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Already vs All ready

20 Feb 2021
Already (adverb) Meaning: by this time (पहले से) We have already seen this movie.  All ready (phrase) Meaning: fully prepared (पूरी तरह से तैयार) The guest room is all ready for your friends.
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Root word - neuron

19 Feb 2021
Neuron एक Greek root word है जिसका मतलब होता है nerve (तन्त्रिका)Words Based on Neuron Root Word   Neurotics : Having or suggesting neurosis Neurosis : An emotional illness in which a person experiences strong feelings of fear and worry Neuralgia : A sharp pain that is felt along the length of a nerve Neuritis : Inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves causing pain. Neuropathy : An abnormal state of the nervous system or nerves Neurosurgeon : Specialist/ doctor dealing with the treatment of nervous structures ( as nerves, the brain or spinal cord) Neurology: The scientific study of the nervous system and the diseases related to it. Neurotoxic : Toxic to nerves or nervous tissue Neuropathology: Branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the nervous system
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Know these important words for Competitive Exams

18 Feb 2021
REPRISAL(Noun): an act of retaliation (प्रतिहिंसा)Meticulous (adjective): showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise (सूक्ष्म/ विस्तार पर बहुत ध्यान देना)   Unprecedented (adjective): never done or known before (अभूतपूर्व) Conducive (adjective): helping or making something happen (सहायक या किसी का कारण बनना) Fester (Verb): (used about an unpleasant situation, feeling or thought) to become more unpleasant because you do not deal with it successfully (अप्रिय स्थिति आदि का) सफलतापूर्वक न निपटाए जाने के कारण और अधिक कटु हो जाना)
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Idioms and Phrases

17 Feb 2021
Great cry and little wool ऊँची दुकान फीका पकवान (a lot of fuss with little effect)After a lot of calls to that hotel, receptionist attended one; the hotel is like great cry and little wool.A drop in the ocean ऊँट के मुँह में जीरा (an amount that is so small that it does not make an important difference or have much effect)I always try to give money to the charity, but sometimes I feel it is just a drop in the ocean. cry for the moon असंभव चीज़ माँगना (ask for what is unattainable or impossible)Thinking of getting an officer's job with such ordinary qualifications is to cry for the moon. Bag of bones हड्डियों का ढांचा (an emaciated person or animal)Why don't you eat something you are not more than a bag of bones.
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When the letter X is pronounced as क्स (ks)

16 Feb 2021
1) If the letter X comes at the end of the word, it is pronounced as क्स (ks)Tax टैक्‍स्‌Six सिक्‍स्‌ 2) If the letter X comes in the middle of the word and letter X is followed by a consonant (sound), then also it is pronounced as क्स (ks) Excel इक्‌ˈसे᠎ल्‌Expect इक्‌ˈस्‍पे᠎क्‍ट्‌ 3) If letter X is followed by a short vowel sound, that time also it is pronounced as क्स (ks) Taxi ˈटैक्‌सि
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