Thursday, May 19, 2022

SSC Previous year Vocabulary 301-400 - Important word meanings from ssc

 Here I am providing SSC Previous year word meaning. I have collected them from the SSC previous year papers while attempting them, I have highlighted the words those meaning was asked in the exam and idioms also. 

301 Grostesque :- strange or ugly in a way that is not natural

302 Enticement 

303 Millionaire (spelling) 

306 Unruly:- difficult to control without discipline

an unruly crowd


307 To paddle ones own canoe (idiom) :- Be independent and self-reliant, as in It's time Bill learned to paddle his own canoe. This idiom alludes to steering one's own boat. 


308 Aggression (spelling)


309 Juvenile :- of, for or involving young people who are not yet adults juvenile crime 


310 Dejected :- very unhappy, especially because your are disappointed

The fans went bome dejected after watching their team lose

311 Cordial :-  pleasant and friendly a cordial greeting/smile politely pleasant and friendly two nations maintaining cordial relations


312 Stringent :-  (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting "stringent guidelines on air pollution"


313 Stern :- very serious, not smiling  a stemn expression/warning 


314 Lenient :- used about a punishment or person who punishes) not as strict as expected


315 Severe :- causing somebody to suffer, be upset or have difficulties Such terrible crimes deserve the severest punishment


2.extremely bad or serious severe financial difficulty/injuries/ weather conditions


316 Itinerary (spelling) :- a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you will visit


317 Inapt :- not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances. "a more inapt name I cannot imagine" 

318 Insatiable :-  that cannot be satisfied; very great


an insatiable desire for knowledge an insatiable desire for knowledge 


319 Repulsive :- that causes a strong feeling of disgust


320 Malevolence 


325 Guardian(spelling)


324 Guilty (spelling)

 325 Guidance(spelling)


 326 Weary :- very tired, especially after you have been doing something for a long time

 He gave a weary smile. 


327 Look down upon :-  look down upon is defined as to consider someone or something lesser or inferior in some way. An example of look down upon is to consider someone less intelligent than you are to be dumb or stupid. verb.


328 Rustic :-  typical of the country of of country people, simple 


The whole area is full of rustic charm 329 Native connected with the place where you were bom or where you have always  lived

your native language/country/city


2. connected with the people who originally lived in a country before. other people, especially white people, came to live there native art/dance noun a person who was born in a particular place

a native of New York 


2 OLD-FASHIONED the people who were living in Africa, America, etc. originally, before the Europeans arrived there


330 Across (spelling)


331 Already (spelling)


332 Awful (spelling) very bad or unpleasant


We had an awful holiday. It rained every day 


2. terrible, very serious


I'm afraid there's been some awful


333 Alien (spelling)

334 Sacred :- connected with God, a god or religion

 The Koran is the sacred book of Muslims.

2. too important and special to be changed or harmed

 a sacred tradition

335 At large (idiom) 1 as a whole, in general 


He is well known to scientists but not to the public at large

2. (used about a criminal, animal, etc.) not caught free


336 Elucidate :- make something clearer by explaining it

I will try to elucidate what think are the problems. 

337 Illuminate :-  shine light on something or to decorate something with lights 


The palace was illuminated by spotlights The palace was illuminated by spotlights

2.to explain something or make something clear


336 Commission (spelling)


337 Colleague (spelling)


338 Alibi :- statement by somebody that says you were in a different place at the time of a crime and so cannot be guilty of the crime 


339 Assault :- (sudden attack on somebody/ something


 He was charged with assaulting a police officer.


340 Languish :- be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time

 During her illness, the languished in bed for five years. 

2. to lose strength or energy and not make any progress in something


341 Forty(spelling)


342 Goodwill :- friendly, helpful feelings towards other people 

The visit was designed to promote friendship and goodwill


345 Foul :-


346 Cut and dried (idiom) Badly hurt 


347 Make off with :- carry something away illicitly "burglars made off with all their wedding presents

348 Persevere (spelling) :- continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure. or opposition: the action or condition or an instance of persevering. steadfastness

349 Pamphlet (spelling)

 350 Pageant(spelling) 

351 Portrait (spelling)

 352 Rear :- the back part Smoking is only permitted at the rear of the bus

353 Furious (spelling)

354 Delicious(spelling)

355 Failure (spelling)

356 Journey (spelling)

357 Dissuade :- persuade somebody not to do something (कसक कई बाम करने स) मन करन, स्कन I tried to dissuade her from spending

the money, but she insisted. tried to dissuade her from spending the money, but she insisted.

