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VOCABULARY
1. Haste = Hurry sê•Ùë]ô¢í£è[åÙz. eg: As soon
as he knew that the actor was in town he
He ran in a haste to see..
ran in a haste to see him.
Antonym: Slowness sÎõú£uÙz. eg: He was
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quite slow in answering the question.
2. Esteem = Respect. eg: Gandhiji had the I n the last lesson we have seen the uses of lit-
esteem of the whole nation. tle, a little, very little, the little and few, a few,
Antonym: Contempt sÍú£ï£°uÙz. eg: He had very few and the few. Now we are going to
the contempt of all his friends for the mean see the comparative and superlative degrees
sFàŸîμªiìz thing he did. Antonym: Rough. sîμ«åªÞ¥ Ñìoz. eg: He is of these adjectives. sÚ¨Ùë]æ¨ ð§ôÈ¢Ùö˺ ÷ªìÙ little,
very rough and lacks courtesy. a little, very little, Few, a few, Very few, and
3. Diminish = Reduce sêŸT_ÙàŸªz. eg: The the few Ñí£óμ«Þ¥õª àŸ«ø‹Ù.z
teacher diminished the size of the lesson so 7. Scared = Afraid sòÅ¡óŸªí£è[ªz. eg: He is very
scared of his enemy and has run away. For a large quantity of uncountable, the
that it can be easily read by the elementary
comparative and the superlative degrees are
class students Antonym: Bold sëÅμjô¢uÙÞ¥ ÑÙè[ªz. eg: He faced
more and most sà¦ö° šíë]Ì îμ³êŸhÙö˺ Ñìo
Antonym: Enlarge sÓÚÛª\÷ à¶óŸªè[Ùz. eg: He his enemy boldly and defeated him.
öËμÚÛ\šíådö˶E î¦æ¨Ú¨, comparative, superlative õª
ÑÙC. öËμÚÛ\šíådö˶ECz
enlarged the photograph so that everybody 8. Rebuke = Scold sAådè[Ùz. eg: The father Countable:
more and most.z Similarly for a large number
can see it. scolded him for the low marks he got in the of countable, the comparative and superlative a) This bag has more cabbages than all the
4. Flattery = Praise (Usually for selfish pur- exams. are more and most. söËμÚÛ\šíç˶d î¦æ¨Ú¨ ÚÛ«è¯ other bags. sÐ ñþ§hö˺ ÏêŸô¢ ñþ§hõ ÚÛÙç˶
poses – ÷³ÜuÙÞ¥ þ§yô¢– ví£óμ«áû¦õÚÛªz. Antonym: Praise sð»Þœè[åÙz. comparative, superlative õª ÚÛ«è¯ more and ÓÚÛª\÷ Ú¥uò˶@õª Ñû¦oô³.z
eg: He flattered the leader as a great man, but eg: The teacher praised him for standing first most.z b) This bag has the most cabbages of all the
the leader was not very pleased in the class. bags. sÐ ñþ§hö˺ ÍEo ñþ§hõ ÚÛÙç˶ ÓÚÛª\÷
Examples: Uncountable:
Antonym: Blame sEÙCÙàŸè[Ùz. eg: He blamed 9. Track = Pursue / follow sîμÙñè…ÙàŸè[Ùz. a) There is more sugar in this bag than in that
Ú¥uò˶@õª Ñû¦oô³.z
his friend for his faults. eg: He tracked his enemy to his hiding place. bag (Uncountable). sÐ ñþ§hö˺ Î ñþ§h ÚÛÙç˶
Antonym: Escape sêŸí‡pÙàŸªÚ•ìªz.
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5. Prevail = Succeed sáóŸªÙ ð»Ùë]ªz. eg: Our ÓÚÛª\÷ àŸ·Ú\ô¢ ÑÙC n öËμÚÛ\šíådö˶ECz ›í@õ ÚÁú£Ù https://goo.gl/JjLcew LÙÚ ö˶ë¯
school team prevailed over the other eg: His enemy escaped from where he hid b) This bag contains the most sugar of all the www.eenadupratibha.net àŸ«è[÷àŸªa
school team in the game. him and ran away. bags here (Uncountable) sÐ ñþ§hö˺
Antonym: Yield sö˹ÙTð¼÷±z. eg: The team 10. Hardship = Difficulty sÚÛÿ§dõªz. ÏÚÛ\è[ªìo ÍEo ñþ§hõ ÚÛÙç˶ ÓÚÛª\÷ àŸ·Ú\ô¢ Oª ví£øŒoõª í£Ùð§Lqì #ô¢ªû¦÷«
yielded to our school team without any eg: He faced many hardships in life and
resistance. finally succeeded in leading a happy life. þ¼pÚÛû ÏÙTxùÃ, ví£AòÅ¡ èËμúÃ\
6. Sleek = Smooth/ polished sìªìoÞ¥ ð§Lùà Antonym: Consolation s×ë¯ô¢ªpz. Writer Ðû¦è[ª Ú¥ô¦uõóŸªÙ, ô¦îμ«@ íƇöËÀt ú‡æ©,
à¶ú‡ìz. eg: He has bought a car and that is eg: He had consolation from his sister for the
M. Suresan
Íû¦âËÀí£²ôÂ, ô¢ÙÞ¥·ôè…“ >ö°x.
