Universal Core Vocabulary · Episode 3
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 do with running an office or organisation
प्रशासनिक
Usage
She spends her mornings on administrative tasks.
Administrative costs take up a fifth of the budget.
Common mistake
She works as an administrative in a bank.
She works as an administrator in a bank.
Administrative is an adjective; the person is an administrator.
Remember: Administrative = the running of things.
an official in charge of a government department or area
आयुक्त
Usage
The police commissioner announced new safety measures.
The election commissioner announced the poll dates.
Common mistake
The comissioner will visit the district today.
The commissioner will visit the district today.
Spell it with double m and double s: commissioner.
Remember: Commissioner = the official in charge.
having many connected parts; being hard to understand
जटिलता
Usage
The complexity of the tax rules confuses many people.
Don't underestimate the complexity of the task.
Common mistake
I was surprised by the complex of the exam.
I was surprised by the complexity of the exam.
Complex is usually an adjective; the noun for difficulty is complexity.
Remember: Complexity = many parts, hard to untangle.
permission or agreement; to agree to something
सहमति, अनुमति
Usage
Patients must give written consent before surgery.
Her parents consented to the school trip.
Common mistake
He finally consented for the plan.
He finally consented to the plan.
We consent to something, not for it.
Remember: Consent = saying yes.
a person or firm paid to do building or other work
ठेकेदार
Usage
The contractor promised to finish before the monsoon.
The city hired a private contractor to clean the drains.
Common mistake
The contractor between the two firms was signed.
The contract between the two firms was signed.
A contract is the agreement; a contractor is the person or firm.
Remember: Contractor = the one hired to do the work.
the standards used to judge or decide something
मानदंड, कसौटी
Usage
The judges used three criteria: originality, clarity and effort.
Do you meet the eligibility criteria for the scholarship?
Common mistake
The main criteria is the student's score.
The main criterion is the student's score.
Criteria is plural; one standard is a criterion.
Remember: One criterion, many criteria.
a clear difference; or a mark of excellence
भेद, अंतर; विशिष्टता
Usage
We must make a distinction between facts and opinions.
She passed the exam with distinction.
Common mistake
There is a big distinct between the two plans.
There is a big distinction between the two plans.
Distinct is an adjective; the noun is distinction.
Remember: Distinction = the difference you can point to.
special and easy to recognise
विशिष्ट, अलग पहचान वाला
Usage
She has a distinctive voice; you know it at once.
Darjeeling tea has a distinctive flavour.
Common mistake
The two answers are clearly distinctive.
The two answers are clearly distinct.
Distinct means different from each other; distinctive means easy to recognise.
Remember: Distinctive = you'd know it anywhere.
a statement that two amounts are equal
समीकरण
Usage
Solve the equation to find the value of x.
Price is only one part of the equation when buying a phone.
Common mistake
Men and women deserve equation at work.
Men and women deserve equality at work.
Equality means equal rights; an equation is a maths statement.
Remember: Equation = two sides, one equals sign.
to make an action or process easier
सुगम बनाना, सुविधा देना
Usage
New roads will facilitate trade between the states.
A good teacher facilitates discussion in class.
Common mistake
The hotel facilitated us with free Wi-Fi.
The hotel provided us with free Wi-Fi.
You facilitate a process, such as trade or learning, not a person.
Remember: Facilitate = make it easier.