358 Persuade :- make somebody do something by giving him/her good reasons It was difficult to persuade Leela to change her mind 359 Protagonist literature) the main character in a play film or book


360 Baits :- food or something that looks like food that is put onto a hook to catch fish, animals or birds 

2. something that is used for persuading or attracting somebody

361 Kill two birds with one stone (idiom) do one thing which will achieve two results.

362 Induction :- process of introducing somebody to a new job, skill, organization, etc., an event at which this takes place

an induction day for new students

2. a method of discovering general rules and principles from particular facts: and examples


363 Indignation :-  shock and anger commuters indignation at the rise in fares

 364 The acid test :- way of testing if something is successful, true or good enough 

The acid test of a good teacher is whether he or she can teach the weakest student in the class

365 Suzerainty :- Suzerainty in a relationship in which one state or other polity controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state, while allowing the tributary state to have internal autonomy The dominant state in called the "suzerain

366 Soldier (spelling)

367 Beginning  (spelling)

368 Shining  (spelling)

369 Emerge :- appear or come out from somewhere  A man emerged from the shadows,

2. to become known.

370 Blind alley (idiom) fruitless or mistaken course or direction something that leads you nowhere or is of no use 

371 Dilema 

372 Convenience  (spelling)

373 Athlete  (spelling)

374 Mellow :- used about colours or sounds) soft and pleasant

2. (used about people) calm and relaxed

My dad's grown mellower as he's got older 375 Taste for To have interest in Sita has ni taste for classical music

376 Surrogate :- person or thing) that takes the place of somebody/something else

 a surrogate mother la woman who has o baby and gives it to another woman who cannot have children] 


377 Surplus :-amount that is extra or more than you need

the food surplus in Western Europe

They sell their surplus grain to other countries 

373 Abort :- end something before it is complete

The company aborted the project suddenly.

to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive गरभपत करवन भरणहतय करन 

374 Indulgent :- allowing somebody to have or do whatever he/she wants indulgent parents

375 Diligent :- showing care and effort in your work or duties a diligent student/worker 

376 Dilatory:-  slow to act

"he had been dilatory in appointing a solicitor Similar slow

unhumed tardy unpunctual slack sluggish sluggardly tortoise-like idle indolent slothful lollygagging Opposite: fast prompt  indolent slothful lollygagging Opposite fast prompt intended to cause delay "they resorted to dilatory tactics, forcing a postponement of peace talks 

377 Dignified :- behaving in a calm, serious way that makes other people respect you  dignified behaviour 

378 To bark up the wrong tree :- Barking up the wrong tree is an idiomatic expression in English, which is used to suggest a mistaken emphasis in a specific context. phrase is an allusion to the mistake made by dogs when they believe they have chased a prey up a tree, but the game may have escaped by leaping

The from one tree to another.

379 essence (spelling) It was the quintessence of an Indian palace.

380 Presence(spelling) 

381 Laboratory(spelling) 

382 Extol :-  praise enthusiastically The extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples" 383 To take a back seat allow somebody to play a more important or active role than you do in a particular situation

384 Dilute :-  make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid

385 Abroad aboard (spelling) 

387 Humane :-having or showing kindness or understanding, especially to a person or animal that is suffering Z

Zoo animals must be kept in humane conditions.

388 Grate :- rub food into small pieces using a metal tool grated cheese/carrot grated cheese/carrot

2. to annoy or irritate

noun

the metal frame that holds the wood.

coal, etc. in a fireplace 

389 Grandstand :-rows of seats, usually covered by a roof, from which you get a good view of a sports competition, etc.

 390 Granary :- large building for storing grains.

391 Tandem:-  bicycle with seats for two people, one behind the other

392 Aeons :- extremely long period of time, thousands of years

393 Fathom :- understand something.can't fathom what he means.

noun a measure of the depth of water, 6 feet (1.8 metres) 

394 Get the green light (idiom) permission to start or continue something (such as a project) His boss finally gave him the green light to start the new project.

395 Lantern (spelling) 

396 Labour(spelling) 

397 Laboratory (spelling)

398 Looking for needle in a haystack (idiom) someone or something that is very hard to find Searching for your earring at the park will be like looking for a needle in a haystack 

399 Pacifist

400 Ridiculous (spelling) 


SSC Previous year Vocab 1 - 100


Tuesday, May 17, 2022

SSC Previous year Vocabulary 201-300 - Important word meanings from ssc

  201 Charisma (Spelling)


202 Chauffeur (Spelling) :- person whose job is to drive a car for somebody else a chauffeur-driven limousine 


203 Dexterity :- skill at doing things, especially with your hands


204 Insolvent :- not having enough money to pay what you owe 

 The company has been declared insolvent 


205 Retain :- keep or continue to have something not to lose.


Despite all her problems, she has managed to retain a sense of humour.