very sleek. hardships he suffered. email: english@eenadupratibha.net
very Generous
1. Adroit = Skilful and clever sûμjí£±éuÙ Ñìoz,
ví£òÅ¡ªêŸy ÑëÁuÞ¥õª
especially in dealing with people. eg: He
negotiated adroitly between the two rivals Õú£ôÂ, ñô¢Ùí£±ô¢Ù
and settled their quarrel peacefully
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Antonym: Stupid s÷´ô¢^êŸyÙêÁ Ñìoz. eg: He
ñô¢Ùí£±ô¢Ùö˺E ÏÙè…óŸªûË ÏûËÂú‡då«uæËÀ ÎíÆÃ
is a stupid and does not know how to han-
šújûËÂq Óè[ªu¸Úù£ûË ÍÙè JšúôÂa sÕú£ôÂz Ú¨ÙC
dle the situation.
û¦ûËÂnæ©#ÙÞ ð¼ú£ªdöË òÅ¡KhÚ¨ ë]ô¢Ý°ú£ªhõª
eg: He is always morose and never laughs ÚÁô¢ªêÁÙC.
2. Remit = Send money regularly sè[ñª( even at the best joke. H ð¼ú£ªdõª:
ú£vÚÛ÷ªÙÞ¥ í£Ùí£è[Ùz. eg: He works abroad 1026 6. Laud = Praise sø‹xíƇªÙàŸåÙ/ ð»Þœè[åÙz.
Íú‡šúdÙæËÀ ÏÙ>FôÂ, çËμÚ¨oÚÛöËÀ
Íú‡šúdÙæËÀ, WEóŸªô væ°ûËÂqö˶æô êŸCêŸô¦õª.
and remits money to his parents regularly H Ý°Sõª: 23 H Íô¢|êŸ: ú£ÙñÙCÅêŸ ú£òËμbÚÛªdõª/
eg: They lauded his efforts to save the people
keeping a little for himself.
from the fire accident
vò°Ù<ö˺x ò°u#öËôÂq è…vU, ÷«ú£dôÂq è…vU,
Antonym: Criticize sN÷ªJ)ÙàŸåÙz eg: They
ÓÙHHÓúÃ, ÍìªòÅ¡÷Ù, ÙD/ ÏÙTxùà ÿ§ôÂd
criticized his efforts at belittling the great
uÙèÂ, çËμjí‡ÙÞ þ§÷ªô¦–uõª.
free to move anywhere because he has no work his friend had done.
H ÓÙí‡ÚÛ: ô¦êŸí£K¤Û/ ú‡\öËÀ çËμúÃd/ ÏÙæô¢«yu
restrictions. Îëůô¢ÙÞ¥. H ë]ô¢Ý°ú£ªh: ÎûËÂöËμjûËÂ/ ÎíÆÃöËμjûËÂ.
7. Greedy = Avaricious së]ªô¦øŒí£ô¢ªöËμjìz. H ÎûËÂöËμjûË ë]ô¢Ý°ú£ªhÚÛª #÷Jê¶C: íƇvñ÷J 9
4. Anchor = i) A newscaster on the TV (TV eg: He was very greedy about money, and he H ô¢ª“ Ú¥íˆöËìª í£Ùí£è¯EÚ¨ #÷Jê¶C: íƇvñ÷J
ö˺ î¦ô¢hõª àŸCî¶î¦ô¢ª/ Ú¥ô¢uvÚÛ÷«õª would not give a pie to others.
Eô¢yÙà¶î¦ô¢ª) eg: We have plenty of
Antonym: Generous së¯êŸ”êŸyÙ Þœõz.
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eg: Karna was very generous.
îËμòËÀšújæËÀ:
them are well trained.
H No Antonym for the first meaning.
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ii) A heavy object attached to a cable or chain H šïj°ë]ô¦ò°ëÂö˺E ÕúˆÓÙÎô n û¶ù£ìöËÀ
to moor a ship to the sea bottom sõÙÞœô¢ªz. Writer óŸ«E÷ªöËÀ Jþ¼ôÂq šíÆú‡Læ© íÆ£ô ñóμ«îμªè…ÚÛöËÀ
Antonym: Retain (Continue to have n eg: The sailors anchored the ship to the bot- M. Suresan
JšúôÂa sÓûËÂÔÎôÂÓíÆÃHÎôÂz Ú¨ÙC çËμÚ¨oÚÛöËÀ
Eõªí£±Ú•ìª/ Ú•ìþ§TÙàŸªz. eg: Virat Kohli tom of the sea. ð¼ú£ªdöË òÅ¡KhÚ¨ ë]ô¢Ý°ú£ªhõª ÚÁô¢ªêÁÙC.
retained his previous rank in batting. Antonym: Release. H ð¼ú£ªdõªnÝ°Sõª: çËμÚ¨oÚÛöËÀ Íú‡šúdÙæËÀn04, ö°uòËÀ