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Vocabulary for Competitive Exams

Words, roots and patterns that keep coming back in SSC, Banking and UPSC.

Available now 50 lessons 2,650 practice questions About 10 hours

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Built from real paper analysis: roots, prefixes, collocations and the traps examiners reuse.

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Affect or EffectFree
Principal or PrincipleFree

Every lesson in it

The whole course, in order. Each line is the sentence that lesson is about — the correction, the rule behind it and the practice are inside.

  1. 1Affect or EffectThe medicine did not effect him.
  2. 2Principal or PrincipleIt is a matter of principal.
  3. 3Apprise or AppraiseHe was appraised of the situation.
  4. 4Eminent, Imminent, ImmanentA cyclone is eminent.
  5. 5Adverse or AverseI am not adverse to working late.
  6. 6Elicit or IllicitHer questions did not illicit any response.
  7. 7Stationary or StationeryKindly indent for the stationary items.
  8. 8Discreet or DiscreteKindly make a discrete enquiry about the matter.
  9. 9Ingenious or IngenuousHis ingenuous solution saved us three days of work.
  10. 10Flout or FlauntHe flaunted the rules and parked in front of the gate.
  11. 11Garrulous or TaciturnThe old man was taciturn and never stopped talking.
  12. 12Misanthrope or PhilanthropistHe is a philanthropist who cannot bear the company of people.
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  1. 13An Aviary or an ApiaryThe bees are kept in an aviary behind the house.
  2. 14Plutocracy or AristocracyRule by the wealthy is called an aristocracy.
  3. 15Etymology or EntomologyHe studies entomology, the origin of words.
  4. 16Chronic or AcuteThe pain was chronic and came on suddenly at midnight.
  5. 17A Eulogy or an ElegyHe read an elegy praising the retiring principal.
  6. 18A Novice or a VirtuosoShe is a dilettante violinist who practises six hours a day.
  7. 19Turn a Blind EyeThe inspector turned a blind ear to the whole thing.
  8. 20Make Ends MeetIt was hard to make ends match on that salary.
  9. 21In Hot WaterHe landed in hot soup with the department.
  10. 22Let the Cat Out of the BagHe let the cat out of the box two days before the party.
  11. 23Burn the Midnight OilHe burnt the midnight lamp for three months before the exam.
  12. 24Throw in the TowelHe threw in the napkin after the third attempt.
  13. 25A Dark HorseThe dark horse of the family was always in trouble.
  14. 26Too Many CooksToo many cooks spoil the soup.
  15. 27Specious or SpaciousThey were given a specious room with two windows.
  16. 28Verdict or EdictThe government issued a verdict banning the sale.
  17. 29Benign or MalignantThe report said the growth was benign and needed immediate surgery.
  18. 30Antecedent or PrecedentThe judgment set an antecedent for later cases.
  19. 31Confident or ConfidantShe told her troubles to her oldest confident.
  20. 32Precede or ProceedThe chairman's speech will proceed the prize distribution.
  21. 33Tenure or TenorThe tenure of his speech was hostile from the first line.
  22. 34Avert or DivertThe driver diverted an accident by braking in time.
  23. 35Postpone or PreponeThe meeting has been preponed to Tuesday.
  24. 36Amoral or ImmoralHe is amoral and cheated everybody he dealt with.
  25. 37Annoyed or LividHe was livid about the small delay and smiled it off.
  26. 38Arrogant or AssertiveHe was arrogant in the interview and answered every question clearly.
  27. 39Prevaricate or ProcrastinateHe prevaricated for three weeks and never started the work.
  28. 40Frugal or MiserlyShe is miserly with the household money and everything is neatly managed.
  29. 41Make or DoHe did a mistake in the second column.
  30. 42Heavy Rain or Strong RainThere was strong rain all night and the road was flooded.
  31. 43Different From or Different ThanThis case is different than the one we heard last week.
  32. 44Negligible or SubstantialThe increase was negligible and made a great difference to the poor.
  33. 45Do the NeedfulKindly do the needful and revert at the earliest.
  34. 46Bona Fide or Prima FacieHe produced a prima facie certificate of residence.
  35. 47Carte Blanche or Fait AccompliHe was given a fait accompli to spend as he thought best.
  36. 48Ambiguous or AmbivalentHe was ambiguous about the transfer and could not decide.
  37. 49However or MoreoverThe road was flooded. Moreover, we reached on time.
  38. 50Vindicate or VindictiveThe inquiry was vindictive and he was cleared of every charge.

How you practise it

Every lesson is followed by six kinds of question rather than one, because a single format is a thing you learn to game rather than a thing you learn.

1Multiple choice Four options, one right, and the reason underneath either way.
2Spot the error A sentence with something wrong in it. Find it before you are told.
3Fill the gap The word that belongs, typed rather than picked from a list.
4Match the pair Rules against examples, until the pairing is obvious.
5Order the words A scrambled sentence put back the way English actually builds it.
6True or false Quick, and unforgiving of a rule you only half remember.

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