206 Expensive :- Dear 


207 Conspirator :- member of a group of people who are planning to do something bad or illegal


208 Collaborater :- Helper


209 Patriot :- person who loves his/her country and is ready to defend it against an enemy


210 A close fisted person( idiom )Unwilling to spend money, mean 'Being a poor man, filling a place fit only for rich men, he had been driven to think of money, and had become self-denying and parsimonious perhaps we may say hungry and close fisted. 


211 Cricketer (Spelling)


212 Creator (Spelling) person who makes or produces something new 


 213 Buzz :- make the sound that bees, etc. make when flying

A large fly was buzzing against the windowpane A large fly was buzzing against the windowpane

2. to be full of excitement, activity,thoughts, etc.


Her head was buzzing with questions that she wanted to ask.


noun the sound that a bee, etc. makes when flying the buzz of insects

 2. the low sound made by many people talking at the same time

I could hear the buzz of conversation in the next room.


214 Crew :-the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc 

2. a group of people who work together

a camera crew [people who film things for television, etc.) 


215 Bevy :- large group of people or things of a particular kind.


"a bevy of big name cameos will keep the adults entertained

Similar

group- gang, troop, troupe, party, company, band body, crowd, pack, army, herd, flock, drove, horde, galaxy, assemblage, gathering, knot, cluster, covey, bunch, gaggle, posse.


 2. RARE a group of roe deer, quads, or lacks,

"a bevy of larks trill their carefree. songs


216 Convoy :- group of vehicles or ships travelling together a convoy of lomes


217 Latter :- nearer to the end of a period of time 

 Interest rates should fall in the latter half of the year 

218 Bed of roses( idiom )

 219 Engrossed :- interested in something that you give it all your attention


She was completely engrossed in her book. 220 Seclude


keep (someone) away from other people. "1 secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation 


221 Apparent :- that seems to be real or true but may not be

2. clear, easy to see

It quickly became apparent to us that our teacher could not speak French 

222 Prologue :- piece of writing or a speech that introduces a play, poem, etc.

 223 Eloquence वकवतरण


224 Harangue :- speak in a loud and angry way, often for a long time, in order to criticize somebody/something or to try to persuade people to do something

The CEO harangued the employees for not meeting their annual targets 225 Repulse drive back (an attack or attacker) by force.

"noters tried to storm the Ministry but were repulsed by police

cause to feel intense distaste and aversion. "audiences were repulsed by the film's brutality


226 Allure:- quality of being attractive and exciting the allure of the big city


227 Regression:- return to a former or less developed state

it is easy to blame unrest on economic regression 

2 .STATISTICS

a measure of the relation between the mean value of one variable (e g output) and corresponding values of other variables (e.g. time and cost). 228 Regeneration act or the process of regenerating: the state of being regenerated 

2.spiritual renewal or revival 3: renewal or restoration of a body, bodily part, or biological system (such as a forest) after injury or as a normal process Inspite of despite


229 Eruditen:- having or showing great knowledge that is based on careful study 


an erudite professor


230 Proliferate (spelling) increase quickly in number


 231 Competitor  (spelling)

 232 Definition  (spelling)

 233 Surveillance  (spelling) close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) also supervision-see also immune, surveillance Synonyms Example.

234 Recruitment  (spelling)


235 Reimbursement (spelling) action of repaying a person who has spent or lost money

"reimbursement of everyday medical costs

a sum paid to cover money that has been spent or lost. "the family received insurance reimbursements


236 Alma mater:-  the school, college or university that somebody attended

He donated Rs. 5 lakhs to his almamater, Delhi Univer 

237 Perpetuate :- to cause something to continue for a long time 


238 Futile :- (used about an action) having no success; useless

They made a last futile attempt to make him change his mind


FUTILE PHAT GAYI MISSILE sab ho gaya waste,  sab ho gaya futile! 

239 Hobsons choice  (idiom)  a choice of taking what is available or nothing at all.

the regional council must decide whether a private toll bridge is better than no bridge at all-it's a Hobson's choice"


240 Definite  (spelling)


241 Inadequancy :- his inadequacy as a parent


242 Ode :-  poem that is written for a special occasion or that speaks to a particular person or thing

Keats's 'Ode to a Nightingale


243 Adverse:- making something difficult for somebody

 Our flight was cancelled because of adverse weather conditions. 

244 Amiable:- friendly and pleasant

245 Sedentary:-  involving a lot of sitting down, not active

a sedentary lifestyle/job 

246 Sluggish:- moving or working more slowly than normal in a way that seems lazy

247 Commemorate (spelling) exist or take place in order to make people remember a special event

a statue commemorating all the soldiers who died in the last war


248 Compulsion:- the act of forcing somebody to do something or being forced to do something 

There is no compulsion to take part You can decide yourself. 2. a strong desire that you cannot control,

often to do something that you should not do 249 Glance look quickly at somebody/something


She glanced round the room to see if they were there.


