.
drowsy (feeling
as if in sleep)
33.
I
crossed to oblivion (state of forgetfulness/unconsciousness), and the
curtain of life fell.
34.
The
slightest exertion upset me, making me wobbly (shaky/unsteady) in the
knees
35.
I
was wading (walking with effort) the Tieton or Bumping River
36.
the
terror that had seized (overpowered) me in the pool would come back.
37.
In canoes (/kəˈnuːs/ small boats)
38.
New Hampshire (It
is a state in New England, US),
39.
canoeing
(the sport or activity of paddling a light, narrow boat.
40.
the
tension began to slack (decrease)
41.
my
face under water and exhale (breathe out), and to raise my nose and inhale
(breathe in).
42.
Bit
by bit I shed (get rid of) part of the panic
43.
Tiny
vestiges (small parts) of the old terror would return
44.
Yet
I had residual (/rɪˈzɪdʒ.u.əl/ remaining) doubts.
45.
I
stripped (undressed)
46.
Gilbert Peak (Gilbert
Peak is the third highest peak in the U.S. state of Utah)
47.
the
will to live somehow grew in intensity (depth).
48.
free
to walk the trails (a path in the mountains)
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Friday, May 13, 2022
What is a single word that means “one who easily believes”?
This word is ‘credulous’, which is pronounced as /ˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/ in British R. P.
Another word with the same meaning is ‘gullible’ which is pronounced as /ˈɡʌl.ə.bəl/
What is the difference between 'royal and 'loyal''?
Both the words, ‘loyal’ and ‘royal’ have different meanings. but these two words fall in the same category under the ‘Parts of speech. Both of these words are adjectives.
The word ‘royal means ‘majestic, splendid, magnificent, belonging to kings and queens, etc.
Examples:
Some royal families of Jai Pur still follow their old traditions.
The word ‘loyal’ means ‘faithful, devoted, reliable, etc.’.
Loyal friends are rare in this world that is often ruled by materialism.
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