Universal Core Vocabulary · Episode 10
Pick the English-only version or the Hindi version (English lesson with Hindi meanings) above; the video keeps your place when you switch.
Below in teaching order, as in the video: related words sit side by side so you can compare them.
to make something bad less serious
कम करना, शमन करना
Usage
Planting trees can mitigate the effects of heat.
The company took steps to mitigate the risk of fire.
Common mistake
The medicine mitigated him of pain.
The medicine eased his pain.
You mitigate a problem, such as pain or risk, not a person.
Remember: Mitigate = make the harm smaller.
a very large number; countless
असंख्य, अनगिनत
Usage
On a clear night, you can see myriad stars.
The city offers a myriad of street foods.
Common mistake
There are myriad of options online.
There are myriad options online.
Say myriad options, or a myriad of options; not myriad of.
Remember: Myriad = too many to count.
a person who studies ideas about life, truth and knowledge
दार्शनिक
Usage
The ancient philosopher asked questions about truth and justice.
Adi Shankaracharya was a great Indian philosopher.
Common mistake
Socrates was a famous philosophy.
Socrates was a famous philosopher.
Philosophy is the subject; a philosopher is the person.
Remember: Philosopher = a thinker about big questions.
mainly; for the most part
मुख्य रूप से
Usage
The town's economy depends principally on tourism.
The course is principally for beginners.
Common mistake
He refused principally; it was against his values.
He refused on principle; it was against his values.
Principally means mainly; on principle means because of your values.
Remember: Principally = mainly.
producing a great deal of work or results
विपुल, बहुत अधिक रचना करने वाला
Usage
Rabindranath Tagore was a prolific writer.
Virat Kohli is a prolific run-scorer.
Common mistake
She is prolific in English; she speaks it well.
She is proficient in English; she speaks it well.
Proficient means skilled; prolific means producing a lot.
Remember: Prolific = produces a lot.
a person who organises events or supports an idea
प्रवर्तक, आयोजक
Usage
The concert promoter booked the stadium months ago.
He is a strong promoter of reading in schools.
Common mistake
The promotion of the concert sold every ticket.
The promoter of the concert sold every ticket.
Promotion is the activity; the promoter is the person.
Remember: Promoter = the one who pushes it forward.
the relationship in size between two amounts
अनुपात
Usage
The ratio of boys to girls in our class is three to two.
The teacher-student ratio here is one to thirty.
Common mistake
The pass ratio this year was 80 per cent.
The pass percentage this year was 80 per cent.
A ratio compares two amounts; a percentage is out of a hundred.
Remember: Ratio = this much to that much.
to do with numbers that are collected and studied
सांख्यिकीय
Usage
The report is based on statistical data from ten states.
Use statistical analysis to test your results.
Common mistake
He is very good at statistical.
He is very good at statistics.
Statistical is an adjective; the subject is statistics.
Remember: Statistical = based on numbers.
moving people or goods from one place to another
पारगमन, परिवहन
Usage
The parcel was damaged in transit.
Some travellers need a transit visa to change planes.
Common mistake
The parcel was lost in transition.
The parcel was lost in transit.
Transit is moving from place to place; a transition is a change.
Remember: Transit = on the way.
not clear or detailed
अस्पष्ट
Usage
I have only a vague idea of the plan.
Avoid vague answers in the exam; give examples.
Common mistake
I vague remember meeting him.
I vaguely remember meeting him.
Before a verb, use the adverb vaguely.
Remember: Vague = fuzzy, not clear.