250 Bewilder:-  confuse and surprise


I was completely bewildered by his sudden change of mood. 

251 Grief  (spelling)

 252 Seize  (spelling) take hold of something suddenly and firmly; to grab something.

The thief seized her handbag and ran off with it.

 2. to take control or possession of somebody/something

The police seized 50 kilograms of illegal drugs.


 253 Fierce (spelling) violently hostile or aggressive in temperament a fierce tiger b: given to fighting or killing: pugnacious fierce fighters 2a marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence a fierce argument. b: extremely vexatious, disappointing, or intense fierce pain, 

254 Piece (spelling)

255 Swarm large group of insects, especially bees, moving around together मधमकम का बहु इन्ह a swarm of bees/locusts/flies


2. a large number of people together


256 Colony country or area that is ruled by another, more powerful country 

 2. a group of people who go to live permanently in another country but keep their own habits and traditions

259 Glee :-feeling of happiness, usually because something good has happened to you or something bad has happened to somebody else.


She couldn't hide her glee when her rival came last in the race


260 Alliance (spelling)

261 Abandon (spelling)

262 Acquaintance(spelling) state of being acquainted They had a long-standing acquaintance, b personal knowledge: familiarity


263 Ovation:- enthusiastic reaction given by an audience when it likes somebody/something very much. The people in the audience make a noise with their hands (clap) and shout (cheer) and often stand up

The dancers got a standing ovation at the end of the performance.


264 Favoured:- support somebody/something, to prefer

Which suggestion do you favour?

2. to treat one person very well and so bea unfair to others

 Parents must try not to favour one of their children. Parents must try not to favour one of their children


265 Take back:- reclaim possession of something.

"after a year of occupation, they are impatient to take back control of their country" 

2. accept a partner or spouse again after a separation,

"most people decide not to take a cheating partner back.


266 Chicken hearted:- (idiom) timid, cowardly too... chickenhearted to accompany me in this perilous undertaking- Washington Irving

267 Arduous:- full of difficulties; needing a lot of effort

an arduous journey an arduous journey


268 Insist:- say strongly that you must have or do something, or that somebody else must do something

 My parents insist that I come home by taxi My parents insist that come home by Taxi


269 Cease:- stop or end Fighting in the area has now ceased.

270 Persist:- continue doing something even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot do it

If you persist in making so much noise, I shall call the police.

2. to continue to exist

if your symptoms persist you should consult your doctor.


271 Rebel (spelling)


272 Monarch  (spelling)  the system of government or rule by a king or queen


 2. a country that is governed by a king or queen


273 Edible  (spelling)


 274 Hasten:- to be quick to do or say something

 She hastened to apologize. to make something happen or be done earlier or more quickly.

 

275 To see eye to eye (idiom) be in full agreement.

"the boss and do not always see eye to eye


276 Anomaly:-  something that is different from what is normal or usual

We discovered an anomaly in the sales figures for August. We discovered an anomaly in the sales

figures for

 277 Congenital:- (used about a disease) beginning at and continuing since birth

278 Pertain:- exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time

the laws pertaining to immigration the laws pertaining to immigration


279 Obsolete :- longer useful because something) better has been invented


280 Omission  (spelling)


 281 Opportunity  (spelling)


 282 Exhilarate (spelling)  make somebody feel very excited and happy


We felt exhilarated by our walk along the beach.


283 Assimilate :- become or allow somebody/ something to become part of a country, a social group, etc. 

2. to learn and understand something 10 assimilate new facts/information/ ideas to assimilate new facts/information/


284 Oblivion:- state in which you do not realize what is happening around you, usually because you are unconscious or asleep I was in a state of complete oblivion


285 Relegated:- put somebody/something into a lower level or position

The team finished bottom and were relegated to the second division 

289 Pull a fast one (idiom) trick someone "he had been trying to pull a fast one on his producer trick someone

"he had been trying to pull a fast one on his producer


290 Crafty:- clever at getting or achieving things by using unfair or dishonest methods 

291 Fickle :- marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability: given to erratic changeableness


292 Deluded :- make somebody believe something that is not true

 If he thinks he's going to get rich quickly, he's deluding himself, If he thinks he's going to get rich quickly, he's deluding himself.


293 Devoid:- not having a particular quality, without something

devoid of hope/ambition/imagination

294 Repercussion:- an unpleasant effect or result of something you do

His resignation will have serious repercussions.

reflection, reverberation. 
2a: an action

or effect given or exerted in return: a reciprocal action or effect. b:a widespread, indirect, or unforeseen

effect of an act, action, or event

usually used in plural. 
295 Like a dying duck in thunderstrom :- (idiom) Looking hopelessly sad and dejected 

296 Differ with:- When differ means "disagree," it is followed usually by the preposition

with or sometimes by the preposition from. I differed with Bill about our bike club's budget. 

