Universal Core Vocabulary · Episode 15
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.
a machine that makes electricity; one that produces
जनरेटर, उत्पादक
Usage
The hospital runs on a generator during power cuts.
Tourism is a big generator of jobs in Goa.
Common mistake
The generation stopped, so the lights went out.
The generator stopped, so the lights went out.
The machine is a generator; generation is the act or an age group.
Remember: Generator = it makes the power.
about to happen very soon
आसन्न, निकट
Usage
Fishermen were warned that a storm was imminent.
The bridge is in imminent danger of falling.
Common mistake
He is an imminent scientist from Chennai.
He is an eminent scientist from Chennai.
Eminent means famous; imminent means about to happen.
Remember: Imminent = in a minute.
how strong or extreme something is
तीव्रता
Usage
The intensity of the heat kept people indoors.
He adjusted the intensity of the light.
Common mistake
The storm grew in intense overnight.
The storm grew in intensity overnight.
Intense is the adjective; the noun is intensity.
Remember: Intensity = how hard it hits.
action taken to change or improve a situation
हस्तक्षेप
Usage
Timely intervention by doctors saved his life.
The machine works without human intervention.
Common mistake
The court had to intervention in the dispute.
The court had to intervene in the dispute.
Intervention is the noun; the verb is intervene.
Remember: Intervention = stepping in between.
clear, sensible reasoning; the study of reasoning
तर्क
Usage
I don't understand the logic behind this rule.
Puzzles train your logic.
Common mistake
Her answer was very logic.
Her answer was very logical.
Logic is a noun; to describe an answer, use logical.
Remember: Logic = the reason that holds.
the reason that makes someone do something
उद्देश्य, मकसद
Usage
The police are still looking for a motive.
Money was not his only motive for the job.
Common mistake
What was the motive of the crime?
What was the motive for the crime?
We say a motive for something.
Remember: Motive = what moves you.
loose work clothes worn over other clothes
ओवरऑल, काम की पोशाक
Usage
The mechanic wore blue overalls to keep clean.
Painters wear overalls at work.
Common mistake
He put on an overall to paint the wall.
He put on overalls to paint the wall.
Overalls is plural, like trousers: a pair of overalls.
Remember: Overalls = over all your clothes.
a limit or rule that decides how something is done
मापदंड, सीमा
Usage
The teacher set clear parameters for the project.
Stay within the parameters of the budget.
Common mistake
The doctor checked his perimeter, such as blood pressure.
The doctor checked his parameters, such as blood pressure.
A perimeter is an outer edge; a parameter is a limit or measure.
Remember: Parameter = the fence for the task.
strength, energy and use of the body
शारीरिकता, शारीरिक बल
Usage
The dancer's physicality made her show powerful.
Kabaddi is a game of speed and physicality.
Common mistake
We have physicality class every Monday.
We have physical education class every Monday.
The school subject is physical education, not physicality.
Remember: Physicality = the body in action.
seeming reasonable and likely to be true
विश्वसनीय लगने वाला, संभावित
Usage
He gave a plausible excuse for being late.
Her story sounds plausible, but we must check it.
Common mistake
The team gave a plausible performance and won.
The team gave a praiseworthy performance and won.
Plausible means believable, not deserving praise.
Remember: Plausible = could well be true.