blackbook-of-english-vocabulary-may-2024-by-nikhil-gupta - Vocabulary Learning & Exam Practice Guide

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Updated through April 2024, Blackbook of English Vocabulary presents a structured vocabulary study resource aimed at improving command of words for competitive exams. It explains the book’s purpose for exams such as SSC, DSSSB, Defence (CDS, NDA, AFCAT), Bank, and state-level tests. The index outlines topic-wise coverage including one-word substitutions, idioms and phrases, and synonyms and antonyms, with previous papers, practice MCQs, and PYQ-based question sets.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages126

Reading Time5 h 18 min

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INDEX

SECTION: I (Previous Papers + Practice MCQs)

PART A: ONE WORD SUBSTITUTIONS

PART B: IDIOMS / PHRASES

PART C: SYNONYMS / ANTONYMS

BLACKBOOK of ENGLISH VOCABULARY Updated till April 2024 First Edition : July 2019; November 2019 Second Edition : August 2020; February 2021; January 2022; March 2023 Third Edition : May 2024 (Current Edition) Printed on : 25th April 2024 Price : ₹ Co-Edited by : Ashish Gupta Published by : Gupta EduTech For Distributorship : Contact us at [support@qmaths.in](support@qmaths.in) WhatsApp at 9999 121 127 (Message Only) • All rights reserved (No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the authors / publisher ([www.qmaths.in](www.qmaths.in)) . • The publishers have taken utmost precaution in publishing the book, yet ifany mistake has inadvertently crept in, the publishers shall not be responsible for the same. Your constructive feedback and suggestions are most important and our team will be highly obliged if you message/mail us your feedback or suggestions at [support@qmaths.in](support@qmaths.in). ,Žǁ ƚŽ sĞƌŝĨǇ ƚŚĞ 􀀄ƵƚŚĞŶƚŝĐŝƚǇ ŽĨ zŽƵƌ 􀀑ůĂĐŬ􀀑ŽŽŬƐ ^ƚĞƉ ϭ͗ >ŽĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ,ŽůŽŐƌĂŵ >ŽŽŬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂŵ ƐƚŝĐŬĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽǀĞƌ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ 􀀑ůĂĐŬďŽŽŬ͘ dŚŝƐ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂŵ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ Ă YZ ĐŽĚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ ǀĞƌŝĨǇŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ􀀑ůĂĐŬďŽŽŬΖƐ ĂƵƚŚĞŶƚŝĐŝƚǇ͘ ^ƚĞƉ Ϯ͗ 􀀘ŽǁŶůŽĂĚ Ă YZ ^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ 􀀄ƉƉ dŽ ƐĐĂŶ ƚŚĞ YZ ĐŽĚĞ͕ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ Ă YZ ƐĐĂŶŶĞƌ ĂƉƉ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌ ƐŵĂƌƚƉŚŽŶĞ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ƉŚŽŶĞƐ ĐĂŵĞƌĂ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƚŝĐĂůůǇ ƐĐĂŶƐ YZ ĐŽĚĞ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ĚŽŶΖƚ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ŚĂǀĞ ŽŶĞ͕ ŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ĨƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ 􀀄ŶĚƌŽŝĚ ĂŶĚ ŝK^ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ͗ x &Žƌ 􀀄ŶĚƌŽŝĚ͗ YZ 􀀒ŽĚĞ ZĞĂĚĞƌ͕ YZ Θ 􀀑ĂƌĐŽĚĞ ^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ x &Žƌ ŝK^͗ YZ ZĞĂĚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝWŚŽŶĞ͕ YZ 􀀒ŽĚĞ Θ 􀀑ĂƌĐŽĚĞ ^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ 􀀘ŽǁŶůŽĂĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƚĂůů ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƉƉƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǇŽƵƌ ĚĞǀŝĐĞΖƐ ĂƉƉ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ ^ƚĞƉ ϯ͗ ^ĐĂŶ ƚŚĞ YZ 􀀒ŽĚĞ KƉĞŶ ƚŚĞ YZ ƐĐĂŶŶĞƌ ĂƉƉ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌ ƉŚŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ǇŽƵƌ ĐĂŵĞƌĂ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ YZ ĐŽĚĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŚŽůŽŐƌĂŵ͘ 􀀜ŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ YZ ĐŽĚĞ ŝƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵĞƌĂΖƐ ĨƌĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůĚ ǇŽƵƌ ƉŚŽŶĞ ƐƚĞĂĚǇ͘ dŚĞ ;^ĂŵƉůĞ ,ŽůŽŐƌĂŵͿĂƉƉ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƚŝĐĂůůǇ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĂŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽĚĞ͘ ^ƚĞƉ ϰ͗ sĞƌŝĨǇ ƚŚĞ 􀀑ůĂĐŬ􀀑ŽŽŬ 􀀄ĨƚĞƌ ƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƉ ǁŝůů ƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ Ă ǁĞďƉĂŐĞ ;ǀĞƌŝĨǇ͘ƋŵĂƚŚƐ͘ŝŶͿ͘ ,ĞƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚĞŶƚŝĐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ďŽŽŬ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇĞĚ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵƌ ďŽŽŬ ŝƐ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ͕ ǇŽƵΖůů ƐĞĞ Η'ĞŶƵŝŶĞ 􀀑ůĂĐŬďŽŽŬΗ ŝŶ ŐƌĞĞŶ ĐŽůŽƌ͘ ^ƚĞƉ ϱ͗ &ŝůů KƵƚ ƚŚĞ sĞƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ &Žƌŵ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ďŽŽŬ ŝƐ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ Žƌ ŶŽƚ͕ ǇŽƵΖůů ďĞ ƉƌŽŵƉƚĞĚ ƚŽ Ĩŝůů ŽƵƚ Ă ǀĞƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌŵ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͗ ϭ͘ ^ĞůĞĐƚ 􀀑ŽŽŬ͗ 􀀒ŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ďŽŽŬ ǇŽƵΖǀĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚƌŽƉĚŽǁŶ ŵĞŶƵ͘Ϯ͘ &Ƶůů EĂŵĞ͗ 􀀜ŶƚĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ĨƵůů ŶĂŵĞ͘ ϯ͘ 􀀜ŵĂŝů 􀀄ĚĚƌĞƐƐ͗ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ĞŵĂŝů ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͘ ϰ͘ 􀀒ŽŶƚĂĐƚ EƵŵďĞƌ͗ 􀀜ŶƚĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŶƵŵďĞƌ͘ϱ͘ WŝŶĐŽĚĞ͗ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǇŽƵƌ ĂƌĞĂΖƐ ƉŝŶĐŽĚĞ͘ϲ͘ 􀀒ŝƚǇ͗ 􀀜ŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŝƚǇ͘ ϳ͘ ZĞƚĂŝůĞƌ͗ ^ĞůĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƚĂŝůĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚŽŵ ǇŽƵ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ďŽŽŬ ;􀀄ŵĂǌŽŶ͕ &ůŝƉŬĂƌƚ͕Žƌ Ă ůŽĐĂů ƐĞůůĞƌͿ͘ zŽƵ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ Ă ƌĂƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ 􀀑ůĂĐŬďŽŽŬ͘ tŚĂƚ /Ĩ DǇ 􀀑ůĂĐŬ􀀑ŽŽŬ /Ɛ EŽƚ 'ĞŶƵŝŶĞ͍ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ǁĞďƉĂŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇƐ ΗWŝƌĂƚĞĚ 􀀑ůĂĐŬďŽŽŬΗ ŝŶ ƌĞĚ ĐŽůŽƌ͕ ŝƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽŽŬ ŝƐ ŶŽƚŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ͘ tĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ Ĩŝůů ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉƵƐ ƚƌĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞ ĂĐƚŝŽŶ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĨĞŝƚ ƐĞůůĞƌƐ͘ ZĞĂƐŽŶƐ ƚŽ 􀀒ŚŽŽƐĞ KƌŝŐŝŶĂů 􀀑ůĂĐŬ􀀑ŽŽŬƐ͗ ϭͿ 􀀜ǆĐĞƉƚŝŽŶĂů ƉĂƉĞƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ĚƵƌĂďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘ ϮͿ 􀀒ŽŶƚĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ĞƌƌŽƌƐ͕ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ;^ĂŵƉůĞ sĞƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ WĂŐĞͿ ϯͿ WƌĞŵŝƵŵ ƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞǆƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐĞƐ͘ ϰͿ WƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ďŽŽŬƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌΖƐ ĞĨĨŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚĂǆĞƐ͘ϱͿ WƌŽĨŝƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŝŶǀĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ĨƌĞĞ W􀀘&Ɛ͕ ƐƚƵĚǇ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉŝůĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ƵƉĚĂƚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ͕ Ăůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďǇ ŽƵƌ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚĞĂŵ͘ Preface Welcome to the third edition of the "Blackbook of English Vocabulary"! If you're flipping through these pages, you're probably on a mission to conquer Vocabulary Section which is crucial for exams like SSC,

FAQs

What exams is the book intended for?

The book targets exams including SSC, DSSSB, Defence (CDS, NDA, AFCAT), Bank, and various state exams where vocabulary is important.

What topics are covered in the first section?

Section I includes one word substitutions, idioms and phrases, and synonyms/antonyms, along with practice MCQs.

Does the book include previous-question practice (PYQ) materials?

Yes. The index lists PYQ-based practice questions for SSC and competitive exams within each topic part.

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