297 Grievance (spelling) something that you think is unfair and that you want to complain or protest

about

298 Renaissance (spelling)

299 Sovereignty (spelling) 

300 Distorted:- change the shape or sound of something so that it seems strange or is not clear

Her face was distorted with grief

2. to change something and show it falsely

Foreigners are often given a distorted view of this country. 301 Grostesque strange or ugly in a way that is not natural


Sunday, May 15, 2022

SSC CLG Previous year paper set 1 2015 Answer key

Directions (1-5): In the following five questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

1.He usually goes to bed very early and rises with the lark.

(a) very late (c) very early

(b) after sunrise (d) at midnight

2. Their attempt to get back the stolen necklace proved to be a wild-goose chase.

(a) wise decision (c) useless search

(b) timely action  (d) delayed action

3. At his wit's end, he turned to his old trade. 
(a) After careful thinking 
(b) Overjoyed
(c) Not knowing what to do
(d) Confidently 

 4. When it comes to dancing, he is all-thumbs.

(a) a trainer       (c) an expert

(b) clumsy          (d) lazy

5. The day the new product was launched, people made a beeline to purchase it. 
(a) were doubtful (c) refused

(B) rushed           (d) went online

Directions (6-10): In the following seven questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
 6. A recurrent compulsive urge to steal

(a) Pneumonia (c) Kleptomania

(b) Nymphomania (d) Insomnia

7. Act of injuring others' reputation by any slanderous communication

(a) Orchestration

(b) Misrepresentation

(d) Defamation

(c) Aberration

the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
"she sued him for defamation"

8. Not suitable for eating
(a) Uneatable   (b) inedible
(c) Tasteless     (d) Spicy

 9. Medical study of skin and its diseases

(a) Endocrinology (c) Dermatology

(b) Orthopaedics (d) Gynaecology

10. A person who enters without any invitation

(a) Burglar (c) Intruder

(b) Vandal  (d) Thief

11. A story in which animals or objects speak and give wholesome moral lesson

(a) Legend   (b) Fable 

(d) Parable  (c) Allegory

12. A process involving too much official formality 

(a) Bureaucracy   (b) Diplomacy
(c) Red tapism     (d) Nepotism

Directions (13-22): In the following ten questions, a sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed blacken the circle corresponding to "No improvement".

13. Mumbai is famous because of its textiles.

(a) No improvement

(c) at  
if you are good at something, you are skilful and successful at doing it. He was very good at his work. [ + at] I'm not very good at singing.

(b) for  
used to express approval of someone "I passed the exam!" "Good for you!""He got the job." "Good for him!" 2 : resulting in something good or desirable for (someone or something) Regular exercise is good for you. Hot soup is good for a cold.

(d) in

14. He lives far from the station. 

(a) No improvement

(b) away from the station

(c) off the station

(d) a long way from the station 

15. Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated water or food.

(a) injection of contaminated 

(b) No improvement
  1. the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
    "vomiting after ingestion of contaminated food
    • "the quiet ingestion of information"
  2. the process of absorbing information.

(c) digestion of contaminated

(d) passage of contaminated

16. Drinking tea is an English habit.

(a) custom
 
traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
"the old English custom of dancing round the maypole"
(b) no improvement 
(c) convention
(d) tradition

17. Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn't it?

(a) doesn't Mukherjee 

(b) No improvement

(c) hasn't he

(d) doesn't he 

18. They spoke about the weather.

(a) said

(b) talked

(c) expressed 

19. He is wanting in a little common sense.

(a) No improvement
(b) is lacking in 
(c) lacks
(d) needs some

 20. The second pigeon flew just as the first pigeon had flown 

(a) No improvement
(b) had done
(c) one had done 
(d) one had flown away 

21. Its high time that you go home.
(a) No improvement    (b) are going
 (c) went                        (d) gone

22. The old man has acquired experience through age.

(a) No improvement 
(b) experienced
(c) developed experience 
(d) got experience 

Directions (23-24): In the following two questions, f words are given in each question, out of which only one w is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark y answer in the Answer Sheet.

23. (a) Fasimmile (c) Fasimile
         (b) fasimile (d) facsimilee

24. (a) Aquarim (c) Acquariam

       (b) Aquarium (d) Acquerium

Directions (25-27): In the following three questions, ch the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark the Answer Sheet.


(a) Joyous         (b) unprejudiced

 (c) Prominent   (d) thankful


(a) Healthy (b) obese
(c) Young  (d) steady 

27. FAKE

(a) Real  
(b) Unprejudiced
not having or showing a dislike or distrust based on fixed or preconceived ideas.
"an unprejudiced reading of the New Testament"
Similar:
objective 
impartial
unbiased

(c) Ideal    (d) Thankful

Directions (28-32): Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.

