Universal Core Vocabulary · Episode 7
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careful to choose only the best or most suitable
चयनात्मक, सोच-समझकर चुनने वाला
Usage
Top colleges are highly selective about admissions.
Be selective about what you read before the exam.
Common mistake
She is very selected about her friends.
She is very selective about her friends.
Selected means chosen; selective means careful in choosing.
Remember: Selective = picks only the best.
in the way something is built or organised
संरचना की दृष्टि से
Usage
Engineers say the old bridge is still structurally sound.
The two essays are structurally similar.
Common mistake
The building is structural safe.
The building is structurally safe.
Before an adjective like safe, use the adverb structurally.
Remember: Structurally = in how it's built.
to keep something going over time
बनाए रखना, क़ायम रखना
Usage
It is hard to sustain focus for three hours.
Farmers need rain to sustain their crops.
Common mistake
The player sustained injured in the match.
The player sustained an injury in the match.
Sustain takes a noun: sustain an injury, sustain growth.
Remember: Sustain = keep it going.
a person who succeeds through hard work
उपलब्धि हासिल करने वाला
Usage
She is a high achiever in both sports and studies.
The school honoured its young achievers on Annual Day.
Common mistake
He is a high achievement in his class.
He is a high achiever in his class.
An achievement is the success; an achiever is the person.
Remember: Achiever = the one who gets there.
next to or very near something
निकटवर्ती, बगल का
Usage
The library is adjacent to the main hall.
We booked two adjacent rooms in the hotel.
Common mistake
The park is adjacent with the school.
The park is adjacent to the school.
The preposition is to: adjacent to something.
Remember: Adjacent = right next door.
to make small changes to improve a law or text
संशोधन करना
Usage
Parliament voted to amend the law.
Please amend the date on the form.
Common mistake
He amended his torn shirt.
He mended his torn shirt.
Amend is for laws and texts; mend means repair.
Remember: Amend = change the words to improve them.
a person or thing that gives to or helps cause something
योगदानकर्ता
Usage
She is a regular contributor to the school magazine.
Traffic is a major contributor to air pollution.
Common mistake
Thank you for your kind contributor.
Thank you for your kind contribution.
A contribution is what is given; a contributor is the giver.
Remember: Contributor = the one who gives.
to organise people or parts to work well together
समन्वय करना
Usage
The science teacher will coordinate the fair.
Police coordinated with the fire service during the flood.
Common mistake
Please coordinate to the other teams.
Please coordinate with the other teams.
We coordinate with people, or coordinate an event.
Remember: Coordinate = make everyone move together.
working together smoothly; control of body movements
समन्वय, तालमेल
Usage
Dancing needs good coordination of arms and legs.
The event ran in coordination with the police.
Common mistake
There was no coordinate between the two teams.
There was no coordination between the two teams.
Coordinate is the verb; the noun is coordination.
Remember: Coordination = working in step.
a person who organises people or activities
समन्वयक
Usage
The event coordinator made sure every speaker was on time.
Contact the course coordinator about your timetable.
Common mistake
Please ask the coordination about the timetable.
Please ask the coordinator about the timetable.
Coordination is the activity; the coordinator is the person.
Remember: Coordinator = the organiser in charge.