With competitive exams around the corner, students who aim to score better need to have the right strategy to crack the exams. Candidates should try not to ignore practicing questions that check their verbal ability as it is a deciding factor in most of the competitive exams.
Here’s a way to improve your vocabulary. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power.
Quash (Verb)
Meaning: reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure
Example: The army was sent in to quash the rebellion
Quiver (Verb)
Meaning: tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion
Example: Some of the images here caused even this reviewer to quiver a jaded eyebrow
Also Read: Vocabulary Made Easy series: Guide to stand out in competitive exams
Quay (Noun)
Meaning: a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into the water for loading and unloading ships.
Example: I saw a line of boats at the quay
Quip (Noun)
Meaning: a witty remark
Example: They’re scholarly people who can quip in Latin
Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
- “Peter ate heartily with a ____________ about being a condemned man” Which of the following words fits best in the sentence? (Quip, Quash)
- Can you think of some synonyms for the word Quiver?
- Can you think of some antonyms for the word Quash?
Also Read: Vocabulary Made Easy series: Guide to boost your word power
Watch out for this space for your weekly update on improving word power.
(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