PASSAGE

The instinctive natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive feelings and behaviours, which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked. On the other hand, we can't physically lash out at every person or object that irritates or annoys us. Laws, social norms and common sense place limits on how far our anger can take us. People use a variety of both conscious and unconscious processes to deal with their angry feelings. The three main approaches are expressing, suppressing and calming. Expressing your angry feeling in an assertive - not aggressive manner is the healthiest way to express anger. Being assertive doesn't mean being pushy or demanding; it means being respectful of yourself and others. Anger can be suppressed, and
then converted or redirected. This happens when you hold in your anger, stop thinking about it, and focus on something positive. 

28. Which one of the following places limits on how far we can take our anger?
 (a) Behaviour

(b) Law

(c) Feelings

(d) Instinct

29. How, according to the author, can one suppress anger?

 (a) By thinking about one's anger
(b) By holding one's anger 
(c) By redirecting anger 
(d) By converting anger 

30. According to the author, how should people deal with their anger?

 (a) Express it assertively

(b) Expressing unconsciously

(c) Expressing consciously 

(d) Express it aggressively

31. What does the author mean by being assertive?

(a) Being demanding 

(b) Being respectful 

(c) Being pushy 

(d) Being calm

32. How does a person naturally express anger?

(a) By adapting strong behaviour 

(b) By defending oneself

(c) By inspiring powerful feeling

(d) By responding aggressively

 Directions (33-37): In the following five questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the circle corresponding to the appropriate correct option. If a sentence is free from error, blacken the circle corresponding to

"No Error" in the Answer Sheet. 

33. I really do regret not to learn to play the violin when I had so many opportunities to learn and practice in school.

(a) No error

(b) I really do regret not to learn to play the violin

(c) when I had so many opportunities

 (d) to learn and practice in school.

34. The government granted relief payment of 5,000 each to those who injured in the fire accident.

(a) The government granted
 (b) to those who injured in the fire accident.
(c) relief payments of 5000 each
(d) No error

35. Everyone of us should realize that any act of negligence will cause a great harm to our countrys security.
 (a) Everyone of us should realize that
(b) any act of negligence will cause (c) No error
(d) a great harm to our country's security.

37. By May next year I have been working in this college for twenty years.

(a) for twenty years.
(b) I have been working in this college (c) No error
(d) By May next years

Directions (38-42): Read the passage carefully the and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.

PASSAGE

The crowd surged forward through the narrow streets of Paris. There was a clatter of shutters being closed hastily by trembling hands - the citizens of Paris knew that once the fury of the people was excited, there was no telling what they might do. They came to an old house which had a workshop on the ground floor. A head popped out of the door to see what it was all about. "Get him! Get Thimonier! Smash his devilish machines!" yelled the crowd. They found the workshop without its owner. M. Thimonier had escaped by the back door. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines that were standing in the shop, ready to be delivered to buyers. They were systematically infuriated crowd recover their senses broken up and destroyed - dozens of them. Only when the last wheel and spindle had been trampled under foot did the "That is the end of M'Sieur Thimonier and his sewing machines," they said to one another and went home satisfied. Perhaps now they would find work, for they were all unemployed tailors and seamstresses who believed that their livelihood was threatened by that new invention.

38. The people thought that
 (a) Thimonier was mad.
(b) they would be deprived of their livelihood.
(c) the sewing machine was dangerous. 
(d) their lives were in danger.

39. The passage throws light on

(a) how a well-meant invention can be misunderstood.
(b) how dangerous an invention can be. 
(c) what mischief an inventor can do to ordinary people.
(d) why inventions should be avoided.

 40. The aim of the crowd was to
(a) humiliate Thimonier
(b) destroy the sewing machines
(c) kill Thimonier
(d) drive Thimonier away

41. Shutters were being closed because the shopkeepers

(a) wanted to protect Thimonier
(b) feared their shops would be destroyed
(c) wanted to support the crowd 
(d) wanted to attack the crowd 

42. The crowd was protesting against

(a) the closing of workshop 
(b) the newly invented sewing machine
(c) the misdoing of Thimonier 
(d) Thimonier for keeping the invention a secret

Directions (43-47): In the following five questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in they

43. He went there......

(b) by foot
(a) with foot
(c) wathey  on foot 
(d) on foot

44. After your long illness I am happy to see you...

(a) by and by (c) up and down

(b) up and about (d) up and round

45. Making pies and cakes.... speciality. ..Mrs. Reddy's

(a) is
(b) has 
(c) were
(d) are

46. The deserted garden was infested.. .weeds.

(a) into
(b) with
(c) on
(D) for

47. You must....your career with all seriousness.

(a) pursue (c) follow

(b) complete (d) direct

Directions (48-50): In the following three questions, out of

48. PREDILECTION
(a) Favour 
(b) Prejudice
(C) preference
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.
"my predilection for Asian food"
(d) whim

O49. DEVOUT
(a) Dedicated
(B) Solemn
(c) pious
(d) loyal

50. EFFIGY

(a) reflection
(b) organ
(c)Imagery
(a) Dedicated

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

SSC Previous year Vocabulary 101-200 - Important word meanings from ssc


 Here I am providing SSC Previous year word meaning. I have collected them from the SSC previous year papers while attempting them, I have highlighted the words those meaning was asked in the exam and idioms also. 

101 Virtuous behaving in a morally good way 

102. Vicious cruel; done in order to hurt somebody/ something a vicious attack (used about an animal) dangerous likely to hurt somebody 

103. Penitence the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong: repentance "a public display of penitence 

104. Ostentation: pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress "the office was spacious, but without any trace of ostentation

105. Extension (spelling) an extra period of time that you are allowed for something

I've applied for an extension to my work permit 2. a part that is added to a building They're building an extension on the hospital

 106. Mansion spelling very large house 

107. Persuasion (spelling) the act of persuading somebody to do something or to believe something 

It took a lot of persuasion to get Anjali to agree. 

108. Practical (spelling) 

109. Flexible 

110 Flashy (spelling)

 111. Millennium a period of 1000 years We are at the start of the new millennium 

112. Optimum the best possible, giving the best possible results 

 2. the best possible result or the best set of conditions to get good results 

113 Stern very serious; not smiling a stemn expression/warning a 

114. Audacious willing to take risks or do something shocking an audacious decision 

115 Auspicious that seems likely to be successful in the future 

116 Bilthe showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

 "a blithe disregard for the rules of the road" 

117 Insignificant of little value or importance.  an insignificant detail. 

118 Pathetic causing you to feel pity or sadness 

 the pathetic cries of the hungry children 

2. INFORMAL very bad, weak or useless What a pathetic performance! The team deserved to lose. 

119 Sensual connected with physical or sexual pleasure 

 the sensual rhythms of Latin music 

120 Splendid magnificent, very impressive.

 "a splendid view of Windsor Castle" 

121 Adamant very sure, refusing to change your mind 

122 Reticent not wanting to tell people about things, 

He is extremely reticent about his personal life

123 Eloquent able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you speak in public 

124 Wary careful because you are uncertain or afraid of somebody/something  

Since becoming famous, she has grown wary of journalists 

125 Stale used about food or air) old and not fresh any more The bread will go stale if you don't put it away. 

126 Supple that bends or moves easily, not stiff

 Children are generally far more supple than adults.

 127 Negotiate (spelling) 

128 Nuisance spelling person, thing or situation that annoys you or causes you trouble It's a nuisance having to queue for everything. 

129 Necessary (Spelling) 

130 Negligible (spelling) very small and therefore not important 

131 Pursue to follow somebody/something in order to catch him/her/it

 The robber ran off pursued by two policemen. 

2. to try to achieve something or to continue to do something over a period of time to pursue a career in banking

132 Pierce spelling to make a hole in something with a sharp point 

 I'm going to have my ears pierced 

2. manage to go through or into something 

 A scream pierced the air. 

133 Piteous (spelling) that makes you feel pity or sadness  PARTNER (SPELLING)

 134 Monastic connected with monasteries or monks

 135 Indulging allow yourself to have or do something for pleasure 

I'm going to indulge myself and go shopping for some new clothes.

 2. to give somebody/something what he/ she/it wants or needs

 You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish, 

136 Prepetrates bring about or carry out (something. such as a crime or deception): commit. 

2: to produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime) perpetrate a pun. 

137 Pompous showing that you think you are more important than other people, for example by using long words that sound impressive 

138 One trick pony (idiom) a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise 

139 Dead heat idiom the result of a race when two people, etc. finish at exactly the same time VOCAB Connect With Your Friends  138 One trick pony idiom a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise 

140 Parody piece of writing, speech or music that copies the style of somebody/ something in a funny way a parody of a spy novel 141 Malady serious problem

 2. OLD-FASHIONED a disease or an ailment 

142 Deliverance action of being rescued or net

 "payers for deliverance Similar liberation release freeing: rescue delivery discharge ransom emancipation salvation redemption manumission 

2. a formal or authoritative utterance "the low drawl he employed for such deliverances 

143 Truthful (spelling) 

144. Tamarind sticky brown acidic pulp from the pod of a tree of the pea family, used as a flavouring in Asian cookery ME MBAN (HER PAURA IN) IN CEEA IN ATETAN JANT हमल 2. the large tropical tree which yields tamarind pods 

145 Treasure (spelling) 

146 Compromise (spelling)

 147 Chronology (spelling) 

148 Consumption (spelling) 

149 Emanicipate free from restraint, control, or the power of another especially to free from bondage 

2: to release from parental care and responsibility and make sui juris. 

3 to free from any controlling influence (such as traditional mores or beliefs) 

150 Wither used about plants to become dry and die: to make a plant do this 

The plants withered in the bot sun. The plants withered in the hot sun 

2. to become weaker then disappear 

This type of industry will wither away in the years to come. 

This type of industry will wither away in the years to come. 

151 Invoke mention or use a law, rule etc. as a reason for doing something 

2. to mention a theory, an example, a person etc. to support your views or ideas, or as a reason for something 

152 Prevalent most common in a particular place at a particular time 

The prevalent atmosphere was one of fear. 

153 Dissenting 

154 Utopian 

155 Tyranny the cruel and unfair use of power by a person or small group to control a country or state 

156 Fragmented break (something) into small pieces 

The country is becoming increasingly fragmented by civil war.

 The country is becoming increasingly fragmented by civil war 

157 Stipulate say exactly and officially what must be done 

The law stipulates that all schools must be inspected every three years 

158 Rehearsal (spelling) 

159 Veterinary (spelling) connected with the medical treatment of sick or injured animals 

a veterinary practice a veterinary practice 

160 Separate (spelling)

 161 Employed (spelling)

162 Separable 

163 Cash in on take advantage of or exploit a situation. 

"the breweries were cashing in on the rediscovered taste for real ales" 

Similar take advantage of turn to one's advantage exploit make money from profit from do well out of milk bleed suck dry squeeze wring make a killing out of

 2. convert an insurance policy, savings account, or other investment into money. hundreds of savers cashed in their investments 164 Trivial of little importance, not worth considering , a trivial detail/problem

 165 Prodigal spending money freely and rather wastefully 

166 Exemplary very good, that can be an example to other people 

 exemplary behaviour exemplary behaviour

 167 Benevolence 

168 Conducive helping or making something happen This hot weather is not conducive to hard work. This hot weather is not conducive to hard work 

169 Stringent (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict precise and exacting "stringent guidelines on air pollution" 

170 Intricate having many small parts or details put together in a complicated way, an intricate pattern 

171 Intricate having many small parts or details put together in a complicated way  an intricate pattern 

172 Derogatory expressing a lack of respect for, or a low opinion of something  derogatory comments about the standard of my work

 173 To throw a fit idiom to express extreme angery Dad will throw a fit if he finds out.Don't have a fit if it doesn't turn out as you want. 

174 Reposed to be in a particular place having many small parts or details put together in a complicated way an intricate pattern having many small parts or details put 

175 Stampede situation in which a large number of animals or people start running in the same direction, for example because they are frightened or excited. HAR A SITA SPA, 

 176 Spinster woman, especially an older woman, who has never been married 

177 Stevedore a person employed at a dock to load and unload ships 

178 A bees knee phrase was first recorded in the late 18th century, when it was used to mean something very small and insignificant Its current meaning dates from the 1920s, at which time a whole collection of American slang expressions were coined with the meaning an outstanding person or thing 

179 Commotion spelling great noise or excitement 

181 Encouragement (spelling)

 182 Decision (spelling)

183 Deter to make somebody decide not to do something, especially by telling him/ her that it would have bad results 

184 Stubborn (spelling)

 185 Deliver spelling take something (goods, letters, etc.) to the place requested or to the address on it Your order will be delivered within five days. Your order will be delivered within five days. 

186 Amity friendly relations the presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity 

187 To be fickle marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability: given to erratic changeableness. 

188 Hold water (idiom) statement, theory, or line of reasoning) appear to be valid, sound, or reasonable "this argument just does not hold water 

189 Bring to light (idiom) 

190 Heptagon flat shape with seven straight sides and seven angles

191 Acquitted to state formally that a person is not guilty of a crime. 

 The jury acquitted her of murder. 192 Exempted say officially that somebody does not have to do something or pay for something  193 Impeach (spelling)

194 Influence (spelling)

195 Ignorance (spelling)

 196 Itinerant (spelling) adjective travelling from place to place. 

 an itinerant circus family. 

197. Atheist नास्तिक

198 Scanty too small in size or amount 

We didn't leam much from the scanty information they gave us We didn't learn much from the scanty information they gave us. 199 spares 

200 Choir spelling group of people who sing together in churches, schools, etc. 

SSC Previous year Vocabulary 1-100

SSC CPO (PT) set 6 2016 Answer Key

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